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Manchester Sustainable Events Charter
On Wednesday the 18th of August 2010 Positive Impact launched the Manchester Sustainable Events Charter in partnership with Manchester City Council.
This education day was attended by 60 of Manchester and the North West’s event industry professionals. Guest speakers included Richard Sharland, Head of Environmental Strategy at Manchester City Council and Fiona Pelham, Managing Director of Sustainable Events Ltd. The objective of the day was to launch the charter to the industry in Manchester and teach them about event sustainability and BS8901, the British Standard for Sustainable Event Management.
The Palace Hotel, Manchester hosted this pioneering event, and delegates were able to take a tour of the hotel which highlighted the history and sustainability credentials of this Gold Green Tourism Business Scheme winning hotel. Sustainability champion, April McCaig shared many of the sustainability initiatives that the hotel has implemented to achieve this outstanding award. Liz Postlethwaite from the Library Theatre also spoke about the sustainability programmes they have put in place in their organisation.
Following the event, a series of Positive Impact workshops are to be hosted this Autumn to educate the Manchester events industry on sustainability and BS8901. Thanks to sponsorship from Manchester City Council places are available on this course at a reduced rate.
Contact the Positive Impact team for more information how you can be a part of the charter or attend the workshop series this Autumn.
Tel: 0161 273 5107. Email: info@positiveimpactevents.co.uk
IMEX Conference 2010
Positive Impact presented on the GMIC stand at IMEX 2010.
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For more information on sustainable event management, BS8901 and sustainable event reporting and the Global Reporting Initiative Event Organiser Sector Supplement, please contact Positive Impact at info@positiveimpactevents.co.uk or call 0161 273 5107.
The British Arts and Festivals Association Roadshow
BAFA, the British Arts and Festivals Association Roadshow invited Positive Impact to accompany them on their 2010 Roadshow in May. The tour visiting, London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol saw around 100 BAFA members get together to learn more about sustainability in the event industry, social media and how the new political era will event the arts, festivals and event industry. Positive Impact introduced the idea of sustainable event management, why sustainability is important to the event industry and gave example case studies and key next steps on how to implement sustainable changes to make a positive difference.
Positive Impact present in Poland
Positive Impact were invited to speak at the ‘Events in Green’ conference in Krakow in Poland organised by the Aeris Futuro Foundation. The conference took place on April 8th 2010 in Krakow at the, Nowe Herbewo conference centre. This conference was part of a wider promotional and educational campaign to promote a conscious and sustainable lifestyle in Poland. This project has been funded by the EEA & NORWAY GRANTS programme, “Environmental protection and sustainable development”. The aim of the conference was to familiarize participants with sustainable event planning standards. The event was attended by almost 50 participants, including event agency representatives, their potential clients, environmental organisation representatives, hoteliers, as well as event industry suppliers.
Positive Impact introduced the key ideas behind sustainability and the management system BS8901. Case studies were used to highlight how the event industry is implementing sustainable practices and BS8901 already. Szymon Liszka, Executive Director of the Polish Foundation for Energy Efficiency spoke about the importance of being energy efficient and how this can lead to cost savings. Przemysław Oczyp from the Responsible Business Forum also spoke about ecologically friendly events run by their partners. He highlighted the importance of changing everyday habits and building a positive brand image through implementing sustainable practices.
The event was well received by the delegates representing the Polish event industry. The Aeris Futuro Foundation will continue to promote sustainable event management throughout their project over the next 10 months.
AEO excellence awards 2009
Positive Impact with Reeds Exhibitions have been selected as finalist for the sustainable initiative of the year at Association of Event Organisers Excellence Awards 2009.
Events 2012 & Beyond: Getting the most out of the Olympic opportunity
Following on from the launch of the London 2012 UK Event Industry Fair Pricing & Practice Charter, the Events 2012 Development Group held the first in a series of conferences designed to help the event industry understand the Olympic and Paralympic opportunities leading up to the London games in 2012.
Events 2012 & Beyond was the first official conference for the UK events industry, and was organised in conjunction with Visit London and Visit Britain.
Events 2012 & Beyond took place on the first day of International Confex, Tuesday 24th February 2009 at the Earls Court Conference Centre, London. The event included an impressive line up of speakers, panel debates and knowledge workshops all designed to get the best possible advantage from the UK hosting the Games in 2012 and beyond.
Presenting a comprehensive guide to getting the most out of 2012:
- What the Olympics really mean for the UK events industry
- Learning from the experiences of past host cities
- Supply chain and sustainability (the implications of BS8901)
- Wider opportunities for the events industry around 2012
- Beyond 2012: Future opportunities for the UK events industry
Organise This have done it!
Positive Impact founders Organise This, have this year become the first ever company to become BS 8901 compliant through 3rd party certification.
The Organise This and Positive Impact team worked with MPI earlier this year to help MPI achieve BS 8901 certification of their management system which delivered the European Meetings and Events Conference. Organise This have developed these experiences and best practices to now become the first ever company to become compliant with the new standard through external certification.
Organise This event manager Emma Thompson believes this will now change the future of the event industry,
“Everyone who knows Organise This knows how passionate we are about the event industry becoming more sustainable and we strongly believe with the launch of BS 8901, the future of the event industry will change for the better forever. I’m very proud of all the Organise This team that worked towards achieving compliance with the standard and thanks to everyone that helped us throughout the process. It’s well worth the work you put in and I hope people will look to Organise This and recognise the benefits you receive from working in this new way.”
Http://www.organisethis.co.uk.