Sustainability is not just a buzzword anymore, and its implications stretch far beyond environmental impact. At Fi Europe, sustainability is increasingly important to our attendees and exhibitors, as well as to the market as a whole. Not only are we committed to running our event in an environmentally and socially responsible way, we also want to go further and inspire the sustainable development of the industry we serve. By connecting people with relevant networks and knowledge at our event, we’re helping them to solve some of the biggest challenges facing the sector to ensure long-term, sustainable growth.
Fi Europe 2022 has been developed in line with an industry-leading event sustainability programme,
focusing on:
We focus on:
Our efforts include:
> Facilitating content sessions focused on the long-term sustainable development of the industry through addressing current challenges and presenting innovations and opportunities
> Increased accessibility to a wider audience, while reducing potential travel with the online part of the event and on-demand sessions that can be accessed at a convenient time from anywhere.
> Fi Europe Innovation Awards include categories like the Sustainability Innovation award and the Diversity & Inclusion Award to highlight best practice and innovative ideas.
We focus on:
Our efforts include:
We focus on:
Our efforts include:
> We ensure health & safety of all onsite through implementing the highest standard.
> This year, the Informa AllSecure standards will be in place providing the highest levels of safety & hygiene.
> We are working with local suppliers and locally owned businesses to ensure positive impact on the local economy.
> We reduce local traffic congestion through using shuttle buses & encourage the use of public transport.
At Informa Markets, we work closely with our venue to make sure that we are aligned in terms of our commitments to sustainability.
Fi Paris has a strong focus on sustainability, some of their commitments include:
At Fi Europe we want everyone to feel like they belong and for our communities to feel inspired and benefit from the diverse identities, innovation
and ideas we showcase.
We do this through:
•We have created spaces to support diversity and inclusion such as our Women’s Networking Breakfast and our Women in Food LinkedIn group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8509205/
•We are committed to hearing from a diverse range of speakers and all the talks are available online with subtitles and are available to watch back later
•We have a diversity and inclusion award to celebrate D&I Innovation Award in our industry
Our event is part of Informa Markets and the Informa Group. Sustainability at Informa focuses on the long term impacts we have on customers, colleagues, the communities we work in and the environment.
Many of our stakeholders are clearly telling us that sustainability (social, economic and environmental) is something that is no longer a nice to have but a necessary part of any event. We want to make sure we’re meeting those expectations and we believe that being sustainable is the right thing to do.
We also recognise that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognizing that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve. This is an ongoing process for us and we’re looking for ideas of how we can improve.
More information about our work so far can be found on the www.informa.com/sustainability including our latest sustainability reports.
Informa and its events have received numerous awards and recognition including:
Would you like to work with us on the sustainability of our event? Would you like to share your own story and efforts? Got an idea?
Contact the event team or reach out to Informa’s sustainability team for more information