Sustainability and Social Impact Programmes Continued to Gain Momentum in 2024
The EIC Centre for Sustainability and Social Impact provides globally-relevant resources that champion the adoption of sustainable and socially impactful practices. By providing access to these resources, we contribute to a lasting pan-industry commitment to environmental and social responsibility, including accelerated action for sustainable development and increased diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Centre seeks to support and champion a global community of event professionals dedicated to this journey. 2024 was a banner year for the Centre, with a growing number of individuals and organisations committing to the sustainability journey.
Key Initiatives
EIC Sustainable Event Standards These are a collection of eight specific standards that assess events and industry suppliers. Sustainable Event Professional Certificate Combining active learning and experiential elements, this programme is designed to enable participants to implement their own sustainable events.
Principles for Sustainable Events The principles encourage organisations and practitioners to adopt practices that support a healthy natural environment, resilient and inclusive communities and culture, and
thriving economies. Equity Task Force
The task force is charged with addressing systemic racism in the business events industry by developing a meaningful framework for action to accelerate inclusion Educational Resources Online resource library, live and on-demand webinars, how-to-guides, infographics, papers, and state of sustainability surveys.
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