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Rotterdam will host the World Energy Congress in 2025

Event Industry News

Arno Bonte (Vice Mayor in Rotterdam for Sustainability, Clean Air and Energy Transition): “Rotterdam is rapidly turning itself from a fossil port city into a global example in the field of sustainability. In addition, Rotterdam is taking a frontrunner role with its goal of becoming a climate neutral city by 2050.

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Net Zero Carbon Events names Scottish Event Campus as Gold Sponsor

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The initiative aims to connect the events industry, globally, to the rapidly growing movement towards net zero by 2050 and is already seeing an influx of momentum from across the meetings and events community. The Scottish Event Campus recently announced its own aspirations towards Net Zero by 2030.

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Guest Blog: The Mega-Event Industry’s relationship with plastics and waste

Event Industry News

Plastic never decomposes and will thus remain there forever; by 2050 all the plastic in the ocean will weigh more than all the fish – a horrifying thought. If sport accepts its duty to trade-off its commercial, social and environmental impacts in fair measure, it can set an example to the rest of the event industry, and society as a whole.

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isla launches impactful sustainability guide for the venue sector

Event Industry News

The guide encourages venues to review their sustainability progress and enables them to develop short to mid-term sustainability goals and set a realistic but ambitious aspiration to reach Net Zero by 2050 at the latest. The isla guide is a useful tool to help us harmonise our thinking and take steps in the right direction, together.

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A Spotlight on 10 Top Impact Investors Driving Social Change

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For example, an investor might use ESG standards to assess a for-profit clothing store’s supply chain practices. One example of their work is their recent partnership with Meteor Education. Examples of metrics include energy savings, water cleaned, and reduction in CO2 emissions. BlueOrchard Finance S.A.

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The ACC Liverpool Group launches Social Value Impact Plan

Event Industry News

Commitments include supporting the delivery of the government’s pledge to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 – a vow the organisation has already initiated by signing the Net Zero Carbon Events pledge, a joint responsibility across the events and meetings industry to achieve the targets laid out in the Paris Climate Accord. “We

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Reaching Out To Global Markets Through Meetings & Events.

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India has the potential to nearly catch up with the United States by 2050. The projected list of fastest growing economies to 2050 is headed by Vietnam, and the top 10 include Nigeria, Philippines, Egypt, and Bangladesh. China is expected to overtake the United States as the largest economy around 2025.