The “2016 Green Venue Report: The State of Convention and Exhibition Center Sustainability” is now available for download on Greenview’s website. The third annual Green Venue Report complies data from 44 convention and exhibition centers and evaluates a collective environmental footprint of industry meeting and events.
In its third year, the Green Venue Report compares green performance over a wide-range of areas, including: energy efficiency, waste management, water usage, food and beverage services, cleaning practices, staff involvement, communications and certifications. The survey consisted of 142 survey questions and was conducted in spring 2016, and is based off 2015 operational data and information.
Over 20,000 events were held at the reporting centers, hosting over 48,000,000 attendees. The Green Venue Report captures the practices and impacts of convention and exhibitions on a global scale.
Here are a few key findings from the 2016 report:
- Centers are dedicating resources to divert waste from landfills. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of centers have active and ongoing back-of-house manual waste sorting programs in place.
- Centers and event organizers continue to improve communication around event sustainability. Responding centers indicated that on average 34% of event organizers discussed sustainability or “greening” when engaging with the venue.
- Event-specific waste tracking is increasing. Seventy-nine percent (79%) of responding centers can provide event planners a specific waste diversion report for their event, an increase from 72% last year.
“Participation in the Green Venue Report for both the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and the Hynes Convention Center has been a rewarding and enlightening experience,” said Evan Harwood, Massachusetts Convention Center Authority Building Services Manager. “Not only has it streamlined the reporting of our facilities’ data and green initiatives, it [provides valuable] best practices and industry trends.”
As the Green Venue Report continues to grow, the project will provide critical analysis, in addition to documenting the tools and best practices to sustain the industry. The Green Venue Report is a project started by Greenview, a firm in the events and meetings industry promoting sustainable practices.
2016 convention and exhibition participants included:
- Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre
- Allstream Centre
- Atlantic City Convention Center
- Austin Convention Center
- Bangalore International Exhibition Centre
- Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre
- Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
- Broward County Convention Center
- Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center
- Cobo Center
- Colorado Convention Center
- Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
- David L. Lawrence Convention Center
- DeVos Place Convention Center
- Enercare Centre
- Ernst N. Morial Convention Center
- Expo Nantes
- George R. Brown Convention Center
- Georgia World Congress Center
- Hynes Convention Center
- Javits Center
- Kap Europa Conference Centre
- Los Angeles Convention Center
- Mandalay Bay
- Marina Bay Sands
- Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
- Metro Toronto Convention Center
- Moscone Center
- Music City Center
- Orange County Convention Center
- Oregon Convention Center
- Palexpo
- Palmer Events Center
- Pennsylvania Convention Center
- San Diego Convention Center
- Sands Expo and Convention Center
- St. Paul River Centre
- The International Centre
- Vancouver Convention Centre
- Venetian Macao Resort Hotel
- Virginia Beach Convention Center
- Walter E. Washington Convention Center
- Washington State Convention Center
- Whistler Conference Center
The 2016 Green Venue Report is available for download on Greenview’s website. Note that some basic personal information is required in order to download the report and it is a fairly large PDF download.
