IMPACT Exhibition Management in Bangkok, Thailand, has introduced a new Green Meeting Package that provides event planners with a structured mechanism to run more sustainable events.
This includes discouraging the use of tablecloths, chair covers, straws, and plastic bottled water at meetings; using green air conditioners for all exhibition halls; separating waste; and using environmentally friendly paper bags, hand soap, and dishwashing liquid.
Event planners will also be offered plant-based protein menu options and an option to donate excess food from the events to various foundations.
A carbon footprint report – which measures energy, water, gas consumption and food waste – will also be provided to help organisers keep track of the entire event process from set up to tear down. The numbers in the carbon footprint report are calculated based on the guidelines formulated by the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau and Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization.
Come 2025, visitors will also be able to take the Pink Line monorail when it is fully operational. Free shuttle services from Sri Rat station to Muang Thong Thani are currently being provided while construction is still ongoing.
“The green meeting package has been designed to mitigate climate change that requires urgent attention. We hope that customers are willing to be a part of our sustainability efforts and will pay more attention to considering hosting events sustainably,” said Paul Kanjanapas, CEO of Bangkok Land.
Paul shared that currently, IMPACT’s exhibition halls are “full every week”, and a 100 per cent recovery is expected this year. In 1H2023, IMPACT successfully held 421 events, with another 200 more events on the calendar until the end of 2023.
