Sustainability

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July 31, 2026Austria Center Vienna boosts energy resilience with major solar investmentAustria Center Vienna (ACV) has strengthened its long-term energy resilience with the commissioning of a new photovoltaic system that will generate a significant proportion of the venue's electricity on siteRead More

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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.

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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.

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July 1, 2024Manifesto provides clarity on value of meetingsThe eight-page priority-list exorcises some of the demons that have beset the industry over the years when it comes to defining purpose and value

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May 24, 2024Event planning: What to do when the weather gets weirdHow to plan events in a world impacted by climate change

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May 9, 2024Time for talk over as NZCE enters implementation phaseSignatories to Net Zero Carbon Events are expected to start reporting on the progress they are making to cut emissions in the coming months.

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May 7, 2024'Sustainable business travel is imperative, not a nice-to-have'A recent study revealed that 53 per cent of workers would prefer to work for companies that actively engage in promoting sustainable travel.

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April 22, 2024‘Collaboration over competition’ say event sustainability expertsThree event sustainability organisations, The Bulb, isla, and Event Cycle, have collaborated to give a snapshot of how much work remains to be done to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Show More