Last year Denmark hosted the first ever sustainable European Union presidency, achieving the first ISO20121 certification in the meetings sector. The sustainable actions lead to a €40million saving compared to previous Presidencies. Now the legacy and learning are shared in [...]
In November 2012 VisitAalborg hosted an event for the local meetings industry and relevant stakeholders to learn about and discuss the future of sustainable meetings in the region and how venues, hotels, facilities, and catering companies can develop into being [...]
Leading Corporate Buyers and Experts: Sustainable Thinking Drives Innovation Using sustainability as a design principal creates better and more innovative meetings! This is the conclusion among executives from Oracle, Symantec, MCI and GMIC – among others – presented in a brand [...]
During the panel debates at the European Sustainable Events Conference panelists shared their experience. David Stubbs, the Head of Sustainability of London 2012, was not able to attend the conference due to the Paralympics we therefore asked him a couple [...]
We are all very happy to see that the launch of the Scandinavian Destination Sustainability Index, analyzing sustainability performance across 16 cities and 5 countries. The index which can be downloaded here, uses 16 performance indicators to measure and benchmark [...]
The Danish Sustainable Events Initiative has during the Danish EU Presidency worked towards establishing Denmark as a destination for sustainable meetings, conferences and events. The project partners turned to their local stakeholders for engagement and collaboration. These steps has lead to believe [...]
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Convention Bureaux, Destination Marketing Organisations, Venues and Agencies from the five Scandinavian member countries of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) signed an Accord to create the world´s first sustainable meetings region. The Accord, a document outlining 10 specific [...]
Don’t miss it! Copenhagen 6th-7th September 2012. Sustainable Events Conference Learn how to leverage strategic sustainability to drive innovation and business success in this ground breaking event. With a unique focus on leading players in the meeting industry who have [...]
Denmark organises the EU’s first sustainable Presidency The Danish Presidency of the Council has been certified as sustainable under the new international ISO20121 standard for sustainable events. The standard is developed for the Olympic Games in London and the Danish [...]
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration’s Keyhole label can help consumers identify the healthier choices when buying food. The Danish consumers know the Keyhole from supermarkets shelves, where it can be found on food products. But now, restaurants have [...]
19 June 2012. The Danish Foreign Ministry, responsible for the organization of the 2012 European Union Presidency, today announced the compliance of their event management system against the new ISO 20121 standard for sustainable event management. Externally verified by the [...]
In the first half of 2012, Denmark has the Presidency of the EU. The Danish government has a strong focus on holding the events as sustainable as possible and therefore the Foreign Ministry has selected SAS as a partner. Being [...]
The Photos Behind every result, decision and compromise negotiated by a Council Presidency, is hard work by many people. People that set the policy, people working out the nitty-gritty details, people that ensure that everything runs smoothly and those who [...]
For Severin Kursus & Konferencecenter it is all about responsibility and ecology. Severin has the esteemed Green Key and will continue to improve within the areas of the Green Key: mainly ecological food products, paper sorting and energy-efficient lighting. In the [...]
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