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Game Changer: Paris 2024 Olympics Takes Bold Strides Toward Sustainability

PCMA Convene

The first non-stadium setting for an opening ceremony in the history of the Summer Olympic Games, the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony will form a nearly four-mile-long procession along the Seine, allowing for hundreds of thousands of spectators to take part. Sustainability is a key pillar of that roadmap. million tons of CO2.

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Lainston House hosts Team GB ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Prestige Events Magazine

Lainston House, Exclusive Collection’s Winchester estate, recently hosted the leaders from Team GB’s elite performance teams ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The hotel was chosen for its deep rooted ESG values and uncompromising stance on sustainability, as well as its in-depth understanding of elite sports groups.

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The Seine’s Starring Role in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

PCMA Convene

One of the ways that the IOC plans to meet its goal of hosting the most sustainable Olympics in history is through a policy of using what is already there — 95 percent of Olympic venues will be existing or temporary structures, said IOC’s Marie Sallois. But other test events “were very successful,” Sallois said.

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Sustainability Isn’t the Only Goal on 2024 Olympic Games’ Agenda

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Open to All Along with fostering sustainable Olympic Games, increasing access in general is also identified as one of 15 recommendations in the International Olympic Committee’s latest version of Olympic Agenda 2020+5, the roadmap for the IOC and the Olympic Movement through 2025.

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Global event leaders reveal next stage of sustainability journey

Event Industry News

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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Wellness and Sustainability Top Agenda for Accor Reorganization

Smart Meetings

The three-day event was a sneak peek at a major reorganization of the global hotel company coming this fall. The emphasis was on the brand’s continuing commitment to sustainability and wellness. Read more about hotels concentrating on sustainability. Event-ready. We have seen a rise in corporate travel,” he said.

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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

Smart Meetings

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. Paris and 10. Seville; 3.

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