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. soon to debut over 25,000 more—and hosting around 400 events and 4 million visitors per year, it is the largest event venue in London.

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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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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2023

Lime Venue Portfolio will celebrate its 15 th birthday this week. Currently the largest portfolio of meeting venues in the UK it offers support for both event planners and venues alike. Since its launch in 2008, Lime Venue Portfolio venues have served c22.5

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They offers experiences in over 110 countries with 5,500 properties, 10,000 food and beverage venues, wellness facilities and workspaces. 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.

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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. We need to change some of the language now around ‘dietary requirements’,” commented Jo Austin, Sales Director, Lime Venue Portfolio.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The summit is presenting live cultural art performances, storytelling sessions and hosting receptions at venues with cultural and historical meaning. The networking opportunities include appointments for DMOs and BIPOC suppliers with domestic/international buyers and press who represent the diversity and inclusion POPS is striving towards.

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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. Church House, Westminster is one of the capital’s true hidden gems, located closely by landmarks such as Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and St James’ park.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

The venue now employs two dedicated team members focused on driving the business’ sustainability ambitions including its commitment to Net Zero 2030. The venue announced its commitment to becoming a net zero campus by 2030 last year, having already unveiled its comprehensive sustainable food strategy.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

Using ASM’s diverse venues across the UK, the BOA will ensure a high-quality experience for all attendees, enhancing the overall impact of the events. By the time the BOA takes place, showcasing the newly opened venue, Olympia will have already launched as a destination for art, culture, entertainment, education and events through a £1.3

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2022

In a report by World Travel & Tourism Council and JLL, “ Destination 2030: Global Cities’ Readiness For Sustainable Tourism Growth ,” the two organizations take a look at the cities making tourism sustainable. Read More : Roundup of Post-Event Life for Olympic Venues. Between 2005 and 2017, London saw an increase of 10.8

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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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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 5, 2022

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

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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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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. Through the meetings next week, the venue is looking to continue to build on that figure.

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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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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. “We greatly value having a venue partner like Exhibition Place, which boasts a longstanding dedication to sustainable practices.

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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. While that is certainly still open to debate, a clear path for event professionals looking to commit more firmly to this ethos is to partner with a venue that makes a point of prioritising sustainability.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Business Design Centre (BDC) has released the company’s roadmap to Net-Zero, explaining how it intends to achieve this ambitious target by 2030 – 20 years ahead of the internationally recognised target of 2050 for businesses. The BDC has made a 66.7%

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EventMB

JUNE 1, 2022

Attendees had the chance to explore this venue in a behind-the-scenes tour. The SEC, which hosted the globally recognized COP26 conference last year, has also announced its ambition to achieve net zero by 2030. In turn, many of IMEX Frankfurt’s exhibitors seized the opportunity to promote their sustainability efforts.

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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.

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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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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.

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Event Industry News

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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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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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Action Area 1 is a core focus for Peter Duthie, CEO at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Glasgow – host venue for COP26: “Central to achieving our net zero goal is the development of an ambitious energy strategy which will transition the campus to renewable energy. Roadmap marks next stage in sustainability journey.

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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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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. The launch, taking place on Decarbonisation Day, will be held in the Room Lotus, in Area B of the COP27 Venue at Sharm El Sheikh, starting at 1000 local time in Egypt.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Lime Venue Portfolio has launched a new initiative to meeting and event organisers that will underline its commitment to sustainability within the industry. There is no doubt in my mind that our customers want to do the right thing, but it’s not always straight forward,” comments Jo Austin, Director of Sales, Lime Venue Portfolio.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Wyboston Lakes Resort has signed the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge, joining more than 600 leading conference and events industry organisations worldwide since its launch at Cop26 in signing it or expressing their support for the campaign. Full guidance documents are set for release in December 2023 at the time of Cop28.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 1, 2022

The Scottish Event Campus recently announced its own aspirations towards Net Zero by 2030. Kathleen Warden, Director of Conference Sales, SEC, commented: “A key part of our strategy is integrating the legacies of COP26 into what we do, both as a venue in our own right, and by looking to inspiring our industry.

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Conference Care

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Venue Finding & Event Management agency Conference Care has officially received B Corp certification – the latest milestone in their ongoing commitment to sustainability. Judith Dix, Sustainability Specialist at Conference Care, has worked tirelessly to ensure the business has met B Corp standards.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2021

No wonder our hosts believe that it feels as if we’ve time-traveled all the way to 2030 in the last 10 months as far as technology goes. From 2020 To 2030 In 10 Months. “Pretty much every major conference had its own event app as we were moving into 2020,” says Brandt. What about 2040?

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 3, 2021

Lime Venue Portfolio have joined the global effort to reach Net Zero; joining its parent company, Compass Group UK&I in its commitment to the UN’s Race to Zero campaign. It absolutely allows us to work with your venues, and our customers, to take on the responsibility of making their food more sustainable.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Twenty-four supporting partners, including exhibition and event organisers, service providers, associations, convention bureaux and venues, are now financial contributors. The number of supporting organisations has risen from 21 in September 2021 to 409 in September this year.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Action Area 1 is a core focus for Peter Duthie, CEO at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Glasgow – host venue for COP26: “Central to achieving our net zero goal is the development of an ambitious energy strategy which will transition the campus to renewable energy. Roadmap marks next stage in sustainability journey.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It’s hard to think of a conference with higher stakes than COP26, which took place Oct. COP26 is shorthand for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, a summit which brought leaders from more than 130 nations together to negotiate a global plan to address climate change. Dean Calma/IAEA). Dean Calma/IAEA).

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Event Industry News

JULY 12, 2019

We call on governments to act now to reverse biodiversity loss and reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2030. Conferences. The declaration states: We call on governments and media institutions to tell the truth about the climate and ecological emergency. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours.

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