Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has further bolstered its commitment to sustainability by appointing Garima Singh as its new Sustainability Manager. The venue now employs two dedicated team members focused on driving the business’ sustainability ambitions including its commitment to Net Zero 2030.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. Recently, the company debuted a comprehensive sustainability strategy. At over 100,000 sq. In 2022, the center was the first U.K.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

While there’s evidence supporting that strategy, there’s little appetite for abandoning national meetings, says one sustainability expert. As more than 50,000 people arrived in mid-November to Baku, Azerbaijan, for the United Nations climate conference known as COP29, the irony of the situation was too prominent to ignore.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 17, 2024

On Sustainable Gastronomy Day , Danilo Barbagallo, Executive Chef at QEII Taste at leading London conference and events centre, The QEII Centre , discusses his planet-friendly approach to event catering, and explains how this is helping the venue’s catering arm progress its pledge to reach carbon neutrality by 2030.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly created the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in which 17 goals were created. All member states of the UN have adopted the agenda with the aim to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. By their nature, events are diverse, varied and no two are the same.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

billion by 2030.” Respondents also confirm the importance of trade shows, exhibitions and conferences. 80% state that they would be unhappy closing deals via video conference in 2024. 80% state that they would be unhappy closing deals via video conference in 2024. Sustainability isn’t only about reducing emissions.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Sodexo UK & Ireland’s forward-thinking and collaborative net zero supply chain engagement strategy has been recognised at two prestigious, national awards for sustainability excellence, the Reuters Sustainability Awards and the National Sustainability awards.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

California innovators are actively inventing a more sustainable future in and out of the ballroom. It is a model for a sustainable economic future. Let’s look at the legacy of sustainable innovation, where it is going next and what it means for meeting professionals. Sustainable Meeting. A Green Legacy.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The need for change in travel and tourism The hospitality industry is continuing its efforts towards improving sustainability, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) with cross-sector discussions and in-person activities. The Travel Foundation and the U.S.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Freeman and Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Glasgow are among the global organisations already using the Net Zero Carbon Events Roadmap to steer their sustainability journey. As a producer of events, continuing our work against Action Area 2 will be our focus — to redesign events to be sustainable and waste free.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 7, 2022

Silverstone has revealed a new business sustainability strategy in its race to have a positive impact on the planet and to be part of the change as Formula 1® continues its drive to be Net-Zero Carbon by 2030. Sustainability initiatives are already on track, with technology leading the way. sustainability.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Central Hall Westminster, part of Central Hall Venues group, played host to The Superpowers of Free School Meals conference, a joint initiative to showcase the benefits of England’s Free School Meals policy, on Tuesday 8th November. The campaign is run in partnership with the Independent and in association with the Evening Standard.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Event organisers believe that the number of dietary requirements amongst delegations will grow from 20%, in 2020, to 40% by 2030, according to research by Lime Venue Portfolio. The survey is behind the launch of Lime Venue Portfolio’s Meetings for Change package, which now offers organisers access to credible and sustainable menu options.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 18, 2023

This outlines IMEX’s roadmap to deliver net zero events and operate a net zero business by 2030. The IMEX Group has made a significant move on its journey to net zero with the public launch of a Net Zero Strategy. Net zero roadmap – a partnership approach IMEX’s net zero roadmap is part of its commitment to […]

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 26, 2023

The events and conference venue operates with sustainability at its core and is committed to achieving Net Zero carbon status by 2030. As we strive for more sustainability in events, Church […]

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Eventsforce

JUNE 22, 2023

As we move ever closer to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the awareness of sustainability has never been more pronounced. The event industry, of course, is no exception to this, with both organisers and attendees striving to reduce their carbon footprints and to adapt more sustainable habits and practices.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) market is expected to grow by 7.8 percent between 2024 and 2030, according to Grand View Research, and the European market is on a similar track. Sustainability and CSR Provide and promote water stations as an alternative to water bottles.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 5, 2022

Supports SEC & OVO Energy’s commitments to become net zero businesses by 2030. The award solidifies Glasgow’s commitment to sustainability following the city hosting COP26 last year. Title partner OVO Energy committed to supporting the venue in further reducing the environmental impact of its world-class entertainment programme.

