The 2023 IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award program is now accepting entries. The deadline for submissions is February 6, 2023. Applications details are available HERE.
The award is open to MICE industry organizers, venues and suppliers. It champions the ambitions and achievements of teams who are raising the bar in sustainable event innovation, and is designed to celebrate meeting, incentive and exhibition professionals driving sustainability through innovation, collaboration and idea-sharing.
The submissions will be reviewed by a global panel of judges from across the business events sector, with the winner announced at the IMEX Frankfurt Gala Dinner in May.
Members of the judging panel are:
- Courtney Lohmann, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, PRA Business Events
- Jaime Nack, President, Three Squares Inc.
- Roger Simons, Director of Sustainability, Marina Bay Sands
- Stephanie Jones, Managing Director, Professional Development and Event Strategy, Water Environment Federation
- Bettina Reventlow-Mourier, Deputy Convention Director – Head of Congress, Copenhagen Convention Bureau and winner of the 2022 IMEX EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award
IMEX Group explains that the awards place a very deliberate focus on innovation and creative thinking. These skills are key to driving environmental improvements as evidenced at the recent UN Climage Change Conference COP27 where innovative approaches to tackle climate change were highlighted, notably in the areas of energy, food and buildings.
“With the need for climate-friendly solutions growing ever greater, innovation is accelerating at a pace,” said Carina Bauer, CEO, IMEX Group. “Since the launch of the award in 2003, we’ve marvelled at the many ways in which the business events sector has responded to the climate crisis with powerful, original thinking.
“According to a survey at IMEX America by Encore, an EIC strategic partner, 45 percent of planners believe social impact to be the most powerful way that events can effect change. The IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award champions initiatives that create a positive impact on both the environment and communities.”
Events Industry Council (EIC) CEO Amy Calvert added, “It is important to note that the IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award has been designed to celebrate event professionals driving sustainability forward through innovation, collaboration and idea sharing.
“One of the most inspirational aspects of this award is the ability to share the stories of unified efforts and impact driven by steadfast commitment to the notion that together we are stronger.”
IMEX Frankfurt will take place May 23-25, 2023 at Messe Frankfurt.