Sustainability
The AoC Events team is proud to have run the Annual Conference and Exhibition 2024 as a carbon neutral event for the fourth year running.
2021 - Our carbon footprint measured 125 tonnes
2022 - Our carbon footprint measured 96 tonnes
2023 - Our carbon footprint measured 66 tonnes
Total reduction of 59 tonnes - 53% -since 2021
How we do this:
- We collect all the necessary data to calculate the events carbon footprint
- We identify opportunities to reduce emissions and deliver carbon reductions
- We offset to Verified Carbon Standard-approved projects in the UK and overseas to balance out the remaining carbon emissions and deliver a net zero carbon event.
What we measure:
- Travel
- Accommodation
- Catering
- Event space
- Promotional material
What have we learnt from previous reports?
The main area in which we have been able to make our biggest impact is catering. Since producing a mostly vegetarian menu, we have reduced our food and beverage carbon footprint from 25.88 tonnes in 2021 to 6.51 tonnes in 2023, a reduction of 74.84%.
We work closely with the ICC to identify other areas of improvement that can help with our goals of reduction and this year, we will be putting a focus on locally-produced foods.