Event Industry News

MARCH 10, 2020

Sustainability is a key part of the RCP’s everyday operations across all areas of the business including catering, waste management and energy. The venue works on some fantastic sustainability initiatives from its recycling solutions to its sustainable food programmes.

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The MICE

MARCH 31, 2022

Bern’s positioning as a leader in the energy and environmental sector, and its easy accessibility within Switzerland and from neighbouring countries, make it the most suitable city to host the Swiss Sustainability Forum. Due to the positive response to the topic of sustainability and the growing demand, this year it will be a three day event.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2021

There is no denying that balancing sustainable initiatives and luxury for guests requires a lot of care. Under the hotel’s ‘There is No Planet B’ initiative, from November 2019, all 411 rooms will have refillable carafes and glasses to replace plastic water bottles. The restaurant also champions nose-to-tail cooking where possible.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

2019 is set to be a big year for the events industry, which according to the Events are GREAT Britain report is now estimated to be worth a staggering £39.1bn. To complement this, providing healthy food options, to help sustain energy levels and keep attendees focused is also hot on the agenda for 2019. There are some 1.3m

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Event Industry News

APRIL 9, 2019

Mozambique Ports and Rail Evolution Forum 2019 to run in Maputo 13 – 14 May. The burgeoning transport sector is the latest to see a new launch from the company, with Mozambique Ports and Rail Evolution Forum 2019 set to take place in Maputo in May this year.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The year 2019 is almost upon us. 2019 Event Trends: Your Audience Craves Authenticity. Sustainability Is Part of the Plan. This is no longer going to fly this 2019. These data protection measures serve as the backbone of 2019’s cybersecurity efforts. Infusing Events With Hands-On Experiences.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

increase over the same period in 2019, despite flying with what American says was 8.5% The airline also reported that “despite a challenging operating environment in June, American’s on-time departure rate, on-time arrival rate and completion factor for the second quarter of 2022 were each improved versus the second quarter of 2019.”

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

These are the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that event planners ranked atop their list of most important. 77 percent are committed to share content to support an increase in knowledge and skills for sustainable development; 67 percent at every event. Courtesy UN). SDG 4 Quality Education. SDG 5 Gender Equality.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Nearly two years ago I was asked to create a ‘sustainable event’ by one of the world’s largest banks in the form of a trade show booth and the truth is I didn’t know where to begin. Events by their very nature are temporary and this plays a large part in what makes them great.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In 2019 and beyond, event planners need to make sure the events they coordinate are organized around the modern consumer. Sustainability Efforts at Events are Expected. Sustainability cannot simply be an afterthought. These methods feel like afterthoughts and will fall way short of attendee expectations in 2019.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 5, 2019

2019 sees Sziget launch its ‘Green Sziget’ sustainability programme, aiming to minimise its potential negative impact on the natural world. . Acknowledging their responsibility to minimise the festival’s ecological footprint, Sziget Festival has been committed to reducing its environmental impact for almost 20 years.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 4, 2023

The Corporate Events Team at the Science Museum in South Kensington has announced it has become a member of independent events industry sustainability body isla, furthering the work already being done by the organisation to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2033. The Science Museum Group is committed to achieving Net Carbon Zero by 2033.

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Eventbase

JANUARY 9, 2020

In 2019, we witnessed climate strike movements happening all over the world as consumers put more pressure on governments and industry to provide sustainable solutions to combat CO2 production, plastic packaging and waste. What is sustainable event management? However, there are some ways to reduce this waste.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 20, 2023

Food sustainability, clean oceans and repurposed rainwater Compared to the largely unexplored universe we inhabit; our little blue and green shimmering marble is small. Sustainably, Seattle Seattle, Washington, has always been a progressive leader in sustainability and environmental mindfulness. SayBrook offers 6,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Sustainability: IATA Teams with Travalyst, Radisson Joins GSTC. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that it is partnering with Travalyst, the not-for-profit sustainability in tourism industry organization founded by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, in 2019. Air Canada Inaugurates Flights at JFK.

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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. degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. But really what did anyone expect?

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Gallus Events

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

From creaking infrastructure to meat feast sandwiches Glasgow’s hosting of COP 26 tells us a lot about the long journey ahead of us as we move to a more diverse, resilient, sustainable world. In 2019 Madrid picked up the tab and organised the event with less than two months’ notice after Chile pulled out as host.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Awards are given across 10 important sustainability categories, including the top accolade of the International Greener Festival Award 2020. Nominees are selected from those certified by A Greener Festival following a detailed environmental assessment, site visits and post show analysis by trained sustainable event auditors.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2022

Five weeks out from the return of IMEX in Frankfurt , Germany, IMEX Group CEO Carina Bauer is excited that after cancelling two years in a row, the program is returning strong with an emphasis on connection and sustainability. MeetGreen sustainability consultants are calculating the environmental impact in Frankfurt for first time.

