Saturday, August 10, 2024 BCD Meetings & Events ‘ 2024 Sustainability Guide provides insights into sustainable meetings, tackling challenges like cost and diversity, equity, and inclusion with solutions. BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E) has unveiled its latest annual Sustainability Guide, a comprehensive resource designed to provide insights into best practices and new trends shaping the meetings and events sector. The 2024 Global Sustainability Guide offers a detailed exploration of the challenges and opportunities that meeting planners, suppliers, vendors, and destinations encounter as they work towards implementing sustainable initiatives.
“There is an obvious and on-going need to go further in implementing sustainability practices within the meetings and events industry, driven by the global focus on climate change and tightening regulations on carbon emissions,” said Bruce Morgan, Global President, BCD M&E . “The scale of this challenge can, at times, be overwhelming. By thinking forward and embracing the myriad of best practices available to our industry, we not only mitigate risks but also unlock significant opportunities for positive change,” Morgan added.
The guide delves into various challenges to sustainability, including issues related to cost, travel, and political factors. It examines environmental regulations and provides practical strategies for organizing more sustainable meetings and events. Additionally, the guide emphasizes the industry’s broader approach to sustainability, extending beyond environmental concerns to address social and economic change.
This includes a focus on areas such as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), as well as health and wellbeing..
