It’s clear to see that governments and cities around the world are introducing more sustainability taxes, legislation and incentives. The key question though is - what role do associations play to support members to navigate this increasingly complex regulatory environment?
Switzerland’s commitment to innovation and attachment to tradition
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Barbra Steuri-Albrecht is Director of the Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau (SCIB). She explains what makes the country such a great meeting destination and the benefits planners and delegates can derive from holding an event in Switzerland.
Imagine sitting down to a gala dinner and with just one bite you’ll discover more about the local community than you ever could from a presentation. With a single dish, you can not only tell the story of the city you’re meeting in, you can support it at the same time.
The ACC Liverpool Group has installed 925 photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of its new exhibition centre, allowing the venue to generate its own renewable energy for the next 20 years.
Being European Green Capital 2016, Ljubljana constantly promotes sustainable and healthy activities in the city. The Slovenian capital was awarded repeatedly for its initiatives and this behaviour is noticeable also in terms of meetings and events.
In this issue, our ibtm world 2015 special: a portrait of the International Solid Waste Association, a case study of ESOT2015 at SQUARE-BRUSSELS MEETING CENTRE, organisational excellence according to the ESAE & UIA... and more.
AIR FRANCE KLM has retained its position at the top of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), as the world’s most sustainable airline, for the 11th year in a row. The DJSI is the most important international index measuring companies’ sustainable business performance.
MEET TAIWAN, the Bureau of Foreign Trade’s MICE promotion program, is currently stressing corporate social responsibility as part of its “2015 Asia Super Team: Team up for Good” campaign.
This charity project allows to recycle any surplus food from meetings and events and to allocate it upon charitable food services by contacting Federcongressi&eventi, the Italian association of public and private companies and professionals involved in the meetings industry.
Copenhagen is known for its wide range of forward-thinking educational institutions, which is underlined by a new rankings guide that ranks Copenhagen Business School as the 6th best in Europe.
Lausanne welcomed international associations from around the world for the International and European Associations Congress 2015, held at the Swiss Tech Convention Center on May 5-7.
The Padua Congress Centre has won an important conference on real-time data acquisition and computing applications in the physical sciences, to be held in 2016.
The Atlantic-side city of Nantes, elected European Green Capital 2013, was once the capital of Brittany and France’s foremost port. Now it’s more like a lively, open-air museum, a cultural hotspot full of history.
The second largest city in France, twice as big as Paris in terms of size, Marseille was historically the most important trade centre in the region and functioned as the main trade port of the French Empire. Today it stands proud as France's largest city on the Mediterranean coast and largest commercial port.
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