The Workshop Agreement (WA) 4 Sustainable MICE – Guidelines for carbon emissions management was launched by SACEOS (Singapore Association of Convention & Exhibition Organisers & Suppliers) and the Singapore Standards Council (SSC; overseen by Enterprise Singapore), at the Singapore MICE Forum (SMF) at Sands Expo & Convention on July 27.
This set of standards will support the Singapore MICE Sustainability Roadmap and the Singapore Green Plan 2030 by providing guidelines for the industry to better manage its carbon emissions.
WA 4 covers guidelines and best practices for the measurement, reduction, calculation, verification and offset of carbon emissions for business events. It also provides an emissions-reporting template for reference.
Yap Chin Siang, deputy chief executive of STB, said: “The launch of the new guidelines for carbon management is a critical step in our collective effort with SACEOS to raise sustainability standards across the MICE industry and reinforces STB’s commitment in working with the industry to build a more sustainable tourism sector.”
SACEOS will be running its first MICE Carbon Management Guidelines workshop based on WA 4 in the coming months. The workshop will promote awareness and provide guidance to reduce carbon footprint by each stakeholder.
WA 4 also complements the WA 3 – Guidelines for waste management, which provides guidance and best practices to the industry in reducing waste at business events.
To showcase and drive innovation in sustainability within the business events sector, SMF also featured the inaugural MICE Sustainability Innovation Marketplace. The Marketplace explored various solutions to improve the sustainability performance of organisations, as well as innovative ways to host sustainable events. Attendees discovered solutions in leveraging data and analytics, robotics, energy optimisation, sustainable materials and food & beverage from the Marketplace.
Having been with the company for 27 years, Toomey will oversee the consumer strategy for Marriott International in the region in his new role, which includes brand management, marketing, sales, distribution, revenue management, loyalty, customer experience, digital and communications.
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