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Exhibition Place Signs the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge

Canadian Special Events

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.

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The Belfry aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030

Event Industry News

The Belfry Hotel & Resort, located in Warwickshire, is aiming to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030, having saved 3 million kWh of energy combined across electricity and gas in 2022 when comparing its usage with 2019.

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Chicago to Host Rotary International Convention in 2030

Exhibitor Magazine

CHICAGO � Choose Chicago and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) are proud to announce that Rotary International has selected Chic. Venues and Destinations

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Exhibition Place Signs the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge, furthering its GREENSMART Commitments and Solidifying its Place as Toronto's Sustainable Venue of Choice

Exhibitor Magazine

TORONTO � Exhibition Place has signed the Sustainable Tourism 2030 Pledge, joining a global movement of businesses committed to creating a sustainab. Venues and Destinations

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Church House Westminster to achieve Net-Zero Carbon status by 2030

Event Industry News

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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Net-Zero before 2030: BDC delivers roadmap

Event Industry News

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.

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CHURCH HOUSE WESTMINSTER TO ACHIEVE NET-ZERO CARBON STATUS BY 2030

Prestige Events Magazine

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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Podcast: Scottish Event Campus: Net Zero by 2030

Event Industry News

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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Scottish Event Campus commits to net zero by 2030

Event Industry News

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has announced its ambition to achieve net zero by 2030. The announcement also underlines the SEC’s support for its home city of Glasgow, which has already committed to being net zero by 2030.

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40% of event attendees to have dietary requirements by 2030 as industry moves towards ‘green eating’

Event Industry News

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. The world has changed and by 2030 we believe that the majority of people at an event will want a different menu.

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40% of Event Attendees to have Dietary Requirements by 2030 as Industry Moves towards ‘Green Eating’

Prestige Events Magazine

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. The world has changed and by 2030 we believe that the majority of people at an event will want a different menu.

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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

Smart Meetings

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.

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The Future of Events 2030 – The Rotterdam Way Seven experiments show the future of the event industry

Event Industry News

Under the title of The Rotterdam Experiment, the city of Rotterdam explores what the future of the event industry will look like. In a series of seven hybrid collaboration experiments, innovative solutions within and outside the sector are shared and tested with the industry.

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Hybrid Events: Taking Sustainable Steps Forward

Glisser

Around 270 event industry operators have now signed the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge , committing to publish before the end of 2023 their company’s pathway to achieve net zero by 2050, with an interim target to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 50% before 2030.

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The Sustainable UK Event Industry in 2050

Gallus Events

It is within this context that the Joint Meetings Industry Council in 2021 committed to a net-zero carbon emissions target for the global events industry of no later than 2050; this also included a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030 (Joint Meetings Industry Council 2021a).

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Events Industry Leaders to Present Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge at COP26

PCMA Convene

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.

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Event Concept launches ambitious commitment to sustainable change

Event Industry News

Event Concept today announced their commitment to a more sustainable future with the launch of their 2030 Pledge. Kate Connell, Event Concept’s Project Director adds “We’ve put our money where our mouth is and with our 2030 Pledge, we launch into a post pandemic economy with a new focus.

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Lime Venue Portfolio to Contribute to Net Zero Target

Prestige Events Magazine

Parent Brand, Compass Group UK & Ireland Announces Commitment to Reach Net Zero by 2030. News facts: Compass Group UK&I has announced a commitment to reach Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, in line with targets to limit global temperature rises to 1.5°C

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MGM Resorts International Hits Sustainability Milestone

Smart Meetings

MGM’s target is to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030, and source 100 percent renewable energy in the United States and 80 percent globally by 2030. Record hot temperatures in the Pacific Northwest. Strange clouds in Warsaw, Poland.

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A New Industry Initiative: Net Zero Carbon Events

MeetingsNet

Kicking off on Monday, November 1 in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Nations Climate Change Conference—also known as COP26—will feature leaders from more than 100 nations presenting how their countries can achieve a 50-percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.

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Redbull Racing puts support behind industry food waste reduction

Event Industry News

The move underlines the wider ambition of the sport towards sustainability practices, including its ambitions to net zero by 2030. Red Bull Racing is supporting the event industry’s move towards reducing event-based food waste.

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SEC to plant trees for meetings at IMEX

Event Industry News

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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Best of 2022: Sustainability

Smart Meetings

It’s estimated that by 2030, roughly 300 million electric cars will be on the road, accounting for more than 60% of new car sales. Sustainability is a topic of much discussion and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future.

