Vision
A green event is one designed, organised and implemented in a way that minimises negative environmental impacts and leaves a positive legacy for the host community.
It is important to realise that the greening of an event is an on-going and continuous process. It involves incorporating sustainable development principles...
Benefits
Greening an event can have a number of benefits for the organisers, participants, service providers and the host/local region on an economic, environmental and social level.
Greening Dunkerque 2010
The City of Dunkerque and the organisers of the conference are closely working together to ensure that the preparation and management of the 6th ESCT Conference are respecting and implementing greening principles in all aspects of the event. Negative environmental and social impacts of the event will be minimised, while maximising the positive impacts of the event and leaving a positive legacy for the host region. By demonstrating best environmental practices, a significant contribution to sustainable development and an increasing awareness regarding the importance of sustainable development in Dunkerque and amongst the stakeholders can be achieved.
More information on the greening activities of the 6th ESCT Conference – Dunkerque 2010 will be available soon.
Climate Legacy Initiative
The initiative aims to reduce the environmental impacts of events. As part of the initiative, a carbon offset payment is included in the conference fee to compensate for CO2 emissions caused by conference related travel.
Greening Guide
To assist organisers and hosts of small to medium-sized meetings in greening their events, ICLEI, in cooperation with UNEP, has developed the Green Meeting Guide 2009. You can download the greening guide on the following website: www.iclei.org/itc/greening