Sustainability

SEG launch

May 20, 2026'Unified' sustainability framework launched for business events industryThe Sustainable Event Goals (SEGs), unveiled during IMEX Frankfurt, are designed to translate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into practical guidance for event organisersRead More

GDS-Awards Winners 2024

October 17, 2024Global Destination Sustainability Awards winners announcedThe 2024 GDS-Awards highlighted the breadth of transformation and impact within the global tourism industry.

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October 9, 2024Wind summit marks Melbourne’s renewable energy journeyRenewable energy experts are set to gather in Melbourne in 2025 for the APAC Wind Energy Summit.

Net zero balancing act

October 7, 2024NZCE moves to increase ‘transparency and accountability’Net Zero Carbon Events (NZCE), the event industry’s initiative to slash its carbon emissions, has joined the Global Climate Action Portal as it continues to ramp up pressure on signatories.

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October 2, 2024‘Impact Day’ to show how conferences can benefit communitiesEvent aims to provide a framework that will help conference organisers design and plan conferences that leave a positive impact on host cities.

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September 25, 2024Sustainable ethos helps Cairns win anaesthetists conferenceQueensland’s Cairns Convention Centre flaunted its sustainability credentials to help win the bid to host the eco-conscious Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) Annual Scientific Meeting.

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September 9, 2024Climate change: Is it time for NZCE to join the race?The business events industry's light-touch approach to carbon reduction is damaging its credibility. Here's one way it could solve the problem...

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August 27, 2024Destination Canada shares successful sustainability examples in new StorybookDestination Canada’s Business Events team has launched the latest resource to come from its Canadian Business Events Sustainability Plan, Canada’s Sustainability Storybook.

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July 31, 2024Venue behemoth signs events industry's net zero pledgeASM Global, the Los Angeles-based venue management company, has become the latest events industry heavyweight to sign the Net Zero Carbon Events (NZCE) initiative.

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July 25, 2024Every bite counts: Ottawa Tourism launches event food recovery programmeThe partnership between Ottawa Tourism and La Tablée des Chefs will help event venues facilitate the donation of surplus food to local community organisations.

Elliot Durrant, The Bulb

July 8, 2024Environmental recognition days: impactful or irrelevant?Environmental recognition days are designed to raise awareness of environmental issues, but do they truly help to achieve global net-zero goals, asks Elliot Durrant, sustainability consultant at The Bulb.Show More