Event Industry News

MAY 24, 2019

The Events Industry Council, in partnership with IMEX, awarded the 2019 IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award to Global Climate Action Summit before an audience of hundreds of industry leaders at an awards gala during IMEX Frankfurt last night. There is an urgent need for climate action and for our industry to take a leading role.

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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

JUNE 23, 2022

The UK’s largest sustainability ecosystem and green investment event, Reset Connect London , has pledged to go net-zero by 2030 and signed up to the Net Zero Carbon Events [NZCE] pledge.

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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. That figure is the central tenet of the Paris Agreement signed at COP21 in December 2015. Starting with a pledge made for an upcoming U.N.

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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

DECEMBER 15, 2021

AIM Group International, a company specialised in conferences, events and communication with more than 60 years experience, is proud to announce that it has signed the “Net Zero Carbon Events” pledge, a joint commitment across the events and meetings industry to achieve the targets laid out in the Paris Climate Accord. “We

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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. In 2022 we published a four-year Green Energy Roadmap, with phase 1 completed this year.

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Event Marketer

MAY 24, 2023

The flagship experience, launched in 2018 as part of a portfolio consolidation, marked a new chapter this month as it reconvened May 9-11 in Orlando as a smaller, targeted in-person conference designed to serve up content and networking experiences “that matter most to you.” Emphasis on the you.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

He brings nearly three decades of culinary expertise to his new role overseeing CE LA VI Bellevue and Fresco as well as all meeting and event catering services in the hotel’s attached Avenue Conference Center. She incorporates scientific thought as well as sustainability into her cocktails.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 16, 2022

The website of the “right and fair” sustainability code has been relaunched in a new design, providing comprehensive inspiration and practical information about sustainability in the event industry. Voluntary commitment to sustainability. Initiated by events professionals to provide practical guidance.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 20, 2024

When we can curate psychologically safe, profound connections, we create more sustainable and meaningful impact.” Kilimanjaro with her father; she ran the Paris Marathon; and she’s the mother of two children. “Belonging is one of the most basic human needs, a powerful retention tool and the ingredient for epic memories. She climbed Mt.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2021

Over the next three months we’ll be seeing a lot about sustainability. We’ll watch as governments announce ambitious targets and policies, as scientists broadcast some dire statistics – and as brand after brand launch their consumer sustainability campaigns. COP stands for Conference of the Parties and it’s the 26 th meeting.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

10 during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, a wide-ranging network of global events industry players has united to fight climate change with the ultimate goal of eliminating the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Kai Hattendorf, speaks Nov. Binit Bharadia/UK Government).

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“American readers would be surprised that we prioritize sustainability in our meetings practices. The largest convention center in Lima with a capacity of 2,000 people, 19 spaces of various sizes and modern AV technology, it is also the most sustainable venue in South America and is LEED-EBOM Gold certified.

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The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The panelists, moderated by GBH “Morning Edition” co-host Paris Alston, shared how they merge their “day jobs” with their personal commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion to both quietly and loudly create forward motion for the Boston area and beyond. Moderator: Paris Alston, Panelists: Sandy Lish, Che Anderson, Robert Lewis, Jr.,

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The events industry can and should play its partin helping to deliver the goals of the Paris Agreement. James Rees said: “Globally, there is an urgent need to accelerate the transition towards global net-zero emissions. That’s why the Net Zero Carbon Events initiative was set up. “It

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The strategy focuses on five key areas – community; environment, sustainability and climate action; procurement with purpose; event industry impact and people. The ACC Liverpool Group has launched its Social Value Plan aimed at creating positive social, economic and environmental impact.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Sustainability is no longer just nice to have: It’s now a necessity in program design. It’s like sustainability. Just as sustainability and CSR have become newly encoded in the incentive DNA, other opportunities can elevate these experiences beyond the shiny junkets of years past. SITE’s Top 10 Incentive Trends for the 2020s.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Marseille’s growth as a business events destination is due not only to the presence of conference venues you would expect in big cities but also to investment in tourism infrastructure. The French port city’s recent World Conservation Congress win says a lot about its presence on the international meetings scene. By Rémi Dévé.

