IAVSD 2019 cares about sustainability!
As an organiser, IAVSD 2019 are working hard when planning the conference to reduce the impact on the environment and climate. However, a conference of this size always affects the environment due to the amount of people participating in the conference e.g. the increased travel, food and waste.
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the most sustainable meeting destination in the world according to the Global Destination Sustainability Index 2016, 2017 and 2018.
The Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index compares cities to determine how well they meet a long list of sustainability criteria in four different categories: social, supplier, convention bureau and environmental. The GDS-index was created to help Destinations, Convention Bureaus, Event Planners and Suppliers drive the adoption and recognition of sustainable practices in their city and in the global events industry.
Read about Gothenburg and Sustainability here >>
Some of the things we do:
- The venue Lindholmen Conference Centre, the hotels and social events are all located in the city center and you can walk, take bus/boat between them all.
- The Hotels are chosen that have effective and comprehensive environmentally-friendly policies and operations.
- At the venue we will offer vegetarian/vegan alternatives.
- All coffee/tea served at the “fika” breaks (coffee breaks) will be organic and Fairtrade.
- All social events venues have been chosen that are considering the environment, serving MSC certified fish and using locally produced products if possible.
- Swedish tap water is of such a high quality and tap water stations will be available throughout the venue.
- The venue is providing waste separation bins in the conference area and the waste from other bins will be sorted later at the waste station.
- Printed materials are kept to a minimum and all printed paper provided by the conference such as the programme is made of certified paper (Svanen.
- Conference bags are chosen with a sustainable thought, they are made from recycled cotton and are corporate social responsibility approved (CRS), meaning we care about the people that provided us with the conference bags.
- Conference delegate badges made of paper (FSC certified), no plastic.
What you as a visitor can do:
- There are excellent bus shuttles from Göteborg Landvetter Airport, find more info here >>
- Use the public transportations or the city bikes instead of taking a taxi. Read more here >>
- Please follow the waste separation instructions at the venue and at your accommodations when available.
- Swedish tap water is of such a high quality, choose this instead of bottled water. Tap water stations will be available throughout the venue. Bring your own bottles and fill them up with tap water.
- If you are shopping, the city is providing a “Sustainable shopping guide”. Read more here >>
If you have any questions you are most welcome to contact us on: iavsd2019@meetx.se
Please participate in a climate friendly way!
Conference Secretariat
Sweden MEETX AB is the conference bureau handling the conference secretariat for IAVSD2019.
E-mail: iavsd2019@meetx.se
Phone: +46 31 708 86 90
