The Incredible Impacts Programme, an annual initiative run collaboratively by ICCA and BestCities Global Alliance, has announced the three winning associations.
Now in its fourth year, Incredible Impacts aims to highlight “examples of excellence within the global meetings industry”.
The winners of this year’s Incredible Impacts grant are Ecocity Builders and the BCIT Ecocity Centre, the International Society for Microbial Ecology (pictured) (ISME), and Soroptimist International (SI).
The three associations (UK, Canada and Germany) will each receive a US$7,500 grant towards future projects, in recognition of their hosted events excelling in areas such as sustainability, accessibility and ecology.
Incredible Impacts said that the winning associations “demonstrated innovation and global thinking to create meaningful impact in their respective industries”, as well as “leaving a legacy for the business events industry that will go beyond their venue walls for years to come”.
Lesley Williams, managing director of BestCities said: “I’d like to say a huge congratulations to the winners of this year’s Incredible Impacts programme – and a thank you for the remarkable contributions they have made within their communities.
“There’s never been a more important time to showcase the major milestones our industry can overcome, and we hope that this year’s winners provide inspiration on the big or small ways that impact can be made.”
Senthil Gopinath, CEO at ICCA, said: “ICCA is proud to have partnered with BestCities Global Alliance for the fourth year in a row to highlight the ‘beyond tourism’ value of international association meetings.
“The three winners have demonstrated their efforts and how they raised awareness of, and positively influenced their communities through education on critical issues such as safe sanitation, sustainability and recent advances in Microbial Ecology. We’re delighted to award them grants to support their endeavours as they continue important work on their legacy programmes.”
