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14 March 2018

M&C WEBCAST: Sustainability and Savings

Does going green have to include red ink? It turns out that planning an earth-friendly event can be good for your organization’s bottom line, while doing the right thing for the planet. Learn which best green practices will make you a cost-conscious star.

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Meeting and Event Greening: Myths and Truths

It is quite likely you have already heard a lot about meeting and event greening, but how much of what you know is actually true? As with all new things, there can be confusion and misinformation. The Event Greening Forum unpacks some common myths about sector greening and sets the record straight. From the Event…

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Central Hall Westminster Launches Green Tourism Carbon Calculator

Central Hall Westminster has launched a new carbon calculator to help organisers estimate their events’ environmental impact. The London conferencing centre is the first UK venue to partner with Green Tourism on the scheme. The formula takes into account both the size of the venue space hired and the number of days an event lasts. From Meetpie.com…

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Intellectual Capitals: This is Wales

With ICC Wales opening in 2019, and with key strengths in the automotive, aerospace, and marine renewable energy sectors – not to mention life sciences, cyber security and compound semiconductors – how does the land of rugby and song marshall and present its knowledge economy to attract prospective international meetings? From Intellectual Capitals…

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Positive Impact: Telling the Story of the Power of Events

Positive Impact has marked the end of its campaign during the UN Year of Sustainable Tourism with the launch of a report at IBTM World “Telling the Story of the Power of Events”. The report which has had input from five academics and had a three month period of accepting contributions from across the global…

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Gothenburg Tops Second Global Destination Sustainability Index

Gothenburg leads the world’s meetings destinations in sustainability performance, according to the second Global Destination Sustainability Index. The Swedish city also won the Index’s innovation award. Glasgow came fifth, but was also the most-improved over the past year. Cities with a sustainability strategy for meetings increased their performance by 25 percent in 2017. From Meetings & Conventions…

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20 December 2017

Telling the Story of the Power of Events: What this means for you

Our 2017 campaign “Telling the Story of the Power of Events” has been GROUNDBREAKING, CHALLENGING, EXCITING and INSPIRATIONAL! Join our webinar to see how you can get involved and gain insight into collaborating for good. A must attend occasion for sustainability specialists, event professionals and anyone who wants to make a global difference.

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6 December 2017

Telling the Story of the Power of Events: What this means for you

Our 2017 campaign “Telling the Story of the Power of Events” has been GROUNDBREAKING, CHALLENGING, EXCITING and INSPIRATIONAL! Join our webinar to see how you can get involved and gain insight into collaborating for good. A must attend occasion for sustainability specialists, event professionals and anyone who wants to make a global difference.

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29 November 2017

Telling the Story of the Power of Events: What this means for you

Our 2017 campaign “Telling the Story of the Power of Events” has been GROUNDBREAKING, CHALLENGING, EXCITING and INSPIRATIONAL! Join our webinar to see how you can get involved and gain insight into collaborating for good. A must attend occasion for sustainability specialists, event professionals and anyone who wants to make a global difference.

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13 November 2017

Driving Destination Performance & Competitiveness Through Sustainable Inspiration @ ICCA 2017

In this dynamic and fun session, eight DMO/CVB leaders from around the world will share how they are implementing sustainability in their destination. They will focus on specific areas highlighting their challenges, opportunities and how they are innovating to drive destination performance and competitiveness.

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ICC Sydney Recycling Creates Sustainability Legacy

ICC Sydney says it has prevented the use and discarding of 520,000 plastic bottles during its first ten months by using recyclable glass instead in all meeting rooms. This amounts to saving 6,656 kg of plastic, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 270 tonnes. The scheme is partnered with local supplier Sydney Water. From Meetpie.com…

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Marina Bay Sands and WWF Partner on Sustainability Legacy

As ITB Asia took place at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, with 940 exhibitors attending from 113 countries, Marina Bays Sands and the World Wide Fund for Nature announced a sustainability partnership to improve the responsible procurement of seafood within the resort. The project is also supporting four aquaculture farms in Malaysia. From CIM News Magazine…

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