Carbon Neutral Events
Clients have the option if reducing to net
zero the impact of their conferences making the event
CarbonNeutral. This is achieved through the purchasing of carbon
credits, otherwise known as carbon offset projects equivalent to
the amount of CO2 produced during the conference.
How is it done?
Using an event carbon calculation developed by The CarbonNeutral
Company and independently verified by the Edinburgh Centre for
Carbon Management, Exclusive Hotels calculates the carbon emissions
produced by any given event and presents it to the client for
approval.
Once done, we submit it to The CarbonNeutral Company and they in
turn work out the 'carbon credits' needed to reduce the
carbon impact of the event to net zero.
An estimated cost of 80p per delegate purchases carbon credits
from one of their verified worldwide projects. This cost is split
between clients and Exclusive Hotels.
Carbon Offset Projects
As a Group we decided to concentrate our investment in carbon
offset to two projects, highlighted below, which were chosen by our
teams and are European based...
Sebenoba-Karakurt Wind
Power Project
This project sees the construction of 21 new wind turbines at
two sites in Turkey. By providing renewable energy, the project
reduces Turkey's reliance on fossil fuels for electricity
supply.
The project aims to generate emission reductions of 127,000 tCO2
equivalent in between 2007 and 2009, verified and certified to the
Voluntary Carbon Standard.
Sterksel Biogas Project
This project sees the construction of biogas facilities at five
farms in the Netherlands. The project reduces methane emissions to
the atmosphere and dispatches fossil fuels used to heat local
buildings. The project will generate emission reductions of an
estimated 35,000 tCO2 equivalent in between 2006 and 2007, verified
and certified to the Voluntary Carbon Standard.
Behind the scenes
Exclusively Green Conferencing ties in with the work already in
place under the Exclusively Green umbrella. All properties have
already committed to a huge amount of sustainable initiatives in
their day to day running, from recycling, heating, waste and
lighting to sustainable sources.
The difference is in the detail
Each property presents individual details that turn a meeting or
conference into both a successful and pleasurable event - ALL are
totally committed to the Exclusively Green Conferencing
initiative.
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