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�ֲ��ý & Destination Canada International Sustainability Report 2025

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0100

The State of Sustainability in Association Events

�ֲ��ý and Destination Canada have unveiled The State of Sustainability in Associations Report, revealing that while global associations increasingly value sustainability, many still struggle to turn commitment into measurable action.

According to the

�ֲ��ý & Destination Canada International Sustainability Report

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0100

This study draws on data collected in the period between the beginning of July and early September of 2023. A total of 248 responses were received globally across all geographic regions, providing a nuanced picture of the status of our industry regarding international meetings and focusing on the

�ֲ��ý and MCI's innovative self sustainability checklist!

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 06:23:04 +0100

�ֲ��ý and MCI wanted to do more around sustainability for the in October 2019 in Houston. While we did as many other conferences do nowadays—using biodegradable badges and electronic post-conference surveys, not handing out conference bags, following good waste management

Brisbane joins the Global Destination Sustainability Index

Wed, 17 Jul 2019 07:39:27 +0200

Brisbane is the newest city to join the (GDS-Index). The city is now part of a global destination sustainability movement, that seeks to engage, inspire and enable urban centres to become more regenerative places to visit, meet and thrive in.

The GDS-Index

Tactics for Change: Incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals

Fri, 05 Jul 2019 05:51:39 +0200

This article was originally published on the 's blog. It has been republished with their full permission.

“There is no ‘Plan B’ because we do not have a ‘Planet B.’ We have to work and galvanize our action.” - UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon

The creation of

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

Fri, 07 Jun 2019 07:36:33 +0200

At the European Cities Marking Conference, the released their third that details the case studies, data analysis and the actions taken by 47 Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) and municipalities to become destinations of choice

How venue managers can tackle food waste in the meetings industry

Wed, 29 May 2019 05:50:54 +0200

The �ֲ��ý community's journey taking on the food waste question is a recent but passionate one. �ֲ��ý Sector Venue Members have in particular been at the forefront of advocating for this issue. Following on from the initial results of their , Too Good to Waste, that began

Copenhagen begins its journey towards sustainable tourism

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 08:16:19 +0100

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 towards a sustainable transition. This is the ambition at the heart of Copenhagen’s first strategy on

Case studies: How can destinations implement innovative sustainability initiatives?

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 07:50:40 +0200

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 �ֲ��ý, and , aims to promote the sustainable growth of international meeting destinations,

How sustainable destinations are helping the shift to a circular economy

Wed, 04 Jul 2018 09:59:29 +0200

The Global Destination Sustainability Index () releases their second "Sustainable Destination Management Trends and Insights: The Road to a Circular Economy" following the success of their first white paper on benchmarking and how it can drive sustainability performance. The