IMEX Press Release
Sector: Sustainability
Sustainability & DEIAB in Business Events: A Shifting Tempo or Lasting Commitment?
From SoolNua, by Pádraic Gilligan: Over the past decade, the global business events industry has been marching—sometimes steadily, sometimes hesitantly—to a shifting rhythm. Initially, the beat was set by sustainability, and more recently, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) priorities, with a particular emphasis on DEIAB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging). I say “hesitantly” because…
6 February 2025
Feeling the Pulse Webinar
Join our upcoming webinar, Mapping Change: Towards Data-Driven Tourism and Events that Regenerate. We’ll explore how fast-developing technologies and innovative data management are revolutionising the tourism and events industry. This session will provide actionable insights and showcase real-world case studies demonstrating the power of data to promote and develop sustainability practices towards regeneration.
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5 February 2025
Feeling the Pulse Webinar
Join our upcoming webinar, Mapping Change: Towards Data-Driven Tourism and Events that Regenerate. We’ll explore how fast-developing technologies and innovative data management are revolutionising the tourism and events industry. This session will provide actionable insights and showcase real-world case studies demonstrating the power of data to promote and develop sustainability practices towards regeneration.
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The Convention Centre Putting Sustainability at its Heart
From M&IT, GM John Burke on making sustainability a core business strategy at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre: As sustainability becomes a critical focus for the global MICE industry, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre has emerged as a trailblazer. Recently awarded Best Sustainability Initiative (Convention Centre) at M&C Asia Stella Awards 2024, the convention centre’s efforts…
Jennifer Jensen
Owner, Jenny Jensen Ltd
Jennifer Jensen is a passionate advocate for sustainable events, with over 20 years of experience in the events and tourism industry. Based in her hometown of Liverpool, she brings a wealth of expertise gained from working in both London and Liverpool, with extensive experience across venues, convention bureaus, and event management. Her diverse background provides…
CityDNA: Unlocking the Intellectual Capital of Member Cities
The CityDNA Autumn Conference co-located once more alongside the GDS-Forum and this year, in Bruges, with the VISITFLANDERS Impact Day reveal of the DMO’s Impact Framework co-developed with partners, #Meet4Impact. Having 3 events in one week certainly confirms a sustainable approach to what is becoming a festival feel to the CityDNA gathering. But what sets…
GDS-Forum Pursues Solutions for ‘Broken’ Visitor Economy
Bruges, Belgium, hosted the second GDS-Forum / CityDNA Autumn Conference ‘Double-Bill’ to seek solutions, and to advance & celebrate the world’s leading destination sustainability movement. “I think the visitor economy is a bit broken – and that people, communities, and nature are suffering,” explained the GDS-Movement’s founder and chief changemaker, Guy Bigwood, adding that, “we…
29 January 2025
The Advanced Sustainable Events Course, Online
The Advanced Sustainable Events Course, curated by isla, is a 6-week online course designed to cover key sustainability topics that are central to deepening your understanding of sustainability as a discipline and how this manifests in events. From legislation & regulations, communications, and measurement principles, to standards, certifications & accreditations, and system change – you’ll…
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Three Promising Outcomes from the World’s First Summit to Restore & Conserve Mangroves
From AMI, by William Austin, Professor in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews: Mangroves are one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. They store carbon from the atmosphere and act as a buffer from tropical storms and coastal erosion, so mangroves are crucial to building climate resilience. More…
What Does It Take for the Events Industry to Be Sustainable?
From PCMA: The program for the inaugural PCMA Convene 4 Climate, held Oct. 2-3 in Barcelona, Spain, in collaboration with the Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe, was designed in a way that recognized that we no longer have the luxury of time when it comes to global warming. That reality was…
Trump’s Climate Threats Rattle World’s Biggest Science Meeting
From E&ENEWS: Researchers attending the American Geophysical Union conference worry their work could disappear when a president who rejects climate science takes office. Censorship. Funding cuts. Layoffs. Those concerns loom over the world’s largest conference of climate scientists as they brace for whiplash at the White House when President-elect Donald Trump takes office in six…
IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award Winner 2023 Interview
From IMEX: Destination Canada were the winners of the 2023 IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award. Presented during IMEX Frankfurt, the award honors outstanding achievements in sustainable innovation in the business events industry. IMEX Brand Ambassador, Tanja Knecht spoke to Virginie De Visscher, Executive Director Business Events, Destination Canada about their winning project, the Canadian Business…
Events Deliver Impact in Melbourne, Geelong and Beyond
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust (MCET), operators of the globally renowned Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) and the future Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre, have released their Annual Report and Impact Report, highlighting their important role in driving economic, social and environmental impact. In 2023-24, MCET generated $777 million in economic impact…
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