Eliminate single-use plastic from meetings

Meeting with reusable water bottles on the table

In 2018, the IAPCO launched a campaign to raise awareness in the global events and meetings industry of the importance of reducing single-use plastic. Companies are asked to sign a pledge to take an action towards removing single-use plastic from their meetings

50% of plastics produced each year is for single-use purpose.

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Benefits

Encourages businesses to start thinking about their single-use plastic use internally
Easy to sign up your company
You join a community of companies also publicly taking the pledge

Challenges

Might require change in company culture and wider company buy in
Pledges need to be carefully chosen, as they may be too small to make an impact

Making a difference

Over 133 companies with a combined workforce of over 9200 employees have pledged to remove single-use plastic from over 18,660 meetings a year.

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