Sector: Environment
ICC Sydney: Feeding Your Performance and Local Economy
ICC Sydney’s Feeding Your Performance initiative is already an Iceberg JMIC Case Study. Now a first year report from the University of Technology Sydney shows it has to date delivered AU$8.3 million to the NSW economy. More than AU$4.3 million has been spent with over 85 local producers and farmers. From CIM News Magazine…
Community Advocate of the Year Jeff Chase: Greener Waste
Jeff Chase is Vice President of Sustainability at Freeman and the PCMA Education Foundation’s 2018 Community Advocate of the Year. He’s a fierce champion of lowering the amount of waste major events send to landfill and getting the sector committed to recycling. Green-minded clients now make up $400 million of Freeman’s business. From PCMA…
Cape Town Water Legacies: “Never Waste a Good Crisis”
Despite being a coastal city, Cape Town is fighting the worst drought in its history and has come close to actually running out of water. But even before the problem turned critical, water-related conferences were identifying opportunities for creating legacies in the destination. “Never waste a good crisis” has become the apt motto. From Boardroom…
IMEX 2018: Five Themes for the Meetings Industry
IMEX 2018 is currently underway in Frankfurt. One of the greatest meetings industry exhibitions, the event also showcases key trends and advancements in the sector. The Iceberg’s favourite topic, legacy, is the main theme this year, but also making headlines are: event tech, wellness, live and experiential, and CSR and sustainability. From tmf dialogue marketing…
6 August 2018
UFI Educational Forum on Sustainable Development 2018, Florida, USA
Engagement, collaboration and measurement are recognised as the most important drivers for implementing sustainability in the exhibition industry. Showcasing best practices, this event will include interactive sessions to facilitate exchanges between the audience and all the international experts present. Open to all industry professionals from the events industry, the forum has been scheduled immediately before the SISO Leadership Conference, which…
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“Another Day of Sun” for the Los Angeles Convention Center
Every day in La La Land is “Another Day of Sun”. Now the Los Angeles Convention Center has unveiled the largest solar array on any similar municipally-owned venue in the US. The new 2.21 megawatt array on the South Hall roof comprises 6,228 panels and brings LACC’s total solar capacity to 2.58 MW. From Successful Meetings…
MCEC Creates Renewable Legacy with Regional Wind Farm
The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is creating a legacy by partnering with a new wind farm. MCEC’s involvement with the power project at Ararat in regional Victoria will enable the venue to purchase renewable energy certificates equivalent to the projected electricity consumption of its current 20,000 square metre expansion plans. From CIM News Magazine…
23 April 2018
Positive Impact #CSRShareDay
#CSRShareDay is a 24 hour twitter campaign where sustainability champions across the globe host an hour of conversation discussing and sharing their Corporate Social Responsibility actions and methods to make their business more sustainable for their local environment and beyond. The movement plays a pioneering role in a global sharing of wisdom, ideas, challenges, best practices,…
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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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