Guidelines for the environmentally sound organisation of events : during Germany’s EU Council Presidency and G8 Presidency in 2007 / published by: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Federal Environmental Agency (UBA), Section III 1.3 ; authors: Mathias Baller, Peter Blickwedel, Klaus-Michael Dubrikow, Susanne Hempen, Kerstin Hoth, Dr. Ulf Dietmar Jaeckel, Frank Kannenberg, Wolfgang Köhn, Peter Theodor Reichling, Jens Schumann, Frank Simon (all BMU), Dr. Hans-Hermann Eggers and Dagmar Kase (UBA)

Abstract

Conferences and other events can affect the environment in a wide variety of ways. It is often the journeys occasioned by such events and their influence on the climate that stand to the fore, but the consumption of paper, water and electricity caused by events, the traffic generated at the event venue and the minimisation of the volume of waste produced are also important issues for organisers seeking to put environmentally sound arrangements in place. The environmentally friendly procurement of products and services is another field that requires attention. Environmental concerns, as well as broader aspects of sustainability, such as social standards relating to the manufacture of products, therefore need to be incorporated into the planning and organisation of events at an early stage.