Sustainability is a buzzword that won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. And the push to go fully earth-friendly may take some time. There’s a learning curve with any change, but people seem to be headed in the right direction. The IBM Institute for Business Value completed a survey in 2022, in which “93% of global respondents said the pandemic had influenced their views on … Read More about 6 ways to add sustainability to your booth
Gabriel Escarrer, executive vice-president and CEO of Meliá Hotels International, has announced that Meliá Hotels International will eliminate all single-use plastics in all its hotels within the year. The move will see plastic bottles, cups, bags, straws and coasters immediately replaced by reusable items, with the elimination saving more than 15 tons of CO2 emissions generated by waste … Read More about Meliá Eliminating Single-Use Plastics in All Properties
The International Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI) has announced that the Thompson Okanagan Region is the first destination in the Americas to earn the Biosphere Destination certification. Only 20 destinations globally have earned the certificate. The certification recognizes the quality, environmental sustainability and social responsibility of the region as a tourism … Read More about Thompson Okanagan Receives Biosphere Destination Certificate
In just 32 months, more than 100,000 trees have been planted in conserved lands across Alberta as a result of Delta Hotels by Marriott's GreenSTAY program. The GreenSTAY program was launched in 2015 by Delta in partnership with social responsibility firm WEARTH. The program gives guests the option to plant one tree for each night they opt out of housekeeping. WEARTH plants the trees on … Read More about Delta Program Helping to Reforest Canada
The Calgary TELUS Convention Centre (CTCC) was delighted to provide the production kitchen for the Calgary's first Feeding the 5000 event, which was held June 15, 2017 in Olympic Park. Originating in London, England, Feeding the 5000 has been hosted in cities around the globe with the goal of serving 5,000 people lunch with perfectly edible food that has been rejected by the food service … Read More about Calgary Convention Centre Helps Feeding the 5000
Grand & Toy (G&T), an affiliate of global office products provider Office Depot, Inc., has awarded Freeman Audio Visual Canada its Leadership in Greener Purchasing Award in the Technology and Telecom Sector. This awards program recognizes customers as leaders in their sector for purchasing products with environmental attributes and ecolabels. The leadership awards were based primarily … Read More about Freeman Canada Receives Sustainability Award
A longstanding sustainability advocate, the Palais des congrès de Montréal has launched an initiative that it hopes will pick up steam in the events industry. Operation Bouquet of Smiles was launched at the centre's Recognition Awards Gala, which honours individuals who have helped bring an international convention to Montréal. The floral arrangements on each of the 50 tables was wrapped … Read More about Palais des congres Launches Operation Bouquet of Smiles #GoodWorks
Bullfrog Power, Canada's leading green energy provider, and Pacific Gateway Hotel at Vancouver Airport have announced a new environmental initiative to provide green electricity for all of the hotel's meeting spaces and renewable natural gas for Pier 73 Restaurant. As a result of the partnership, Pacific Gateway Hotel becomes the largest hotel purchaser of green energy in British Columbia with … Read More about Pacific Gateway Hotel Announces Green Initiative for Meeting Spaces
Edmonton’s Shaw Conference Centre has become the latest convention centre to be certified to an international sustainability standard for the meetings and event industry. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) certification is awarded to venues that achieve high standards in environmentally sustainable meetings, trade shows and conferences. The Shaw Conference Centre is only … Read More about Edmonton’s Shaw Conference Centre Earns ASTM Certification
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The International Centre has appointed Arshan Hussaini sustainability officer, it was announced Sept. 28. In his most recent role as environmental energy analyst with the Town of Oakville (Ontario), Hussaini oversaw and managed multiple municipal energy sector-related environment projects. Previous to that, he was sustainability project manager at KDC and a climate change … Read More about International Centre Appoints Sustainability Officer
DALLAS — Audiovisual company Freeman has received the ISO 20121 Event Sustainability Management System certification, the first in its industry to do so on a global scale, it was announced Sept. 13. The certification is an international standard designed to help organizations involved in the events and hospitality industries integrate sustainability into management practices and … Read More about Freeman Earns ISO 20121 Certification
The DoubleTree by Hilton™ Hotel and Conference Centre Regina has won the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce's Paragon Award for Environmental Excellence. The award recognizes organizations that are environmentally responsible and have demonstrated a commitment in environmental workplace enhancements (e.g. Green procurement), waste management, air quality improvements, reduction in … Read More about Regina DoubleTree Honoured for Eco Excellence
Four new electric vehicle charging stations have been installed in the underground parking garage of the Enercare Centre, reports Exhibition Place. The activation of the charging stations is a joint venture of Exhibition Place and its naming partner, Enercare Inc., which committed to the project following last year's naming sponsorship of the Enercare Centre convention facility in Toronto. … Read More about Enercare Centre Gets Car Charging Stations
The Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) has merged with the Convention Industry Council (CIC). The GMIC will now be a council of CIC with a specific charter and mandate to advocate and educate around sustainability in the MICE industry operating under the direction of its board. The move demonstrates the importance of collaboration in a crowded marketplace. The merger will allow the GMIC to … Read More about Green Meeting Industry Council Merging with CIC
In partnership with Tourism Whistler and the Whistler Conference Centre, Freeman Audio Visual Canada has recently become the first AV company in the country to achieve Level 1 APEX/ASTM sustainability certification. APEX is spearheaded by the US Environmental Protection Agency and its relationship with the Green Meeting Industry Council. Standards were developed in collaboration between APEX … Read More about Freeman AV Canada Achieves Sustainability Milestone
The Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) has announced a new research project which will document corporate brands' use of events to activate and communicate commitments on sustainable event procurement and practices. The project, "An Analysis of Corporate Brands: How Corporate Brands Use Live Events to Underscore Sustainability Practices, is being conducted in partnership with the University … Read More about GMIC Undertaking New Research Project
Green Key Global and Clean The World Canada have partnered to promote soap recycling to hotels in Canada and beyond. Green Key Global is a leading environmental certification body that offers industry standard programs and resources designed specifically for the lodging and meetings industries. Clean the World is a social enterprise that collects and recycles discarded soap and bottled … Read More about Green Key Global Partners with Soap Recycler
Freeman Audio Visual Canada has made the REfficient Waste Diversion Champions list for the second year in a row. The list recognizes companies that have reached impressive levels of reusing, buying, reselling and recycling surplus assets. REfficient is an online marketplace that allows companies to buy quality telecom, AV and IT equipment at significant discounts from sustainable sources. The … Read More about Freeman AV Recognized for Sustainability Initiatives
The Michael G. DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, recently featured The International Centre as a case study within a new undergraduate course: Corporations and Society. Conducted by Professor Brent McKnight, the segment focused on three business cases outlining the sustainability strategies and practices in play at The International Centre, host to more than 500 … Read More about McMaster Biz School Studies International Centre Sustainability Initiatives
The Meetings + Incentive Travel (M+IT) Group is pleased to introduce the industry to our new events intern, Jessica Silipo. Jessica is an honours student in the Tourism and Hospitality Management-Event Planning program at Humber College. With graduation just four months away, she will be working and learning alongside Stephanie Hiltz, event coordinator and Robin Paisley, general manager of M+IT … Read More about M+IT Welcomes New Events Intern
