2. OBJECTIVES
1. Learn an approach to making your events more sustainable
2. Understand the importance of measurement and storytelling
3. Take away at least 5 new best practices
4. •
3. Managing Director Spain then MCI Sustainability Director for 14 years
35000 People Trained, Over 1000 Sustainable Events, 21 Awards
Co-created 10 event standards including ISO20121, APEX, GRI
MCI Sustainability Services
5. 50 cities from 5 continents and growing
Our goal is to have 500 global destinations by 2025
Top Ten City Name Country
1 Gothenburg Sweden
2 Copenhagen Denmark
3 Reykjavik Iceland
4 Oslo Norway
5 Uppsala Sweden
5 Helsinki Finland
6 Malmö Sweden
7 Zurich Switzerland
7 Glasgow Scotland
8 Melbourne Australia
9 Sydney Australia
10 Brussels Belgium
10 Espoo Finland
31 St Petersburg Russia
A Global Community of Collaborating Destinations
24. Principles of event sustainability
Sustainability for events means
taking action towards
• preserving our natural
environment
• promoting a healthy, inclusive
society
• supporting a thriving economy
25. ACCOMMODATION
VENUE
ENERGY & OFFSETS
MARKETING &
COMMUNICATIONS
BACKOFFICE & AGENCIES
Sustainability for events means
taking action towards preserving
our natural environment;
promoting a healthy, inclusive
society; and supporting a thriving
economy.
TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY OUTREACH
FOOD AND
BEVERAGE
Builds upon APEX/ASTM Environmental Sustainability Event Standard covering all major areas of meeting
production
DESTINATION
PRODUCTION
CONSTRUCTION, IT, AUDIOVISUALS, EXHIBITS
Tactical Approach
27. Choose a sustainable destination
• Environmental Performance
• Social Performance
• Supplier Performance
• CVB Performance The city of Kyoto has a landfill diversion rate
of practically 100%!
When choosing a destination consider the
following four areas:
28. How do you find a sustainable destination?
www.gds-index.com
30. Select a sustainable venue
Look for venues with green policies, practices and certifications.
A venue with proper sustainability management in place will automatically make your sustainability efforts much easier to
implement!
31. Selecting, contracting and managing your suppliers
• Create a Sustainability policy
• Include policy and requirements
in your RFPs
• Make it competitive. Place 5 -10%
weighting in your selection criteria
• Include requirements in contract
36. Food & Beverage @ BAM
SUCCESSES
• 100% of coffee served was FairTrade
• 40% of menu items were vegetarian
• 1,558 kg of food was donated to the Amsterdam Zuid FoodBank
• Non-compostable food waste was recycled into 365KWh of biogas
• Reused 1,100kg of food throughout the event
• Introduced 50,000 biodegradable cups for water and coffee
• Sourced 150l of organic white wine and 100l of organic red wine, as well as 500l
of rainwater beer
You don’t have to be perfect
• 7.8% of food was sourced locally (within 160km)
• 4.9% was certified organic (with a further 6.9% being non-certified organic)
Tastier, Healthier & Better
Booking.com Annual Meeting Sustainability Report
38. The 5R’s: MCI’s Sustainable Production Approach
Rethink
•Work with suppliers
and partners to re-
design for
sustainability
•Dematerialise
•Use new eco-materials
Reduce
•Reduce non-
sustainable materials
(PVC)
•Reduce carpeting
•Reduce packaging
Reuse
•Produce reuseable
signage
•Upcycle signage to
bags, iPad covers
Recycle
•Work with suppliers to
improve waste
management
procedures
•Ensure sufficient bins
are on floor
Report
•Measure and disclose
impacts
•Set goals based on
performance
5 R’s of Sustainable Event Production
52. ICCB17 Sustainability Performance Summary
ICCB 2017 Results
Congress for 1500
people in Cartagena,
Colombia
Reduced Environmental Impact
Produced
1700 tCO2e
Offset
100%
annual CO2
output of
883
Colombians’
Local Economic Development
Sourced
53%
of food locally,
on average
Within
160km
Reduced Environmental Impact
Produced only
1 tonne of waste.
Diverted
56%
from landfill
Community Development
Invested
$12K
On 2 certified
conservation
projects
supported
2 Projects
Return on Investment
$11,700
Saving from
sustainability
actions
53. A little less conversation, a little more action,
please
54. 7 Steps to Better Events
1. Set a sustainability vision, strategy and policy for your association
2. Engage your staff, volunteers and partners
3. Become a zeronaut. Aim for zero environmental impact with your
events
4. Demand sustainability from your suppliers
5. Engage attendees and sponsors
6. Communicate progress
7. Have fun!
55. ACCOMMODATION
VENUE
ENERGY & OFFSETS
MARKETING &
COMMUNICATIONS
BACKOFFICE & AGENCIES
The Event Industry Council
Sustainable Event Approach
focuses on 10 workstreams.
The toolbox uses guidelines,
templates and supplier
questionnaires to engage
the value chain to measure
and improve performance.
TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY OUTREACH
FOOD AND
BEVERAGE
Builds upon APEX/ASTM Environmental Sustainability Event Standard covering all major areas of meeting
production
DESTINATION
PRODUCTION
CONSTRUCTION, IT, AUDIOVISUALS, EXHIBITS
Tactical Approach
56. A little less conversation,
a little more action, please
57. If you have any questions or require more information,
please contact:
Guy.Bigwood@gds-index.com To find out more about the GDS-Index,
please visit: www.gds-index.com