Green Meeting Certificate
Green meetings put the emphasis on waste prevention, eco-friendly travel options and regional sourcing of ingredients for catering. There are mandatory criteria to be met in 9 different areas, as well as numerous optional points to help you achieve certification.
The main criteria for a green meeting are:
- Mobility and climate protection
- Rapid links from the venue to Vienna International Airport and the European rail network.
- Promotion of environmentally-friendly travel options in all event documentation.
- Low-carbon options for reaching social events thanks to Vienna’s extensive public transport network.
- Accommodation
- Vienna offers a wide range of eco-certified hotels, which participants are encouraged to explore.
- Participants are encouraged to use public transport when travelling from the hotel to the venue.
- Venue
- The Austria Center Vienna is a green meeting venue.
- The Austria Center Vienna contractually obliging all exhibitors and stand assembly partners to adhere to environmental requirements and providing them with information about their obligations.
- Procurement, materials, and waste management
- Adaptation of waste management concept to your event or meeting’s particular requirements.
- Information on waste prevention measures for employees and participants.
- Not using disposable crockery, cans or coffee capsules, or disposable packaging for giveaways.
- Keeping printed materials to an absolute minimum.
- Only using eco-certified paper when printed materials are necessary
- Catering and technical equipment
- MOTTO, who organizes the catering, is a green meeting specialist.
- Use of disposable cutlery, crockery and recyclable materials for catering.
- Technical equipment at Austria Center Vienna already fulfils all of the mandatory criteria.