GES EMEA announces its plans for Net Zero 2050 with ambitious sustainability roadmap
Event Industry News
MARCH 31, 2025
GES EMEA has published its Roadmap to Net Zero, unveiling its clear pathway to achieving Net Zero by 2050. We are […]
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Event Industry News
MARCH 31, 2025
GES EMEA has published its Roadmap to Net Zero, unveiling its clear pathway to achieving Net Zero by 2050. We are […]
Associations Now
JANUARY 7, 2020
Last fall, a number of groups—led by the World Economic Forum, the Global Maritime Forum, and Friends of Ocean Action—launched the Getting to Zero Coalition, an effort that aims to deliver zero-emission vessels on deep-sea routes by 2030 and cut emissions by half in 2050 compared to 2008.
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Event Industry News
DECEMBER 2, 2021
By signing the pledge, DRPG is committing to publish our pathway to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest, with an interim target in line with the Paris Agreement’s requirement to reduce global GHG emissions by 50% by 2030. The commitments of the pledge are aligned with the targets of the Paris Climate Accord.
Event Industry News
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Some 225 operators have signed the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge since its launch at COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, committing to publish before the end of 2023 their organisation’s pathway to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest, with an interim target to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030.
Event Industry News
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Since its launch, more than 400 conference and events industry organisations from 55 countries have pledged to achieve net zero carbon by 2050. Each signatory commits to support the goal of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, in line with global efforts set out by the Paris Agreement to limit warming to 1.5°C
Event Industry News
JANUARY 18, 2022
London has shown its leadership by committing to a Green New Deal to help London become greener and fairer – creating new jobs and skills for Londoners and ensuring London becomes a net zero-carbon city by 2030 and a zero-waste city by 2050.
Candid
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
After all, a 65-year-old billionaire is likely to be leveraging their dollars in 2050. Looking towards the future of philanthropy Older generations will continue to have an outsized influence on philanthropy and the social sector for quite some time.
Associations Now
AUGUST 27, 2023
Another association, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), has been doing much the same, establishing a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Event Industry News
JUNE 5, 2023
Working with isla as its strategic sustainability partner, The Meetings Show will forge ahead with its plans to reach net zero by 2050 and cut carbon emissions by 50% by […]
Event Industry News
DECEMBER 15, 2020
In addition, Rotterdam is taking a frontrunner role with its goal of becoming a climate neutral city by 2050. It is an innovating city and a real life testing ground for important transitions and it offers the right geographic and logistical facilities to organise an event of this scale.
Event Industry News
DECEMBER 15, 2021
By signing the pledge, AIM Group is committing to publish our pathway to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest, with an interim target in line with the Paris Agreement’s requirement to reduce global GHG emissions by 50% by 2030. The commitments of the pledge are aligned with the targets of the Paris Climate Accord.
Event Industry News
JUNE 1, 2022
The initiative aims to connect the events industry, globally, to the rapidly growing movement towards net zero by 2050 and is already seeing an influx of momentum from across the meetings and events community. The Scottish Event Campus recently announced its own aspirations towards Net Zero by 2030.
Event Industry News
MARCH 3, 2020
They have also signed up to a new initiative via London & Partners, Mayor’s 3 Commitments for Hospitality and Sustainability , which aims for a zero-carbon London by 2050, zero waste commitment, and best practice guidance for individuals.
Event Industry News
MARCH 31, 2021
Ultimately the program will become a vital lever in WBCSD’s vision to create a world in which more than 9+ billion people can live well and within the boundaries of the planet by 2050.
Associations Now
APRIL 16, 2023
By November 2021, the task force was prepared to come to the board with a plan: Dubbed the Road Forward , it was an industry-wide pledge to reach net-zero carbon emission asphalt pavements by 2050. “It It took us four or five months to get to the point where we were all OK with taking that to the board,” Willis said.
Event Industry News
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
The guide encourages venues to review their sustainability progress and enables them to develop short to mid-term sustainability goals and set a realistic but ambitious aspiration to reach Net Zero by 2050 at the latest.
Event Industry News
APRIL 25, 2022
The Meetings Show has pledged to reach Net Zero by 2050, cutting carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, in signing the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge. Putting the commitment into practice the show will, this year, measure and track GHG emissions according to industry best practice.
GlowGlobally
JULY 29, 2010
India has the potential to nearly catch up with the United States by 2050. The projected list of fastest growing economies to 2050 is headed by Vietnam, and the top 10 include Nigeria, Philippines, Egypt, and Bangladesh. China is expected to overtake the United States as the largest economy around 2025.
Event Industry News
JUNE 20, 2022
The enterprise, which commits event businesses across the globe to achieve carbon neutrality before 2050, is just one of a number of activities the SEC is involved in that encourage sustainable meetings within the venue.
Event Industry News
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Commitments include supporting the delivery of the government’s pledge to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 – a vow the organisation has already initiated by signing the Net Zero Carbon Events pledge, a joint responsibility across the events and meetings industry to achieve the targets laid out in the Paris Climate Accord.
Event Industry News
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
The show featured several new sectors and feature areas with a particular focus on new technologies, sustainability and industry innovation via a start-up hub and the Aerospace 2050 forum.
