To Bee, Or Not To Be
You may not think it, but the future of the human race depends almost as much on bees for their pollination as it does on our forests for its oxygen. After all, one in every three bites of food consumed worldwide comes from plants which depend on these little pollinators for a successful harvest. To […]
Fueling Success: MCI Community Academy
In support of our industry colleagues and the people of Greece, MCI decided to locate its annual training meeting in Athens, Greece. Despite the crisis, Greece remains a wonderful location for events and meetings, and as a leading global agency we were pleased to show our support. In addition to our business commitment, we wanted […]
A Good Day for Sustainable Hotels
We all have good days and bad days, it’s a fact of life- Friday last week, fortunately was a great day, a re-invigorating day that reassured me that Singapore has some superb examples of a solid approach to sustainability in the hotel sector . At the frontline of meeting and events Guy and I work […]
Top tips for communicating sustainability
Much has been written and, it seems, much has been ignored in the area of sustainability communications. While it’s important to share your company’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility it’s equally important to know how to state your claims. Here we share our top ten tips, developed and learned from our work at MCI Sustainability […]
Behind the scenes of a sustainable EU Presidency
“To have success in sustainability – you just have to make it sufficiently hard for yourself that it becomes easy”. This was the advice from Kirsten Aggersborg, the director of the super sustainable Hotel Axel in Copenhagen. I think there is some real value to this observation, and this is no where more true than […]
Embedding Sustainability into Copenhagen Meetings Industry
Recorded at EIBTM, Michael Luehrs interviews Steen Jakobsen, Director of Conventions at Wonderful Copenhagen. Steen talks about how Copenhagen has embraced sustainability and embedded it into the meetings product and culture of the MICE industry. Steen shares the approach – called the Copenhagen Sustainable Meetings Protocol (designed by us), and how leadership, stakeholder engagement and […]
Predictions for sustainable meetings and events, 2012: part 3
We ring in the New Year by rounding out our predictions list for 2012. As with our earlier posts (here and here) we explore the trends and practical sustainable business practices which are helping planners and suppliers save money, build community and help the planet. If we were counting these down New Year’s style, we’ve […]
2012 predictions: Sustainable Meetings and Events, part 2 (of 3)
On what we will see more of in the coming year Earlier (this post), our list of predictions for 2012 was introduced. The thinking is informed by many conversations, readings, client requests and a dash of common sense. Technology: As with all sectors, the meetings and events industry will see a rapid evolution resulting from […]
Sustainable Events 2012: Bold (and not so bold) predictions
As 2011 becomes 2012, lists and reviews abound (including this frightful recounting). In this spirit, and to bring a focus to meetings industry issues, we consider the influence sustainability will have on the organizations that comprise the industry. This time last year, we created a list of predictions. While a few examples were perhaps a […]
A bit about eco labels
So many labels, so much confusion It’s a jungle out there. There are over 400 labels known worldwide. (For a review of each of these labels, see the Eco Label Index site) Many people comment that with so many labels, it’s hard to know what is ‘good’. Yet, certifications can provide real value to meetings […]
