Main navigation Menu Breadcrumb Home Our sustainability Our sustainability Setting our sustainability sights high Sustainability is at the forefront of our minds. For everything we do, we look at ways we could do it more sustainably, benchmarking our performance against industry standards such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, helped by our sustainability consultants MeetGreen. We share as we learn, running education on sustainability at our shows, and encouraging our exhibitors and buyers to reduce the environmental impact of their show participation. “We do our part to leave the world a better place than we found it. We are committed not only to implementing best practice in event sustainability ourselves but also to using our influence to encourage everyone in our industry to maximise their efforts.” Carina Bauer, CEO, IMEX Group READ OUR IMEX AMERICA SUSTAINABILITY REPORT READ OUR IMEX IN FRANKFURT SUSTAINABILITY REPORT TALKING POINT - NATURE Reduce We’ve reduced the material we produce for our shows, and encourage exhibitors to do the same. We ask all participants to carbon-offset travel, offer carbon-free train travel to Frankfurt to all European hosted buyers through Deutsche Bahn. All hosted buyer air travel is carbon-offset by Costa Rica Tourism Board. Anti-idling is standard for transfers, and bio-diesel is used for 20% of hosted buyer bus transfers in Frankfurt. We opt for greener hydroelectricity in Frankfurt, and we encourage exhibitors to place water coolers on their stands. We ask our attendees to bring reusable water bottles, coffee cups and bags, and have banned plastic straws. We offer 'waterwise' and meat-free food options, and compostable serviceware and food packaging. Reuse We collect food and materials that would otherwise be thrown away for distribution through ShoutOutLoud to those in need in Frankfurt. At IMEX America leftover hotel amenities are turned into Clean the World hygiene kits for donation to The Shade Tree shelter, with lanyards and leftover stand materials collected for reuse by Teachers Exchange. Recycle Our venues sort and recycle leftover waste – 80% of mixed waste in Frankfurt is recycled, and the energy generated by incinerating the remainder generates free power for the community. Our polypropylene carpets, bamboo lanyards and paper/polylith badges are recyclable, and we place easy-to-spot recycling bins throughout our shows. Our signage is vinyl-free, reusable and recyclable paperboard. All our print uses FSC-certified paper and vegetable and soy-based inks - and is completely recyclable. Reward We reward and recognise organisations making significant commitments to reduce their environmental impact through the IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award. Support Our exhibitors are encouraged to reduce the environmental impact of their show participation from the materials they use, to the amount they bring to the show. Our guide to exhibiting sustainably at IMEX shows them how. Educate We run education on sustainability at our shows, inviting green meeting experts to share their experience and guide our attendees through greening their own meetings and events. Contact Roger Lehner Senior Operations Executive CONTACT ROGER IMEX AMERICA LAS VEGAS OCTOBER 11 - 13, 2022 IMEX FRANKFURT 26 - 28 APRIL, 2022 Contact us +44 1273 227311 © 2021 Regent Exhibitions Ltd. Legal stuff Privacy COOKIES Our use of cookies We’re using cookies to improve your experience on our website. We’d also like to use additional cookies to allow you to enjoy certain features, and to allow us to continuously improve how our website works. We’ll only use these additional cookies if you enable them below. You can find out more or change your preferences at any time here – Cookie Policy. Functional cookies Enable certain features, and allow us to remember certain choices you make on our website. Analytics cookies Collect anonymous information about how you use and navigate our website. SAVE PREFERENCES ACCEPT ALL COOKIES