European Wind Energy Association How EWEA implements sustainability ANJA WIMMER
Head of Event Logistics
European Wind Energy Association
24 May 2010
ICCA Workshop Frankfurt
Contents
• EWEA and its events portfolio
• Background on sustainability journey
• Approach: strategy and vision
• Actions – operational integration and reporting
• Key successes
• Key learnings and mistakes
• Conclusions
Global cumulative wind power capacity 1990-2007 (MW)
European Wind Energy Association
EWEA is the voice of the wind industry, actively
promoting the utilisation of wind power in Europe and
worldwide.
• Members
• Policy/Projects
• Events
• EWEA annual event (formerly EWEC)
• European Offshore Wind
• Special topic conference, workshops
www.ewea.org
Key events
EWEA annual event (formerly EWEC)
• annual conference & exhibition
• over 7000 participants, 9000m² net exhibition space
• 2009 Marseille – 2010 Warsaw – 2011 Brussels
European Offshore Wind – EOW
• bi-annual conference & exhibition
• over 5000 participants, 4000m² net exhibition space
• 2007 Berlin – 2009 Stockholm – 2011 Amsterdam
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INVESTIGATE
ENGAGE
INTEGRATE
INNOVATE
CO2 OffsetParticipate in Seminars
Contract MCI: Vision and MissionEWEC2009, EOW2009 and EWEC2010 audit and measurement
2008 2010
EWEC Exhibitor workshopSupplier engagementHealth & Safety and BS8901 workshops
EWEC Sustainability roadmap
Strategy - Vision
The most sustainable event in the global energy industry, leaving long term positive social and environmental legacies within the local communities we visit.
Approach
1: Destinations: work with CVB
2: Venues: waste management
3: Hotels: include sustainability criteria in selection process
4: F&B: organic and local menus and responsible practices.
Integrate Food bank
Actions: Operational integration
5: Exhibitions: - Guidelines and
training course for exhibitors
- Carpeting- Bag recycling
6: Transport: Include offset option in registration
Operational integration
7: Comms: Sustainable merchandisingWeb and brochure
communication8: Office: Health & Safety training for EWEA
events staff
Operational integration
The KORU foundation
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Event Sustainability Report–Strategy –Analysis of the
management system performance
–Data measurement–Benchmarking –Lessons learned and
improvement actions
Measuring and reporting
MeetGreen analysis
EWEC 2009 Carbon Emissions
AIR TRANSPORTEMISSIONS
65% CITY
TRANSPORTEMISSIONS
1%
ENERGY USAGE
EMISSIONS13%
PAPER and FOOD
EMISSIONS21%
Carbon footprint analysis
Key successes
- EWEA’s newly adopted general approach – creation of “sustainability team” and regular meetings
- Food Bank
- Waste Management
- Supplier Engagement
- Reporting
Stakeholder Engagement and Analysis
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Importance of the Greening EWEA Initiative to you personally
Not applicable/no answer
Not important
Little importance
Important
Very Important
Is it important?
Key learnings and mistakes
• Need an “up-down” approach as opposed to a “down-up” approach
• Good communication strategy is essential to share good practices, raise awareness and make the effort worthwhile
• Involve main stakeholder from the very beginning
• Include sustainability into contracts to ensure an effective follow up and good measurement
• It’s a journey:
• Requires strategy, resources and leadership
• Requires learning and education
• It is more than green
Conclusions
Thank you very much for your attention
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