Sustainability Archives

Business Events Team Up & Take Action for the Environment

5th January 2023

The Net Zero Carbon Events Initiative (NZCE) was created to fill the gap of an organized movement within our industry which provides concrete guidelines and ideas for carbon-free business events.

Kickstart Your Corporate Social Responsibility with ICC Sydney

24th November 2022

Sustainability is at the core of ICC Sydney’s mission, to improve its own performance, but also to help event organisers and planners ensure that they can reach their sustainability goals.

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Energetic & Experiential Sustainability in Rotterdam

22nd November 2022

From architecture and design to food and fashion, Rotterdam is implementing sustainable practices across all economic sectors.

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Zurich, A Future-Proof Sustainability Plan

11th November 2022

Capitalizing on its expertise as a banking city, as well as its central location and easy accessibility, Zurich is emerging as one of the most sustainable convention destinations on the globe.

France’s Strides Toward Sustainability

5th October 2022

In France, hotels, convention bureaus and venues have gotten on board to ensure 360-degree sustainability that starts in the community and extends to meetings and events coming to town.

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A Principality’s Path towards a Carbon-Neutral Future

23rd September 2022

Associations planners are nowadays all too aware of the impacts and footprints implied when seeking potential conference destinations – like the Principality of Monaco who has committed to being carbon-neutral by 2050.

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Innovation & Sustainability in Nancy

9th September 2022

Nancy, the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, has a few assets when it comes to hosting association meetings – especially as a sustainable destination, which it is definitely, thanks to some initiatives clearly making it stand out.

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The Swiss Capital of Sustainability?

9th September 2022

Boasting modern forms of energy production and climate-friendly convention infrastructure, Bern is proving to be a stand-out choice for sustainability-forward meetings in Switzerland.

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Spearheading Sustainability: Canada’s Countrywide Plan

6th July 2022

When planners are looking to Canada for events, the country has many alluring aspects: exceptional knowledge capital, affordability and accessibility, dynamic urban centres - to mention just a few. The country, however, has long been focused on another facet of events that is likely to attract the attention of those in the industry — sustainability.

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Taiwan’s Green Future

23rd May 2022

In the wake of the pandemic, Taiwan is continuing to apply hybrid solutions and green guidelines to boost its meetings infrastructure into a new era.

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How to Design a Successful Sustainable Event

29th April 2022

Sustainability has evolved from being perceived as just a buzz word, often considered as an afterthought in business events, to a key factor in how a conference — and city — operates. But how can planners juggle creating a meaningful and memorable meeting that’s sustainable, without compromising on quality or budget? Canada has some of the answers.

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Building Back Better – The Social Pillar: “What Do You Mean We Are Not All Equal?”

11th April 2022

In this article, part of our Building Back Better Series, we focus on the social (and often neglected) aspect of sustainability, the one which is actually the basis for all other pillars to build on. Have associations realized their role in this?