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Stova

JUNE 22, 2023

The Brick Building Challenge pumped up audience engagement and highlighted conference themes. Or meet with prospects while touring the Louvre in Paris. Then they worked in pairs to create small-scale projects to meet specifications in 30 minutes or less. What do Legos have to do with event experience? Keep adding value.

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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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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There’s a lot happening in Stuttgart right now, especially in its transformation into a leading destination for sustainable events. It drew over 2000 participants dedicated to sustainable urban development. The hotel has a strong commitment to sustainability through its Gold DEHOGA sustainability certification.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

If you’ve spent any time in the business-events industry, you know destinations like Las Vegas, Paris, Chicago, or Barcelona like the back of your hand. Although the focus of the event was on the arts, the CVB was keen to show how Paducah’s approach to social, economic, and sustainability initiatives mirrors UNCESCO’s most prominent causes.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 18, 2018

Clarion Events, CloserStill Media, New Scientist Live and the NEC all won two awards but the big winner of the day was GES who took away a hat trick with Best Use of Technology, Sustainability and Innovation awards. Clarion Events won the Most Influential Company of the Last 25 Years. We can all draw inspiration from each other.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Timed to coincide with the opening of the COP24 climate talks in Katowice, Poland, ABPCO has released a report and Roadmap for the creation of a more sustainable events industry. Using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, ABPCO identified a desire for the industry to do more in areas of: Responsible production and consumption.

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AUGUST 26, 2018

Image courtesy of Gary Chan on Unsplash Sustainability is so much more than a huge buzzword at the moment. Here we explain why sustainable conferences are important, and a few things you can implement when planning your conference to play your part in the change. Why is sustainability important?

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Economist ’s virtual conference Sustainability Week: Countdown to COP26 brought together leaders from the government and private sectors to address the challenges businesses face in the transition to a sustainable, net-zero economy. This article will appear in the November/December print issue.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

It’s not a big surprise that the 55,000 attendees at Web Summit, a global technology conference in November in Lisbon, Portugal, could encounter pitches — brief talks where startup founders and entrepreneurs present their most innovative and investment-worthy ideas — at almost any hour of the day. Illustration/Pui Yan Fong). by Rabobank.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. Or looking to wrap up 2018 with an exceptional conference? This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries. In other instances, summits function exactly like conferences.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

A few months before this announcement, I had a large conference where I pushed attendees further than they wanted to go by incorporating QR codes, iPads, and social media throughout the entire program. Opening morning (and the follow-ing days, too) of a conference in Las Vegas for 10,000 super-excited hair-dressers. Derek Anderson.

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Eventinterface

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Schwarzenegger may have left politics back in 2011 but he's still very much active in the world of sustainable energy. He remains a vocal advocate of clean energy, and was a leading figure at the Paris Climate Conference last year. He will be a keynote speaker at the event. economy recover.

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

Here are the top 80+ publishing conferences of 2019 that all publishers should attend in order to succeed in a fast-paced, ever-shifting industry. January Conferences. February Conferences. March Conferences. April Conferences. May Conferences. June Conferences. July Conferences. Start Date.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 30, 2019

In Norway, which ranked third in the United Nations Sustainable Development 2019 World Happiness Report, 16 percent of the population reported that they are “haunted by loneliness every day,” according to Karen Dolva, CEO and co-founder of No Isolation, a Norwegian startup that makes connection a priority.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

I’d add sustainability to Joshua’s list. As a recent Fast Company article noted, Trump has said that he will cancel the global climate agreement from last year’s Paris climate conference. We lack such a formal commitment in our industry, but we are making slow but steady progress on sustainability. And so will major U.S.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 28, 2022

Major hoteliers have announced commitments to this 2050 goal, as well, including Marriott International and Paris-based Accor. As a response to the European Parliament’s declaration of a climate emergency, the European Commission presented the European Green Deal.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

–based Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) held its annual European conference. This was the first CASE Europe conference held outside of the United Kingdom, where most of CASE’s European members are based. And conferences may be our best hope for creating change. The same thing happens at conferences.

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