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Canadian Special Events

MARCH 15, 2023

TORONTO, March 15, 2023 – Exhibition Place has signed the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge, joining a global movement of businesses committed to creating a sustainable future for the tourism industry.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

California innovators are actively inventing a more sustainable future in and out of the ballroom. It is a model for a sustainable economic future. Let’s look at the legacy of sustainable innovation, where it is going next and what it means for meeting professionals. Sustainable Meeting. A Green Legacy.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

British caterer and restaurateur, Searcys, announces its partnership with event and conference venue, Church House Westminster , providing catering services across the venue in a seven-year contract.

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Event Industry News

MAY 27, 2022

The venue, which recently announced its ambition to achieve net zero by 2030, will also be sharing other sustainable initiatives taking place at the SEC since it hosted the globally recognized COP26 conference last year. The Scottish Event Campus has pledged to plant a tree for every meeting the company hosts at IMEX next week.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Virgin Atlantic Airlines announced in late November that it will be the first carrier to operate a trans-Atlantic jumbo-jet flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel—a mix of used cooking oil, animal fat, and agricultural waste. billion gallons by 2030, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights. Roundtrip, that’s 2.5

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Freeman and Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Glasgow are among the global organisations already using the Net Zero Carbon Events Roadmap to steer their sustainability journey. As a producer of events, continuing our work against Action Area 2 will be our focus — to redesign events to be sustainable and waste free. Five action areas.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The event industry’s Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge requires signatories to commit to targets aligned with the Paris Climate Accord, which includes achieving a 50-percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 on the way to net zero emissions by 2050. Cristina Pace — Chair of the Sustainability Working Group, eSkootr Championship (eSC).

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Event Industry News

MARCH 28, 2022

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has announced its ambition to achieve net zero by 2030. The news follows the venue’s hosting of COP26 last year and its involvement as a founding partner of the NetZeroCarbon Events pledge which launched during the globally recognised conference.

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Gallus Events

JANUARY 14, 2020

In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. I was very keen to find out what sustainability professionals thought about flight shaming. Logistically this meant a huge effort just for the event to take place.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 17, 2024

On Sustainable Gastronomy Day, Danilo Barbagallo, Executive Chef at QEII Taste at leading London conference and events centre, The QEII Centre, discusses his planet-friendly approach to event catering, and explains how this is helping the venue’s catering arm progress its pledge to reach carbon neutrality by 2030.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

– Association quadruples footprint in Sweden – IACC , the global association representing the top 1% of small to midsize conference and meeting venues, has announced a partnership with Sweden’s leading meetings expert, Svenska Möten.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 1, 2022

Cvent (Nasdaq: CVT), a market-leading meetings, events, travel and hospitality technology provider, is one of several key industry leaders supporting and helping fund the beta version of the sustainability web app: SAM , which was recently launched by In-House Corporate Events (ICE). SAM is in beta testing mode until September 2022.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 18, 2022

First held in 1990, Ecocity World Summit is the pioneer global conference on sustainable cities. It was led by New London Architecture (NLA) in partnership with London & Partners, the Barbican Centre and professional conference organisers MCI. London has won a bid to host the biennial Ecocity World Summit in June 2023.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 26, 2021

emissions-reduction conference, the Joint Meetings Industry Council has developed goals and strategies for drastically reducing carbon from events in the coming years. Construct an industry-wide roadmap towards net zero by 2050, and emissions reductions by 2030 in line with the Paris Agreement, with support and guidance on key issues.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Elsewhere, with sustainability legislation such as the Energy Performance Certificate tightening – over the next 12 months venues are likely to be planning their investment strategies to ensure their properties are compliant and carbon negative by 2030. Sharon Power, Director of Sales, Wotton House

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 4, 2022

A key part of the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) since January 2009, Dawn Lauder has been head of international conferences at the venue for nearly six years. To keep up to date with all the news, subscribe for free here. If you would like to take part in a podcast, then please complete our submission form.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Net Zero Carbon Events initiative will launch its Roadmap at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, on November 11. Presentation can be watched online – please register now. The Roadmap creates a common framework for all event industry stakeholders to meet the net zero goal.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2023

It now has over 80 venue members representing stadia, confex & arenas, heritage attractions and residential conference centres and remains a self-proclaimed ‘cheerleader’ for better events and a stronger event industry. Currently the largest portfolio of meeting venues in the UK it offers support for both event planners and venues alike.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Decision to follow the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals is attracting like-minded events. The CVB has launched the Tourism for Good strategy with a goal to allow tourism to have a positive impact on sustainable development both locally and globally by 2030. By Vicky Koffa, Boardroom. On the Same Mission.

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