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Should Planners Track Their Group’s Carbon Footprint?

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This company also offers other features, like letting employers buy and sell carbon offsets along with flight purchases, such as donating to the reforestation of a forest around the globe or the purchase of solar panels for a school. Marriott International also committed itself to net zero by 2050, as well.

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Industry leaders call for ‘Radical Collaboration’ at Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024

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Virgin Atlantic and British Airways CEO’s call for ‘radical collaboration’ between Government, aviation fuel providers and the wider industry to reach net zero by 2050 Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024.

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British Airways and Virgin Atlantic CEOs to speak at Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024

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Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO at British Airways, said: “I am delighted to be participating in the opening panel of the Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024. The UK aviation industry is united in its commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner and we must act at pace and in collaboration to achieve this goal.

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EcoWaste 2023 exhibition and forum kicks off

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Tadweer is also organizing a panel during the event, under the title “The Leading Role of Women in Sustainable Waste Management” which aims to highlight its efforts in educating the youth on waste management and the importance of sustainable practices in the waste management sector.

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Decarbonising business travel with GBTA

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Expectations from COP27 and what role business can play in leading the transformation was the premise of the opening panel. Caroline Strachan, Managing Partner, Festive Road, moderated the discussion of a cross-section of leaders: Paul Abbott, CEO, American Express Global Business Travel, and chair of the GBTA Foundation; MEP?

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How UFI’s Kai Hattendorf Helped Launch the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge

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Within weeks, he said, 100 different entities were working together to hammer out what ultimately became the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge , organizational commitments to reducing carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2030, as a pathway to net zero emissions by 2050. All I’m trying to do is to connect people around issues.

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How to Build an Event Crystal Ball

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According to the United Nations, by 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in urban areas. And certainly more gender equity and diversity in your panels and speaker roster. It could mean that an attendee will need to submit the anticipated carbon footprint of the event to get corporate approval to travel to an event.