Inspiring
Sustainability

Environmentally
Responsible

Socially
Responsible

Embed sustainability into our brand by 2025 to inspire our sector to be more sustainable, promoting the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals:

• Regularly cooperate with partners to hold sustainable related events / seminars to promote sustainability

• Offer barter booths for NGOs to promote the brand

Become carbon neutral, halve our waste and save customers more carbon than we emit by 2025 as a stepping stone to being zero waste and net zero carbon by 2030 or earlier by:

• Better stands programme to eliminate the use of disposable stand structures and to promote the use of reusable stands

• LED has been fully implemented for shell stand and directional signages. Hall lightings and AC will be off after the exhibitors leave the venue

Contribute value of at least 1% of profit before tax to community groups by 2025, champion diversity and inclusion and create value for our host cities by:

• Ensure access of wheelchair user to access to the events

• Cooperate with partners who contribute back to the community, such as Food Donation Charity

Restaurant, Bar, and Café Hong Kong is now powered by renewable electricity, helping us in our journey to Net Zero.

As a visitor:

• Consider how you'll get to the event and if you can avoid air travel or take lower carbon transport

• Bring a refillable bottle to save plastic

• Recycle your waste onsite and in your hotel where possible

• Support our charity partners

• Consider opting for vegetarian and vegan food options and avoid food waste

• Only take the give-aways or brochures you need and will use, consider if there are digital alternatives

• Consider the environmental credentials of the hotel when deciding where to stay

As an exhibitor:

• Ensure your stand is designed so that its structure will be used again by either yourself or by your contractors

• For your travel and transport, choose the most sustainable option possible for your journey to and from the event. Consolidate your shipments and use logistic companies that have sustainability credentials

• When purchasing promotional items, consider the amount you order, the environmental credentials of the materials they are made from, as well as whether they are useful giveaways that will be used long after the event is over

• Help to support the sustainability of the local area by using local suppliers and considering the sustainability credentials of the hotels you book

• Inspire the sustainable development of your industry by promoting your company’s and your products’ sustainability credentials

• Select energy efficient, LED lighting and other equipment for your stand and be sure to power down your equipment at the end of the day

• Reduce paper handouts by going digital and source recycled, sustainably certified paper options where printing is needed. Eg, FSC or recycled paper

• Ensure you and your contractor are aware of and compliant with all health, safety and security requirements

• Think about what waste your stand will create and try to minimize it as much as possible. For the unavoidable waste items, try to ensure it will be recycled. Key items to consider include signage, carpeting, signal use of wood and packaging waste

• Get involved with the numerous initiatives and conversations throughout the event which aim to help facilitate and inspire the sustainable development of your industry