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Net Zero Carbon Events names Scottish Event Campus as Gold Sponsor

Event Industry News

The Scottish Event Campus recently announced its own aspirations towards Net Zero by 2030. We’ve already outlined our ambitions for Net Zero by 2030, our support for Net Zero Carbon Events extends this supporting to the rest of the industry.”.

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How Digital Event Technology Can Help on the Journey Towards Net Zero

Glisser

During Cannes Lions Live - this year’s virtual version of the advertising industry’s annual get-together on the Côte d’Azur - Dentsu International, one of the largest global media agencies, revealed it is cutting air travel by 65% as part of its plans to reach net zero by 2030.

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Eclipse focus on sustainability in events

Event Industry News

To achieve our goal of being working Carbon Neutral by 2030, we have set out targets and working practises that are believed to support our aim. Committed to Carbon Zero by 2030.

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Not Your Average Survey: The UN Wants to Hear from Meetings Industry

PCMA Convene

For the first time since the member states of the United Nations adopted a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 and created a 2030 Agenda toward Sustainable Development, the international body will hold a summit to assess the initiative’s progress. Take the survey at this special MYWorld 2030 site. The United Nations want to know how it can help the meetings industry better reach its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Courtesy UN).

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Citadines Holborn-Covent Garden London leads the way with low carbon hot water generation

Prestige Events Magazine

The project at Citadines Holborn-Covent Garden , part of The Ascott Limited (Ascott) portfolio – CapitaLand’s wholly owned lodging business unit – is part of CapitaLand’s 2030 Sustainability Master Plan targets.

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New Carbon Guidelines Can Transform Events

EventMB

Members commit to meeting criteria that make their carbon reduction efforts credible and aligned with the global goal of halving emissions by 2030 and achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. .

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IMEX Reinforces Prospects of Event Industry Recovery

EventMB

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.” IMEX in Frankfurt is back after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic.

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DRPG signs pledge for “Net Zero Carbon Events”

Event Industry News

By signing the pledge, DRPG is committing to publish our pathway to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest, with an interim target in line with the Paris Agreement’s requirement to reduce global GHG emissions by 50% by 2030.

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SEARCYS JOINS AS CATERING PARTNER FOR CHURCH HOUSE WESTMINISTER

Prestige Events Magazine

Awarded a three-star accreditation from the Sustainable Restaurant Association, Searcys will continue its drive for sustainability to support Church House in its mission to become a net-zero building by 2030.

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IMEX Frankfurt Asks Attendees to Take Pledge on Sustainability

EventMB

The SEC, which hosted the globally recognized COP26 conference last year, has also announced its ambition to achieve net zero by 2030.

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IHG Hotels & Resorts Partnering with Unilever to Eliminate Single-use Toiletries

Smart Meetings

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.

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Sustainable Event Buyer’s Guide: Sustainable Development Goals & Events

Event Industry News

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly created the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in which 17 goals were created. All member states of the UN have adopted the agenda with the aim to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

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Five Ways P&G Maximizes its Long-running Presence at Essence Festival

Event Marketer

They also were presented with information on P&G’s mission to double the number of women in STEM and triple the number of women of color in STEM by 2030. Booth visitors could learn about Olay products and P&G’s mission to triple the number of women of color in STEM by 2030.

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Big Goals Announced for Sustainable Jet Fuel

MeetingsNet

This summer, the European Union took a step toward increasing demand with its mandate that SAF make up two percent of aviation fuel at EU airports by 2025 and five percent by 2030.

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Temple Bets on Meetings with New Degree Program

MeetingsNet

In Temple’s announcement about the new degree program, it cites both the desire audiences have to get back to in-person events as well as statistics from Trends Exchange that says the virtual-event industry is expected to grow from $78 billion to $774 billion by 2030. “If

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Lime Venue Portfolio to contribute to Net Zero target

Event Industry News

News facts: Compass Group UK&I has announced a commitment to reach Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, in line with targets to limit global temperature rises to 1.5°C By 2030 there will be a 40% switch towards plant-based proteins, with an interim target of at least 25% by 2025.

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Eco-friendly February: Luxury Wiltshire hotel gets guests involved with sustainability drive as it aims to educate residents on reducing their carbon footprint

Prestige Events Magazine

A luxury Wiltshire hotel is encouraging its guests to cut their carbon footprint as part of an education initiative on how to help slow the impact of climate change – as it challenges them to minimise their carbon output during their stay.

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