An international convention centre in Australia has appointed a CSR manager to ensure the events it hosts are 'environmentally sustainable' by 2030.
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC
Sydney) has hired Jess Zickar to develop a suite of
initiatives to help organisers reduce the environmental footprint of their
events while making a positive social contribution to the local
community.
The venue is a signatory of the EEAA
Sustainable Events 2030 Pledge which requires participants to achieve environmentally sustainable events by
2030. The pledges focuses on seven areas: exhibitor waste, attendee waste, food
and beverage waste,
staging signage and promotions, stand design, logistics, and electronic
equipment.
ICC Sydney is also a signatory of the Joint Meetings
Industry Council's Net Zero Carbon Events initiative. Launched in November
2021, the initiative steers the global events industry towards the common goal
of achieving carbon-neutral events by 2050.
Zickar said the pledges
set a roadmap for the venue over the next 28 years as it continues to achieve
new milestones that demonstrate its commitment to combat the impacts of climate
change.
She said: "With the support of a passionate event delivery
team, we’re continuously introducing smarter ways to reduce our environmental
footprint.
"We recently launched a new waste technology management system in
collaboration with BinTracker to provide event organisers with a detailed waste
report of their event in an effort to reduce our overall environmental
footprint.
"By
having access to real time waste data, our hope is that event organisers and
attendees will be empowered to make more positive waste choices while at ICC
Sydney."
A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.
