The meetings and events industry is approaching sustainability advancing sustainability on multiple fronts.
For example, in the past few weeks the Professional Convention Management Association launched the Convene 4 Climate conference while Marriott International rolled out a new program called Connect Responsibly that provides groups with post-event impact reports.
Sustainability-focused education, certifications, tech tools, and merchandise are all helping to improve events’ environmental impact. But there may be no effort more comprehensive than Net Zero Carbon Events—an initiative launched in 2021 that has inspired hundreds of meetings-industry organizations to pledge to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and has delivered those pledges to the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
This fall, NZCE, which is overseen by the Joint Meetings Industry Council, reported three new developments during a press conference at IMEX America in Las Vegas:
- Launching Sustainability Hub for Events
- Joining the Global Climate Action Portal
- Awaiting a Reporting Deadline
To learn more about each development, read the full article from MeetingsNet here.
