Ethical and Sustainable Venue Sourcing Meeting planners were asked to rank different elements of a venue’s social responsibility credentials in terms of importance in their venue selection process. The accessibility of a venue, such as for disabled attendees or public transport links, was overall ranked as the most important social responsibility credentials. Narrowly ranking second is a venue’s human responsibility credentials, such as its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. A venue’s vitality credentials that promote healthy living, such as healthy food, air quality and fitness facilities was ranked as third most important. Climate-friendly policies ranked as the least important overall, with 71% of respondents ranking it in either third or fourth place. Table 1: Importance of a venue’s social responsibility credentials (1=most important, 4=least important)
4 (least important)
1 (most important)
2
3
Top 2
Accessibility (i.e. disabled accessible, near public transport links, bicycle storage, car sharing). Human (i.e. ethical recruitment, DE&I Policy, Local LGBTQIA+ Friendly or Limited Job Prospect Employment Vitality (i.e. healthy catering, monitored air quality, fitness facilities) Climate (i.e. climate certification, carbon footprint information, waste diversion from landfill, electric car charging, single use plastic free)
34%
27%
20%
19%
61%
33%
25%
22%
21%
58%
19%
34%
24%
24%
53%
14%
15%
35%
37%
29%
This lower score for climate policies is, however, skewed by the larger sample of respondents from the Americas. Looking at the rankings for the rest of the world excluding the Americas, climate policies rank as the most important social responsibility credential.
Table 2: Importance of a venue’s social responsibility credentials (1=most important, 4=least important) – Excluding the Americas
4 (least important)
1 (most important)
2
3
Top 2
Climate (i.e. climate certification, carbon footprint information, waste diversion from landfill, electric car charging, single use plastic free) Accessibility (i.e. disabled accessible, near public transport links, bicycle storage, car sharing). Vitality (i.e. healthy catering, monitored air quality, fitness facilities) Human (i.e. ethical recruitment, DE&I Policy, Local LGBTQIA+ Friendly or Limited Job Prospect Employment
40%
16%
24%
20%
56%
8%
44%
32%
16%
52%
20%
28%
16%
36%
48%
32%
12%
28%
28%
44%
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