London January 2022: Symbiosis UK Ltd is proud to announce that it has signed the “Net Zero Carbon Events” pledge, a joint commitment across the events and meetings industry to achieve the targets laid out in the Paris Climate Accord.
“We are very serious about sustainability” commented Managing director, Nigel Targett. “Symbiosis is working hard to ensure that every stand is designed to be re-used or recycled, from flooring to framework and furniture. So we are delighted to sign and support the Net Zero Carbon Events pledge. A great initiative that is really helping us develop our roadmap to becoming net-zero.”
The company’s sustainability efforts were recently recognised when it was awarded the Environmental Exhibitor Award for its stand at the Southampton International Boat Show 2021.
Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge
The “Net Zero Carbon Events“ pledge is the result of global collaboration throughout the events industry. Over recent months, facilitated by the “Joint Meetings Industry Council” (JMIC), more than one hundred stakeholders from across the sector drafted and finalised this commitment with the support of UNFCCC Secretariat (United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change). The pledge was presented at the Global Climate Summit COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 10. At the time of launch, there were more than 100 signatories, making this the most global and inclusive collaborative action tackling the challenges of climate change within the events sector.
Symbiosis is pleased to be joining this initiative, as it will be through continued collaborative work throughout the events sector that we will be able to make swift and essential progress towards reducing the overall carbon footprint of events. The commitments of the pledge are aligned with the targets of the Paris Climate Accord.
By signing the pledge, Symbiosis is committing to publish our pathway to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest, with an interim target in line with the Paris Agreement’s requirement to reduce global GHG emissions by 50% by 2030. This work has to be concluded by the end of 2023. Symbiosis also will collaborate with partners, suppliers and customers to drive change across the value chain. To track the progress towards the targets, Symbiosis will measure and track its emissions of Greenhouse Gases according to industry best practice. Finally, Symbiosis will report on its progress at least every two years.
Cross Industry Collaboration
The Net Zero Carbon Events initiative brings together a wide range of event industry stakeholders to:
- Jointly communicate the industry’s commitment to tackling climate change and driving towards net zero by 2050
- Develop common methodologies for measuring the industry’s direct, indirect and supply chain greenhouse gas emissions
- Construct an industry-wide Roadmap towards net zero by 2050, and emissions reductions by 2030 in line with the Paris Agreement and climate science, with support and guidance on key issues
- Foster collaboration with suppliers and customers to ensure alignment and common approaches
- Establish common mechanisms for reporting progress and sharing best practice.
The next step of the “Net Zero Carbon Events” initiative is to develop the roadmap which will support the objectives outlined in the pledge.
More information about the initiative at www.netzerocarbonevents.org
