Together, We Can Make a Difference
We empower the maritime industry to adopt sustainability practices at events where its decision-makers gather, all while enhancing our environmental, social, and economic impact in our host cities.
Sustainable events
Fostering a Sustainable Tomorrow
The Faster Foward Programme
Our Pledges
As part of Informa Markets Plc, we aim to become a zero waste and net zero carbon business by 2030. We’re accelerating our efforts via a structured programme designed to actively help our partners, customers and wider markets to achieve similar standards. We focus our efforts around:
Be carbon neutral
Halve our waste
Embed sustainability
Help achieve the UN’s SDGs
Using renewable energy
Championing local suppliers
Donate 1+% of pre-tax profit
Customers at carbon negative
Lead the way to net zero 2030
Our Three Core Aims
We believe a sustainable event must be:
Running an sustainable event
We continually strive to become a "planet-forward" event organiser. Our main focuses are on waste, energy/carbon, water, procurement/materials and travel.
Eliminating single-use displays
Utilising reused or recycled materials
Installing refillable water stations
Offsetting emissions from staff travel
Running a socially responsible event
We are committed to conducting our business safely and ethically, are considerate towards wellbeing and accessibility, and create a positive measurable impact in the host cities of our events.
Including a range of diverse topics & speakers
Highlighting accessibility features on event maps
Ensuring on-site wellbeing and prayer facilities
Inspiring sustainable development
Our goal is to fully integrate sustainability across our maritime brands by 2025, motivating the broader cruise industry to align their efforts with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
Hosting industry leaders in sustainability
Celebrating sustainable achievements and success
Motivating partners to increase sustainability