Event Industry News

MAY 27, 2022

The Scottish Event Campus has pledged to plant a tree for every meeting the company hosts at IMEX next week. 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.

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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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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 25, 2023

As an award-winning leading UK academic venue, Keele University Events & Conferencing have just been awarded a ‘Green Meetings Gold Accreditation.’ Preparing for the assessment, the team reviewed all aspects of the campus commitment to sustainability.

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Event Marketer

MAY 16, 2022

As corporations pledge to be more sustainable, the event industry seeks lasting solutions. In an era of climate and pandemic disruption, event marketers are embracing a new chapter that addresses consumer and corporate expectations surrounding sustainability and safety. THE PANDEMIC EFFECT. CORPORATE MESSAGING.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. They offers experiences in over 110 countries with 5,500 properties, 10,000 food and beverage venues, wellness facilities and workspaces.

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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. Meetings for Change has now taken the learnings from this, and other initiatives within the business, and grounded them in a series of commitments to its customers.

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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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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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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 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. “We

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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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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Hallé St Peter’s, the historic rehearsal venue and community centre for the world-famous orchestra, has scooped a top architecture award for sustainability, thanks to its partnership with Siemens. The sustainability and energy efficiency of this magnificent facility was also at the heart of our design. The Oglesby Centre, a £4.3M

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

The Venues Collection will become the first UK hotel and venue group to install solar powered EV (electric vehicle) charging points at all its venues. This initiative is part of the Group’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and promoting sustainable practices in the events industry.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The government’s just-announced Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge is a hopeful step toward a future of lower-carbon meetings. When considering meeting sustainability, air travel is the elephant in the room. To meet 100 percent of U.S. In it, the U.S airline industry. Thanks to the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2022

Sustainability efforts are key to keep the travel and tourism train going. 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. million visitors. Concentration.

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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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Event Industry News

JANUARY 19, 2022

Lime Venue Portfolio is pioneering for greener marketing within the meetings and events industry with the announcement of a new ‘clean and green’ website for 2022. The clean and green marketing approach is in line with the company’s commitment of reaching Climate Net Zero by 2030.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As 2024 fast approaches, we spoke to some of the business meetings and events industry’s leading figures to find out what they think the next 12 months will have in store for the sector. If we want to attract world-class business meetings and events, it’s essential that we market the UK as an accredited destination.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Greater Miami is a top-notch destination for sustainable meetings Miami is known for its glittering beaches, dynamic culture and number of luxurious resorts. But did you also know that Miami is leading the way in sustainability? Many of the goals established come from the United Nations ’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Event Industry News

JUNE 20, 2022

The Scottish Event Campus will continue its one meeting one tree promise at The Meetings Show next week with every business appointment, taking place on the venue’s stand, earning a tree planted in the Caledonian Forest. Through the meetings next week, the venue is looking to continue to build on that figure. “We

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

Parent Brand, Compass Group UK & Ireland Announces Commitment to Reach Net Zero by 2030. 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. Local and seasonal ingredients will be key.

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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

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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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. This is a hugely significant, meaningful, commitment that allows us to bring sustainable event food to the next level. Local and seasonal ingredients will be key.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2022

Yasmin Diamond, executive vice president of global corporate affairs at IHG, said in a statement, “Transitioning to bulk amenities across our global estate was one of our first significant steps towards eliminating single-use items throughout the guest stay by 2030. Many Roads Lead to Sustainability. Unilever’s Environmental Goals.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2022

Lime Venue Portfolio is pioneering for greener marketing within the meetings and events industry with the announcement of a new ‘clean and green’ website for 2022. The clean and green marketing approach is in line with the company’s commitment of reaching Climate Net Zero by 2030.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 4, 2024

Seeking a global footprint, FCM M&E has partnered with Hubli to offer clients an online tool featuring more than 200,000 venues worldwide. Called FCM Venue Finder, the product is based on Hubli’s site-search platform which includes controls for client-booking policies related to cost, sustainability, and other requirements.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

The Group made significant progress on its Net Zero by 2050 transition, achieved important milestones in employee engagement and diversity, and continued to look beyond its borders to convene the hospitality industry in meeting the growing demand of consumers for green travel.

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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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PCMA Convene

APRIL 21, 2024

The official theme for Earth Day 2024 is “Planet vs. Plastic,” a call to arms issued by Earthday.org to reduce all plastic production by 60 percent by 2040 and to rapidly phase out all single-use plastics by 2030.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Paris 2024 may also achieve the Games’ highest level of sustainability yet by becoming the first to halve its carbon emissions compared to the average of London 2012 and Rio 2016. Sustainability is a key pillar of that roadmap. From Day One, [Paris 2024] was conceived with sustainability in mind.” million tons of CO2.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 20, 2022

Reports for clients, sustainability teams and stakeholders are generated in real time, pre and post-event. TRACE evaluates emissions from venue energy, impact of event location on travel and accommodation, production and graphics materials, food and beverage emissions and waste and recycling volume.

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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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EventMB

JUNE 2, 2022

The show is a key date in the calendar for many; an important vehicle for promotion for exhibitors and a handy opportunity for sourcing venues and destinations for buyers. My first appointment on Tuesday was a direct enquiry with a new client for a medical congress for 5,500 people with 15,000 sqm of exhibition space for 2028 or 2030.”

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

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. This partnership is an ideal opportunity to build on the fact that smaller, independent venues have been growing in popularity post pandemic.

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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. Part of The Corporation of Church House charity, first established in 1888, the event venue is a trading subsidiary for the corporation.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In addition, SB-1137 calls for the closure of the state’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, to be postponed until 2030. Measures in sustainability have been implemented across the board in tourism and hospitality industries, from more sustainable forms of travel to eco-friendly practices at hotels and meetings venues.

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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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