Position of the German trade fair industry on environmental sustainability
In summer 2022, the trade fair industry in Germany adopted industry-wide standards for environmental sustainability for the first time. The aim is to achieve climate neutrality by 2040, with milestones such as 100 per cent green electricity by 2025 marking the path to this goal. The industry position was further developed in winter 2023.
For us, future-orientated business and socially responsible action go hand in hand: The German trade fair industry is making its way towards climate neutrality.
The German trade fair industry comprises numerous players who have an influence on different areas of the industry: Exhibition centre operators, trade fair organisers, exhibitors, visitors and service partners. We will all work together responsibly to achieve the goals we have set ourselves and to continuously improve and expand them in line with social, political and cross-industry requirements. We will monitor and report on our achievements at regular intervals. We have developed an industry positioning with nine building blocks and thus opened the door to a process that we will continue to develop.
Trade fairs are part of the solution on the way to a climate-neutral economy
Trade fairs are marketplaces for companies worldwide to exchange products and services, but also to enter into new collaborations and market innovations. Trade fairs are meeting places where industry partners work together as problem solvers to pave the way to a sustainable future. Trade fairs are think tanks for working on economic solutions to combat the climate crisis. In short: trade fairs are part of the solution on the way to a climate-neutral economy.
The German trade fair industry fully supports the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Building on the many existing climate protection measures of the numerous players in the trade fair industry, we as an industry want to make our contribution to achieving the climate targets. In doing so, we are acting according to the principle of "avoid before reduce before offset".
The German trade fair industry is also committed to the sustainability goals of the United Nations as a guideline for its own business practices and has pledged to implement the following measures as a first step:
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