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Organize your events in sustainable buildings

Hosting your meeting or event in a sustainable building can not only help to significantly reduce its overall carbon footprint but also result in a healthier, more positive experience for delegates and benefit the wider local community and environment. However, sourcing sustainable hotels and venues can be challenging, especially if you are responsible for booking and managing multiple events across the world. So, it’s important to know what information to look out for and the right questions to ask at the point of initial inquiry.

09 Nov 2022 3 min to read

What makes a sustainable building?

A sustainable building is one that, in its design, construction or operation, reduces negative impacts, and can create positive impacts, on the climate, natural environment and our health. Some of the key features to look out for include:
 
  1. Efficient use of resources including energy and water
  2. Use of renewable energy
  3. Pollution and waste reduction measures, alongside re-use and recycling systems
  4. Good indoor environmental air quality
  5. Use of materials that are non-toxic, ethical and sustainable
  6. Consideration of the environment in design, construction and operation
 
If you choose a hotel or venue partner that is prioritizing most, or all of the above, and can provide the data to back it up, you are off to a good start. We embrace the target to reduce our carbon footprint and water consumption by 30% by 2025 through close cooperation with hotel teams, property owners, design teams, architects and builders. Across the portfolio, the water footprint per square meter was reduced by 23% in 2021 vs 2019, and we achieved a 20% reduction in energy use. Look for eco-label certified hotels. If a hotel has an eco-label certification, you can trust that its sustainability achievements have been assessed and recognized by a trusted third-party authority. We partner with global eco-labels, recognized by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), which audit our hotels’ sustainability performance. Currently, 238 hotels – including 63% of our EMEA portfolio – have an eco-label.
 
We also actively strive to use smart technologies to limit our energy and water use, reduce waste and increase circular models, and are pursuing a renewable energy sourcing strategy that will increase the amount of renewable electricity we produce and purchase. 
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Setting the standard

If you are unsure, or don’t have resources or specialist knowledge to look at each individual building’s sustainability credentials in detail when sourcing venues, try to find one with an international sustainable building standard awarded by objective and approved bodies. 

Recognized standards include:

LEED (the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design certification) – the most widely used green building rating system in the world

BREEAM – measures and rewards the environmental performance of a building during its construction or renovation

EDGE – created by International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, encourages the construction of resource-efficient buildings by proving the business case for energy and water saving measures

We are prioritizing these sustainable standards for new builds, conversions and retrofitting existing hotels. We have expanded our construction guidelines, by consolidating the best of the LEED, BREEAM, and EDGE sustainable building certifications to define our own Build Planet levels for hotels constructed or renovated based on a series of sustainable conditions. Recent examples of our commitment to sustainable building include the Radisson RED Hotel Dubai Silicon Oasis, which has been awarded the ultimate LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum Certification for its environmentally friendly building design, and the new Radisson Collection Hotel, Magdalena Plaza Sevilla, which has been awarded Spain’s first LEED Hospitality Gold level rating. 

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Why Choose Radisson Hotels to Host Your Hybrid Meeting?

High-speed internet and state-of-the-art technology such as: high quality displays with easy connectivity, modern video conferencing technology, and dedicated broadband. We’ve also partnered with Zoom, the leader in modern enterprise video communication, to provide a flawless experience for our clients’ virtual and hybrid meetings and events.
 
We’ve also partnered with SGS to create a new 10-step protocol for meeting and event spaces. Optimized cleaning and disinfection procedures, increased attention to safety in communal spaces, protective equipment, and updated training for team members are included in the new protocols.

With our seven distinctive hotel brands, Radisson Hotels can offer you a range of outstanding destinations with beautifully designed venues. From the architecturally stunning Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel, Stockholm to the iconic Radisson Blu Hotel, Lyon, we’re sure to have a venue that can enhance your event.

Ready to start planning your next hybrid meeting? Click here to learn how the Radisson Hotel Group can assist you in delivering a seamless event of any kind, from hybrid multi-site meetings to broadcasting events.

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