“ For 136 years Olympia London has been the home of inspirational events . I very much look forward to working with the wonderful team , to position the venue as a world class destination for the next 100 years .”
Julie Driscoll on becoming the new CEO at Olympia London
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possible resale value of a single pair of trainers bought at Sneaker Con
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queens attending RuPaul ’ s Drag Con
Net zero events roadmap launched at Cop27
On 11 November , the Net Zero Carbon Events initiative officially launched its roadmap , designed to aid suppliers , venues , and businesses in their journey to becoming Net Zero by 2050 .
On the launch , Kai Hattendorf , managing director and CEO of UFI , said : “ This is the biggest , most inclusive action ever from our industry . At COP26 we just got started with our pledge and a lot of momentum . Now , at COP27 , we are launching the roadmap .”
According to the initiative , the roadmap was designed to help event professionals and venues define a pathway towards sustainability , by following best practices and implementing measurements into their efforts .
In doing so , the goal is to provide standard metrics for measuring the carbon footprint of events and avoid duplication of efforts where possible .
As measurements were mentioned by several speakers who attended both in person and virtually , Hattendorf commented : “ Measurement is key – without it , you can ’ t track progress . The challenge in our sector is that every event is different . It ’ s essential to take a united approach .”
By 2028 the initiative aims to “ have models for implementation , successful pilots to announce and share , and we will have companies beginning to report their progress into the framework .”
Following the launch , Hattendorf stated that the next step for the Net Zero Carbon Events team is to turn items in the roadmap into tangible action items over the next 12 months – in the leadup to COP28 .
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trees it would take to offset events industry site visits each year
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organisations who have pledged to the Net Zero Carbon Events Roadmap
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Total visitors who have attended the six Liverpool ComicCon events since it ’ s launched at Exhibition Centre Liverpool in 2018 . Organisers confirmed it will return next spring then twice a year until 2025 .
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