Sustainability
Keeping up with changing tastes
Gary Waugh, head chef at Hilton Glasgow explores what event organisers should consider when choosing a venue, ensuring its F&D offering meets evolving expectations while maintaining quality, profitability and creative flair. Food and drink (F&D) has always been central to human connection – and in the meetings and events world, they’re now a statement of brand, culture and values. Today’s ...
Maritz secures EIC bronze certification for Activate 2025 event
Maritz’s brand event Activate 2025 has achieved BRONZE level certification under the Events Industry Council’s Sustainable Event Standards. Activate is Maritz’s annual internal event for supplier partners and team members. The 2025 edition is the first Maritz brand event to be certified under the EIC framework. The EIC Sustainable Event Standards assess environmental and social responsibility acro...
Sustainability with purpose: A practical roadmap for associations meeting in Dubai
Sustainability has shifted from a desirable value to an operational expectation in the events sector. For associations, the responsibility is even greater. Beyond the purpose of gathering, associations events act as platforms that shape professional norms, influence global communities and set benchmarks for others to follow. In an eco-conscious era, and as expectations around responsible meetings ...
Thailand to require organisers to plan carbon-neutral events
The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has set new carbon reduction targets, aiming to reduce emissions by 20,000 tons CO₂e by 2030. Organisers will be required, under new Terms of Reference when bidding or proposing events to have plans to make them carbon-neutral. The target is evidence of the Thai MICE industry’s growing resolve, having collectively reduced and avoided 2,445.97 to...
ICCA and EarthCheck forge landmark sustainability partnership
ICCA has announced a landmark sustainability partnership with EarthCheck. The collaboration represents a pivotal step in ICCA’s mission to embed sustainability and measurable climate action across the global business events industry. Under a new two-year agreement, EarthCheck will serve as ICCA’s Sustainability Partner, reinforcing ICCA’s commitment to reducing environmental impact, strengthening ...
Conscious conferences at RCP London Events
A look at how the UK’s Royal College of Physicians’ HQ is serving up a prescription for events that put people and planet first. RCP London Events is redefining modern conferences and events, placing sustainability, wellbeing and giving back to society at the heart of its approach. Located within the UK’s historic Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP) headquarters, the award-winning venue proves that...
ICCA and Destination Canada publish sustainability survey findings
ICCA and Destination Canada have released a new report on sustainability in global associations. The study shows rising interest in sustainable practice, as well as gaps between intent and implementation across many organisations. The survey found that 66% of international associations now rate sustainability as very or extremely important, compared with 60% in 2023. However, 24% still do not calc...
Planting a legacy for a greener future
Iva Popova, marketing communications manager, Kenes Group, flags a project delivering positive environmental action Global PCO and event management specialists Kenes Group is celebrating 60 years advancing medical and scientific knowledge through international congresses and events with a bold reforestation initiative in Africa.The company is looking beyond milestones and towards measurable impact...
Cairns as a living laboratory: Integrating local research into conference programs
Located in Tropical North Queensland, Australia between two world-heritage listed ecosystems, the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics Rainforest, Cairns Convention Centre (Centre) sits at the heart of a region renowned for its biodiversity, innovation, and global research relevance. Its strategic position connects it to key industries including tropical science, health, tourism, agriculture and...
Travel brands face greenwashing backlash as travellers demand authenticity
More than half of travellers believe travel brands are guilty of greenwashing, according to a new report from THG Studios that highlights mounting scepticism around sustainability claims in the industry. The Manchester-based creative marketing agency’s white paper, “The Conscious Traveller”, found that 57% of consumers suspect travel companies of making misleading environmental c...
Canada’s business events industry embraces sustainability as new standard while navigating global uncertainties
CMW had the pleasure of speaking to Virginie De Visscher, executive director of Business Events at Destination Canada, as she discusses how the industry is transforming with sustainability shifting from differentiator to essential requirement. With Canada hosting 2,555 business events in 2024 and generating $47 billion in economic impact, De Visscher explores changing attendee expectations, geopol...
Palais des congrès de Montréal: Canada’s gateway to global business events
An iconic convention centre in Quebec is generating over CAD$50m in economic benefit from just seven conferences this summer, an indication of its strategic importance. A hub of innovation and international collaboration The Palais des congrès de Montréal stands as a beacon of innovation, sustainability, and international collaboration in the heart of downtown Montréal. As one of Canada’s most ico...
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