Reid All About it
MARCH 24, 2017
– Meetings 2050: How to Stay Ahead of Change in Events and Tradeshows. Presenters: John Santaferraro, chief analytics officer, Educational Measures. Mitra Sorrells, technology editor and Orlando bureau chief, BizBash. Wed 3/29 at 2 p.m.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 12, 2022
RX is a founding partner of the pledge, signed in November 2021, and commits the event industry to achieve net zero by 2050, at the latest, and halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. In this newly created role, Helen will focus on RX’s commitment to the UFI Net Carbon Zero Event pledge.
High Context
OCTOBER 15, 2010
By 2050 over 25% of the population in the U.S. Given overall population growth, that represents more than 50 million new people 60 years or older in 2050 compared to now. will be 60 years or older according to government projections. That’s compared to about 18% today. Old people are the future.
Community Associations Network
MARCH 9, 2023
New York City has pledged a carbon-neutral footprint by 2050. General Motors, for instance, announced last year that they intend to convert their entire fleet to electric by 2040.
Associations Now
MAY 21, 2019
The new group is aiming for an 80 percent reduction in emissions by 2050—a less-aggressive goal than the Green New Deal, which aims for net zero emissions by 2030, but is roughly similar to what was pitched during the Obama administration. In comments to Axios , Jamie Gentoso, the CEO for U.S.
Event Industry News
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Olympia London was one of the first UK venues to sign this pledge to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 and reduce total GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 in line with global efforts set out by the Paris Agreement to limit warming to 1.5C.
Associations Now
JULY 21, 2019
Indy has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Indianapolis has been leading the way in sustainability efforts in other ways, as well. The city has been recognized as one of the top cities in the world doing the most to combat global warming.
Event Industry News
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Here are the five key steps I’d like to see our industry take as we enter the new year: With the goal of achieving net zero by 2050 edging ever closer, it’s essential that corporate procurement teams make it mandatory that all venues booked must have an audited sustainable accreditation.
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
The Business Design Centre (BDC) has released the company’s roadmap to Net-Zero, explaining how it intends to achieve this ambitious target by 2030 – 20 years ahead of the internationally recognised target of 2050 for businesses. The BDC has made a 66.7%
Associations Now
APRIL 2, 2015
So, we looked at the key challenges out there, and a big challenge is that we have to feed 9 billion people by 2050. IFT came up with the FutureFood 2050 initiative, a year-long public awareness campaign that will culminate this summer at the 75th IFT annual meeting. And nobody’s really talking about how we’re going to do it.”.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
OCTOBER 25, 2011
Converge Consulting conducted a national study of 2050 alumni to examine donor attitudes, motivations, and behavior. These implications, if turned into action, could provide higher education with a glimmer of hope amidst the storm that looms so ominously on the horizon. The questions guiding the study were: What motivates people to give?
Event Industry News
JULY 11, 2018
Building on AIF’s recent Drastic On Plastic campaign, the event will have an ‘Under The Sea’ theme, reflecting the global single-use plastic crisis and the prediction that there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050.
Associations Now
MARCH 26, 2015
That’s why National Geographic ’s Future of Food initiative — which seeks to explore, expose, and explain the biggest issues around feeding 9 billion people by 2050—will take center stage during Sunday’s keynote presentation. As the world’s population grows, so will demand on food supply.
NXUnite
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
They also pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. In March 2022, Hamilton Lane released a Climate Policy Statement to communicate its dedication to the global search for climate-change solutions.
Associations Now
AUGUST 14, 2015
There is no cure for the disease, which the CDC has projected will affect 14 million Americans by 2050. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia; in 2013, 5 million Americans were affected.
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
In light of a growing global population and the depletion of natural resources, the Vinyl Institute (VI) has spearheaded the creation of the Vinyl Business and Sustainability Council (VBSC) to bring the industry together in promoting and implementing best sustainability practices.
Associations Now
MAY 30, 2014
But with rising rates of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease posing serious challenges for society—the number of people with Alzheimer’s could more than triple to 16 million by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association —some associations in the financial space are beginning to sharpen their focus on the issue.
Associations Now
MARCH 26, 2015
million by 2050. About 200,000 are people under 65 who have early-onset Alzheimer’s. Without a medical breakthrough in the search for a cure, the association predicts the number of Alzheimer’s cases will rise to 13.8
Associations Now
AUGUST 28, 2013
to 1, by 2050. The caregiver support ratio—the number of potential caregivers aged 45-64 to persons aged 80 and older—will shrink almost 50 percent in the United States by 2030, according to a new AARP study. The “2030 problem” will see the caregiver ratio, which currently stands at about 7 to 1, fall to 4 to 1.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
APRIL 12, 2018
This number is expected to increase to 50 percent by the year 2050. As of the 2000 census, the African-American, Latino, Native American, and Asian/Pacific Islander communities represented 30 percent of the U.S. population.
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Plastic never decomposes and will thus remain there forever; by 2050 all the plastic in the ocean will weigh more than all the fish – a horrifying thought. There are an estimated 5 trillion pieces of plastic in the world’s oceans, and 8 million more tons ending up in the ocean every year. Some solutions? So what is being done about it?
Event Industry News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
With the exception of one subwoofer for drummer Roger Taylor, theband members use Sennheiser 2050 IEM systems and EM6000 wireless microphones. I also use parallel compression on all my vocals, with the Mustard and SD dynamic EQ just before. It’s a fantastic combination.”.
Associations Now
OCTOBER 1, 2015
By 2050, according to a recent study by the Alzheimer’s Association , 14.5 trillion by 2050. One thing is for certain: In the absence of a cure, more and more Americans will be affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Overall, the report estimates that total costs could hit $1.1
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