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Sustainability Key to Winter Olympics Destination Selection

EventMB

Skift Take: Sustainability and building a lasting legacy are reshaping the selection process for future Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games host destinations. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Game Changer: Paris 2024 Olympics Takes Bold Strides Toward Sustainability

PCMA Convene

Paris 2024 may also achieve the Games’ highest level of sustainability yet by becoming the first to halve its carbon emissions compared to the average of London 2012 and Rio 2016. Sustainability is a key pillar of that roadmap. From Day One, [Paris 2024] was conceived with sustainability in mind.” million tons of CO2.

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What is Stopping International Attendees from Returning to U.S. Conferences?

Smart Meetings

Authentic encounters, sustainability and premium travel are growing trends. France: Visit California Global Managing Director Blaise Borezee updated the group that sustainable tourism is a major concern in France. What Germans really want is to be where no one else is. The average stay is 20 nights. Conferences?

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Nantes, France, Offers ‘Fresh Approach’ for Meetings

PCMA Convene

The 2018 European Conference of Oncology Pharmacy took place at La Cité Nantes Congress Centre in France. Those attributes, along with sustainability efforts that made it the European Green Capital back in 2013, have regularly placed Nantes at the top of lists of the best cities to live in. Courtesy La Cité).

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The Demand for Sustainable Events is Heating Up

Prestige Events Magazine

Unless you haven’t heard, there’s been a pretty big sustainability conference taking place in Egypt this month , aiming to once again highlight the action (or lack of) on climate change over the past year. Indeed, recent research suggests that more still needs to be done when it comes to delivering sustainable events.

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Swiss Sustainability Forum to lead a sustainability agenda in Bern

The MICE

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. Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021. Photo credit: NZZ Connect. About the organiser. Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021.

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Nantes, France, Offers ‘Fresh Approach’ for Meetings

PCMA Convene

The 2018 European Conference of Oncology Pharmacy took place at La Cité Nantes Congress Centre in France. Those attributes, along with sustainability efforts that made it the European Green Capital back in 2013, have regularly placed Nantes at the top of lists of the best cities to live in. Courtesy La Cité).