Going green for gold: how two member businesses embraced the sustainability improvement journey with Green Tourism’s support
We caught up with two Green Tourism award-holders to learn [...]
Food Waste: Measure it to Manage it
WRAP (the Waste and Resources Action Programme), wasted food costs [...]
Our Green Story: ICC Belfast
At ICC Belfast, sustainability is more than ticking boxes. The organisation’s passionate team works together to put ESG at the heart of every decision. From operations to customer service, green principles are embedded throughout all departments to allow for maximum transparency across the business. Environmental responsibility is one of ICC Belfast’s eight company values, [...]
Our Meetings and Events Green Story : IET Birmingham Austin Court
At IET Birmingham: Austin Court, we have come a long way to ensure that our venue and events only have an impact on our delegates, not the planet. As we know, events often come with a large carbon footprint – with many being held elsewhere, large numbers to cater for and lots of paper! With [...]
Green Meetings and Events Launch
This week we were delighted to launch our Green Meetings Standard a new accreditation which will help event venues attract new business during their recovery from the pandemic. Hotels, conference centres, and other venues for meetings and events can now apply for the accreditation to measure their performance against our three pillars of caring for [...]
Our Meetings and Events Green Story : Technology & Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde
The Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) is the University of Strathclyde's world-class research facility, offering conferencing facilities for up to 600 delegates in Glasgow's city centre. In September 2018, the Conferencing and Events (C&E) Sustainability Team was established to develop the venue's green credentials and deliver sustainable changes. The team has made substantial progress in [...]
Our Meetings and Events Green Story : Friends House
As a Quaker run venue, our commitment to sustainability and green meetings started a long time ago. In 2009, we decided to drastically reduce our carbon emissions here at Friends House. More than ten years down the line, we have reduced our carbon footprint by 29%. Taps, bulbs, energy provider, we changed everything in order [...]
Our Meeting and Events Green Story : Conferences and Events at the University of Winchester
The University of Winchester has been committed to making a positive environmental impact and contributing to a sustainable future. We hold people, the planet and all living things in the highest regard. We are extremely excited to have recently opened our brand-new state of the art conference space, the West Downs Centre. Not only is [...]
Our Meeting and Events Green Story : Church House Westminster
As an eco-friendly venue, we are committed to operating in a sustainable manner. When our new Head of Facilities, Hugh Allcock-Green, recently joined Church House Westminster, he immediately recognised that going waterless would provide us with substantial benefits in terms of water efficiency, maintenance, and costs, and ultimately the environment. So, one of his first [...]