International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) has joined forces with the City of Sydney Council, accommodation and tourism operators to build Sydney’s reputation on the global stage with the launch of a dedicated Sustainable Destination Partnership program.
In conjunction with World Environment Day 2018, close to 60 of theKuala Lumpur Convention Centre’s team members spent the morning planting a variety of flora around the venue. In line with this year’s theme, ‘Beating Plastic Pollution’,the planting materials used were made from recycled plastic.
The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre is awarding a grant to CarbonCloud for their innovation, CarbonAte, which enables restaurants to calculate the climate impact of their food. The grant is SEK 100,000, and a part of the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre’s 100 year anniversary celebration. The aim of the grant is to foster the meetings industry.
20 pure electric buses have been launched on Udo Island. While the buses were first introduced earlier in the year, the official launch was held on April 10. According to BYD, the company who makes the buses, this is the largest project of its kind in Northeast Asia.
Project Trumpmore is aiming to demonstrate climate change in a monumental way. A Finnish NGO wants to commission a 115-foot tall ice sculpture of Donald Trump’s face in the arctic region to demonstrate that climate change is happening. Like the former US presidents on Mount Rushmore, Donald Trump will have his face carved onto an arctic glacier, in order for it to melt.
The Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) will hold their annual conference on the Sunshine Coast in August 2018, reinforcing the increasing importance to the region’s economy, as one of the fastest growing business event destinations in the country.
NewcastleGateshead is set to host a leading energy storage conference for the first time, building on its reputation as an international hub for science and engineering.
Positive Impact marks the end of their campaign to Tell the Story of the Power of Events during the UN Year of Sustainable Tourism with industry report and collaborations launched with global influencers.
The Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) has released today its second ranking of the sustainability performance of 40 meeting and events cities worldwide.
The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) is one of an exclusive group of organisations to win one of the inaugural SEAL Business Sustainability Awards.
The Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea organized the International Summit on "Water and Climate ; Meeting of the Great Rivers of the World", from 23 to 25 October 2017 in Rome, ITALY.
Melbourne’s sustainability commitment was strengthened by the arrival of the globally respected Ecocity World Summit 2017 (ECWS17), a prestigious forum held every two years, that unites the world’s leading environmental specialists, urban planners and city architects to discuss and debate the most complex ecological challenges that face the rapidly evolving and urbanising world.
The Prague Congress Centre was perceived by the public as a giant who devours an endless amount of energy. But it is not true. Sustainable development and energy saving are clear priorities of the current centre.
Melbourne’s sustainability credentials are on show to the world with the prestigious Ecocity World Summit 2017 arriving in the city tomorrow, from 12 – 14 July 2016, headlined by Al Gore, Former US Vice President and current Chair of the Climate Reality Project.
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