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How sustainable was COP 25 Madrid

Gallus Events

The UN Climate Conference took place in Madrid in Dec 2019. I decided to travel down from Barcelona to find out how sustainable was COP 25? . So what exactly is the business of events, doing to showcase a sustainable future for our industry? This was a huge event, but was it sustainable? degrees Celsius.

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Flight shaming in the events industry

Gallus Events

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. But somehow, Madrid and the Spanish Government pulled it off.

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Eventscase Monthly News Round-Up April 2024

Eventscase Blog

Technology and sustainability are front and centre. In this new report we have talked about: Impact of technology Trends in sustainability Personalisation and experience Hybrid events If you want to know more or read the full whitepaper, just click on the button below to download it.

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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. Macau, China; 2. Dubrovnik, Croatia; 3.

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Eventscase Monthly News Round-Up March 2023

Eventscase Blog

They held a meeting last March 15th at the Bless Hotel in Madrid. In terms of content, sustainability and ROI will be the educational focus of the forum. The event will focus on the return on investment (ROI) of marketing and other intangible assets such as event sustainability programmes.

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Eventscase Monthly News Round-Up October 2023

Eventscase Blog

Beatriz González-Quevedo, AEVEA, Mentxu Sendino, Eventscase, and Margarida Cepeda, Somos Experiences CEW Forum in Madrid The CEW by Mice & Forum Inside gathered over 120 national companies in Madrid on the 17th and 18th of October. As a company, we will try to incorporate these insights into our future offerings.

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Smart Moves in Washington, DC, Baton Rouge and More

Smart Meetings

Shelby Luzzi Shelby Luzzi Luzzi is the first senior manager, sustainability, of Destination DC (DDC). In this role, she will develop and implement strategies for sustainable travel practices in meetings, conventions and leisure travel to Washington, D.C. He earlier served as general manager of the New York property.

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