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Boomset

JULY 8, 2019

From veganism to Instagrammability, 2019 may be the year of the pig in the Chinese calendar, but in the events industry, it’s all about being unique. You have to think about it practically from a guest’s point of view: are they really going to want to come to an event that’s difficult to get to transport-wise and location-wise?

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Vision2025 previewed the January launch of the second edition Show Must Go On Report, supported with a new online sustainability knowledge hub for the outdoor event sector, at the UK Festival Awards, 6 th December 2019. Melvin Benn stated: “Reach out, inspire artists, inspire audiences, lead by example.”.

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Event Industry News

JULY 1, 2019

Year-on-year, the programme showcases some of the biggest names in music, with The Cure, Solange, Cardi B and Stormzy set to top the bill in 2019, marking the festival’s third year of 50/50 gender split programming. By making the festival climate transparent, we will hopefully drive the issue home to our visitors.”.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Sustainability and accessibility are now essential ingredients for a meeting menu. In 2019, Orlando landed on People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)’s Top 10 Vegan-Friendly Cities list, giving the city of 309,000 some serious foodie street-cred. Read More : Sustainability Is Center Stage in Greater Phoenix.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2022

8.45% Ground transportation (4.9%) 5.1% Labor shortages across the travel and hospitality industry, rising raw material prices, and greater awareness for responsible travel are all having an impact on services, but predicted pricing is, on the whole, on par with 2019.”. Hotel rates (13.3%) (9.5%) 18.5% in 2020 and to 4.5%

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PCMA Convene

JULY 9, 2021

Rather than leaving it solely up to governments to take action on climate change, associations representing industry and professional sectors that are not directly related to environmental health are declaring climate emergencies in an effort to encourage their members to lead the charge for a more sustainable future.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 21, 2019

Festivals and events from 14 countries achieved the prestigious accolade in 2018, which is awarded to those events and festivals that have demonstrated conscientiousness with regards to sustainability and a reduction in environmental impacts in 11 areas including transport, waste, power, water, and local area impacts.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Known the world over as the home of legendary outlaw Robin Hood, today Nottingham is an attractive destination for event planners thanks to its central location, excellent transport links and an array of world-class conference venues and hotels.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 9, 2019

For Thunberg, who has used the hashtag “istayontheground” on Twitter in reference to her aversion to the aviation industry’s carbon footprint, sailing was the only transportation option. In fact, according to data from the International Air Transport Association , 7.8 It’s a record of sustainability to be proud of.”.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

According to the trade association, the very small fraction of reported Covid cases (fewer than 50, based on public reports) is dramatically lower than the rate on land or in any other transportation mode.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Sustainability in Events Panel: In the first of two panel discussions; Fiona Pelham, CEO of Positive Impact, will present key findings of acceleration action – formed from the results of event professionals across the globe taking part in a survey launched as part of the United Nations Sustainable Goal Summit.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Even as we sit here now, the last three to four meetings that have been in San Francisco this year have matched their 2019 attendance, which not many meetings and events are doing anywhere in the country, or they’ve broken their all-time records. We still lead the country in sustainability.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 23, 2019

Minister for the Economy and Transport, Ken Skates, said: “The International Convention Centre Wales will be an iconic, major asset for Wales, enabling us to compete with any venue in the UK and beyond to attract and host key events that will make a huge contribution to our economy.

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Social Tables

APRIL 15, 2019

And while your event doesn’t necessarily need to go so far as hanging trapeze chairs for meetings (we see you C2), today’s meeting does need to transport attendees to a whole new world. Celebrating #GMID19 with @MPISSN #DerbyDays Tradeshow! That’s taking it to the next level! Bold & Beautiful Summer calls for color!

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The MICE

AUGUST 26, 2022

During this lunch reception they presented their sustainable modular expo design system made of oak wood with their partner EECS.green. Sustainable stand design by Expomobilia. Sustainability was an important talking point at Art Basel. A-A’, B-B’, 2019 exhibit by Simon Starling. Restaurant at the Basel Marriott Hotel.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2023

The process of transporting the Sargassum to be disposed of is an expensive endeavor, with an incurred cost of up to $30,000 monthly, which has become the alternative to dumping the seaweed in nearby mangroves.

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EventMB

MAY 22, 2022

Embrace Sustainability: Use Recycled and Recyclable Materials. Why it works: the stands are lightweight and flat-packed, which helps the budget and makes them easy to transport. If you used succulents like this wall, transport and care are easy. Take the Green Challenge with a Sustainable Booth. Credit: Planted Design.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Encore Global hosted “Break Free, a journey of transformation” which invited guests to take part in an interactive survey focused on the sustainability efforts at IMEX while touching all the senses in a dramatic LED-enhanced space. IMEX2022 #meetings #meetsmart #CSR pic.twitter.com/NKJ84OXuu9. million visitors by the end of 2022.

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