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London wins bid to host 2023 Ecocity World Summit

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Summit Director, NLA’s Amy Chadwick Till, will lead a programme committee of industry experts to shape and deliver the programme. It was led by New London Architecture (NLA) in partnership with London & Partners, the Barbican Centre and professional conference organisers MCI.

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Why Climate Change Matters for Every Leader

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Still as a person who reads the news (and who’s just lived through a month straight of 115-degree-or-more summer highs), it’s hard to ignore the potential impacts, both for associations and the industries they serve. Associations aren’t legislators, but they have plenty of moral and ethical sway with their members and industry.

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How to Set a Vision, Fast

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The National Asphalt Pavement Association wanted to set long-term industry goals in a short amount of time. How much was the industry as a whole contributing to carbon emissions? Research and organization set the tone—and generated revenue too. Those issues were clear, but the goals that needed to be wrapped around them weren’t.

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SEC reaching 100 trees ‘Planted for Meetings’ ahead of The Meetings Show

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The SEC will also sit on a special session looking at COP26, hosted at the venue last year, that will see some of the senior leadership involved in the creation of the event on stage together for the first time since the conference. The news comes following a successful IMEX where nearly 80 trees are already committed.

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Vinyl Groups Join Forces for Industrywide Sustainability Council

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In light of a growing global population and the depletion of natural resources, the Vinyl Institute (VI) has spearheaded the creation of the Vinyl Business and Sustainability Council (VBSC) to bring the industry together in promoting and implementing best sustainability practices.

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

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“Sport does have a leadership position. 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. The post Guest Blog: The Mega-Event Industry’s relationship with plastics and waste appeared first on Event Industry News.

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Manufacturers Group Names Five Keys to Modernizing U.S. Infrastructure

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“They are the ones that have the real stories to tell about how this impacts their businesses and how this impacts their lives,” said Kate Wood, campaign director of AEM’s Infrastructure Vision 2050 initiative, which released the report. Additionally, this year, the U.S. The report also provides both short-term and long-term solutions.