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Category: Sustainable meetings and CSR

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ and MCI's innovative self sustainability checklist!

Nov. 28, 2019

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ and MCI wanted to do more around sustainability for the 58th ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Congress in October 2019 in Houston. While we did as many other conferences do nowadays—using biodegradable badges and electronic…

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Brisbane joins the Global Destination Sustainability Index

Jul. 17, 2019

Brisbane is the newest city to join the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index). The city is now part of a global destination sustainability movement, that seeks to engage, inspire and…

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Tactics for Change: Incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals

By Global Destination Sustainability Index on Jul. 05, 2019

This article was originally published on the Global Destination Sustainability Index's blog. It has been republished with their full permission. “There is no ‘Plan B’ because we do not have a ‘Planet…

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How 47 cities are using economic, social and environmental regeneration to attract more meetings

Jun. 07, 2019

At the European Cities Marking Conference, the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) released their third Whitepaper that details the case studies, data analysis and the actions taken by…

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How venue managers can tackle food waste in the meetings industry

May. 29, 2019

The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ community's journey taking on the food waste question is a recent but passionate one. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Sector Venue Members have in particular been at the forefront of advocating for this issue…

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Copenhagen begins its journey towards sustainable tourism

Dec. 04, 2018

In recent years global tourism has increasingly been seen as a challenge to sustainability. In the future tourism shouldn’t be a part of the problem, but on the contrary be part of the solution…

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Case studies: How can destinations implement innovative sustainability initiatives?

Oct. 24, 2018

Sustainability takes on many forms, and not all are environmental! The Global Destination Sustainability Index, an initiative supported by major meetings industry organisations such as ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, IMEX…

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How sustainable destinations are helping the shift to a circular economy

Jul. 04, 2018

The Global Destination Sustainability Index ( GDS-Index ) releases their second white paper " Sustainable Destination Management Trends and Insights: The Road to a Circular Economy" following the success…

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The EAIE starts an Education Forest to offset CO2

Dec. 01, 2017

The Annual EAIE Conference & Exhibition may be the largest of its kind in Europe, but that also means that it makes a huge impact on the environment. The sheer amount of international higher education…

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Sustainable Destination Management Trends & Insights

By Guy Bigwood on Jul. 28, 2017

There is no doubt that cities are the growth engines of the future, yet the proliferation and development of cities around the world carries with it the threat of environmental damage, social friction…

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