Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 2, 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. 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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Event Industry News

AUGUST 4, 2022

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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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Central Hall Westminster, part of Central Hall Venues group, played host to The Superpowers of Free School Meals conference, a joint initiative to showcase the benefits of England’s Free School Meals policy, on Tuesday 8th November. The campaign is run in partnership with the Independent and in association with the Evening Standard.

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Event Industry News

MAY 27, 2022

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

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Central Hall Westminster, part of Central Hall Venues group, played host to The Superpowers of Free School Meals conference, a joint initiative to showcase the benefits of England’s Free School Meals policy, on Tuesday 8th November. The campaign is run in partnership with the Independent and in association with the Evening Standard.

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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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PCMA Convene

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. Kathleen Warden — Director of Conference Sales, Scottish Events Campus. 31 through Nov.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 1, 2022

The Scottish Event Campus recently announced its own aspirations towards Net Zero by 2030. Kathleen Warden, Director of Conference Sales, SEC, commented: “A key part of our strategy is integrating the legacies of COP26 into what we do, both as a venue in our own right, and by looking to inspiring our industry.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Work came to an abrupt halt, conferences and events were cancelled or postponed and creative online solutions were needed fast. An awareness of the impact of the industry on the climate and the digitisation of events and conferences has been a trend for a while.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 7, 2023

Ascot Racecourse has released its annual ‘Racing To Zero’ report, detailing the achievements to date on its route to halving emissions by 2030 and aiming to achieve net-zero by 2040.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 25, 2023

For over 25 years, Green Tourism has assessed and accredited the sustainable practices, however it is only in the past few years they have developed a new Green Meetings Standard to drive the message to conference and event customers of a venue’s valid investment in sustainability.

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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.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

billion by 2030.” Respondents also confirm the importance of trade shows, exhibitions and conferences. 80% state that they would be unhappy closing deals via video conference in 2024. 80% state that they would be unhappy closing deals via video conference in 2024.

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EventMB

JUNE 1, 2022

The SEC, which hosted the globally recognized COP26 conference last year, has also announced its ambition to achieve net zero by 2030. The SEC has an existing relationship with the charity Trees for Life , which it has worked with for the last 15 years, contributing to the growth of 170,000 trees.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It is a Planet Mark-certified business and a signatory of the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge —which means it has committed to accomplishing a 50% emissions reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050. ExCel’s Sustainability ExCel has established a reputation as an organization committed to doing better for the planet.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

billion gallons by 2030, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights. headquarters to a conference in Orlando will pay a fee on about 1.25 Prior to March 2022, the carbon fee for travel to and from the conference would have been about $38. As a result, airlines are presently using SAF as less than 0.2 Roundtrip, that’s 2.5

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 18, 2022

First held in 1990, Ecocity World Summit is the pioneer global conference on sustainable cities. It was led by New London Architecture (NLA) in partnership with London & Partners, the Barbican Centre and professional conference organisers MCI. London has won a bid to host the biennial Ecocity World Summit in June 2023.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

We have a strong and very skilled team here at the SEC and it’s important to recognise talent and support career progression,” commented Kathleen Warden, Director of Conference Sales, SEC. Jennifer will work with the venue’s associations team to build on its existing success.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 20, 2022

The SEC will also sit on a special session looking at COP26, hosted at the venue last year, that will see some of the senior leadership involved in the creation of the event on stage together for the first time since the conference.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

By stepping outside the conference walls and connecting with local changemakers, our goal is that participants will engage with these organizations and integrate them into future travel experiences.” Downtown Richmond, Virginia How to Get Involved Registration for POPS is open now and the registration information can be found here.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 1, 2022

Event professionals across the globe are being urged to take part in the beta testing phase of SAM to help build an eco-friendlier sector and meet the pledge made at COP26 to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.

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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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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

It brings together event industry stakeholders from around the world including conference, exhibition and event organisers, convention bureaux, venues and other suppliers. Since its launch, more than 400 conference and events industry organisations from 55 countries have pledged to achieve net zero carbon by 2050.

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Eventsforce

JUNE 22, 2023

As we move ever closer to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the awareness of sustainability has never been more pronounced. The Barbican Centre – London : As one of Europe’s largest arts and conference venues, The Barbican Centre in London takes sustainability seriously.

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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.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 3, 2021

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. Local and seasonal ingredients will be key.

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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. The partnership will see 68 new hotels and venues becoming part of IACC’s 88 strong Swedish membership, quadrupling the association’s presence in Sweden.

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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. We have been very careful to ensure low or no carbon decision making in all areas of the event’s organisation.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

“Data Science for the SDGs” was the theme of the 2019 Data for Good Exchange hosted by Bloomberg in New York City, which looked at how data science projects can help make progress toward achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Bloomberg). Courtesy Salesforce).

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Skiddle

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The conference will bring these names together to discuss best practices, past, present and future challenges and environmental issues, with A Greener Festival discussing the challenges in meeting net zero by 2030. It’s the first event of its kind in the U.K.,

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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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PCMA Convene

MAY 26, 2022

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC), site of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), will work with a local charity, Trees for Life, to plant the trees in Scotland’s Caledonian Forest. The new trees will add to the 170,000 others the campus has helped to grow through its partnership with the nonprofit.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2023

It now has over 80 venue members representing stadia, confex & arenas, heritage attractions and residential conference centres and remains a self-proclaimed ‘cheerleader’ for better events and a stronger event industry. Currently the largest portfolio of meeting venues in the UK it offers support for both event planners and venues alike.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Some 225 operators have signed the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge since its launch at COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, committing to publish before the end of 2023 their organisation’s pathway to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest, with an interim target to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2021

No wonder our hosts believe that it feels as if we’ve time-traveled all the way to 2030 in the last 10 months as far as technology goes. From 2020 To 2030 In 10 Months. “Pretty much every major conference had its own event app as we were moving into 2020,” says Brandt. What about 2040?

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Event Industry News

MAY 16, 2022

The event marked six months since the end of the historic COP26 UN climate change conference and the signing of the Glasgow Climate Pact. The SEC is committed to becoming a net zero campus by 2030, in line with Glasgow’s own ambitious target.

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Eventinterface

MAY 17, 2016

The Ritz-Carlton launches Impact Experiences Program, a Community Footprints program offering conference and group guests the opportunity to participate in socially responsible activities that make a positive impact on the destination while fostering collaboration and a great sense of accomplishment.

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