Sustainability: how the industry is playing its part

COP26 saw world leaders come together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

On 13 November 2021, COP26 concluded in Glasgow with all countries agreeing to the Glasgow Climate Pact to keep 1.5C alive and finalise the outstanding elements of the Paris Agreement.

The Glasgow Climate Pact, combined with increased ambition and action from countries, means that 1.5C remains in sight and scales up action on dealing with climate impacts, but it will only be delivered with concerted and immediate global efforts.

So, what does this mean for our industry?

Sustainability has been on the agenda for many years, but in recent years this is steadily rising on the Corporates agenda when planning meetings and events, with clients looking for more venues with green accreditations.

On the back of COP26, the importance and awareness of green initiatives are only going to become more important as we all look do our bit to support global efforts.

Understanding consumer behaviour helps us shape our sustainable initiatives.

With this in mind, we thought we’d look at some of the standards available and highlight some of our EDGE Venues licensees who we feel are doing particularly well when it comes to their ‘green’ initiatives and policies.