In 2011, the European Commission defined corporate social responsibility (CSR) as “the responsibility of companies about the effects they have on society“. It is a “concept in which companies integrate social, environmental and economic concerns in their activities and in their interactions with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis“.
A daily eco-responsible commitment
An eco-responsible approach is possible by:
- Reducing the environmental impact of our congresses
- Implementing measures with participants and service providers, involving them in the process (preserving the environment, reducing the carbon footprint, reducing waste)
- Association commitment to offset our impact
3 main objectives to make our events ecological and sustainable:
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“ZERO CARBON” OBJECTIVE
Communicate and raise awareness among participants and guests to limit their carbon footprint, and offer them alternative solutions for their travel;
Offset emissions;
Favour service providers and venues that manage their waste, optimize their technical and thermal installations, reduce their energy consumption, solar sound systems or green energy supply.
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“ZERO PAPER” OBJECTIVE
In the digital age, some measures have already been or are to be developed on our events, such as:
- Reducing printed paper;
- Favouring electronic formats;
- Recycling.
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“ZERO PLASTIC” OBJECTIVE
Because the majority of our waste is still not treated to this day, we must limit our waste, of which plastic and its by-products represent a large part on our events.
The key to success also lies in the voluntary involvement of service providers who become partners in this responsible commitment:
- Limit the use of plastic materials and replace them with recycled or recyclable materials, and/or reusable materials;
- Ask our suppliers to make the same commitment by limiting the amount of plastic they use and by proposing alternative solutions.