A sustainable destination
Bilbao has undergone a total revolution in recent decades: from being a completely industrialised city to today, where the city’s transformation and its strong commitment to sustainability are notable. It has established itself as an attractive and welcoming city for the people who live there and for those who, year after year, choose Bilbao as a place to enjoy a few days getting to know its people and its streets.
Bilbao Convention Bureau (BiCB) works to promote and carry out sustainable activities involving as many stakeholders from the city as possible. The activities and the effort put into these are evidence of this:
Here are some of the more representative achievements of both the city suppliers and of the Bilbao Convention Bureau.
For further information do not hesitate to go to the Good Practices section.
SUSTAINABILITY POLICY AND STRATEGY
The mission of the Bilbao Convention Bureau Sustainability Policy is to carry out different activities in order to promote sustainability in the MICE sector and to promote Bilbao as a venue for corporate and associative meetings. That is why we also consider the values defined by #BilbaoArimaBerdea (INCLUSION AND RESPECT, COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION, PROGRESS AND INNOVATION and QUALITY OF LIFE) and align them with the SDG most relevant to Bilbao in order to achieve the objectives.
Building on close contact with the different players from the sector, we make every effort to be able to respond to any need that may arise and to fulfil our commitments, never forgetting the process of continuous improvement we seek to implement.
The confidence placed in local products and the promotion of the use of reusable and sustainable materials is of great importance.
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Taking as an example the huge capacity for work and commitment shown in the reconversion and sustained growth of the city of Bilbao in recent years, the Bilbao Convention Bureau Sustainability Strategy lists the measures and initiatives proposed to convert Bilbao into a cutting-edge city in terms of sustainability.
Of note is the commitment acquired on entering the GDS-Index, a world ranking of the most sustainable cites and, consequently, the most attractive for holding events and business meetings. Therefore, it is necessary to work alongside representatives from all the subsectors and to consider the vision and ideas offered by each one for the common good, and to encourage public participation in order to obtain the people’s impressions about options for improvement.
Lastly, an in-depth revision and analysis is required of the indicators, both for the dashboard control and measurement system (CO2 emissions avoided, people helped, Kg of waste avoided) and those necessary for the preparation of reports and the control of strategy milestones.
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This document contains the evolution of the sustainability of the Bilbao Convention Bureau and its members during the second half of 2022 and the first half of 2023, always taking as a basis the Sustainability Strategy published in 2021 and the Action Plan 2021-2027.
The first half of the year saw a reactivation of the city’s MICE sector, due to the improvement in the health situation. The following months have seen an even greater rise in the sector’s participation levels.
This is an opportunity for each of the different actors in the sector to put into practice the different improvements and knowledge acquired in terms of sustainability.
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Diversity, equity and inclusion are three closely related values that the Bilbao Convention Bureau actively defends.
Diversity, from the point of view of race, ethnicity, gender, beliefs, sexual orientation and neurodiversity, helps us strengthen ourselves as an organization, gaining talent, improving the quality of decision making and increasing motivation . and the satisfaction of workers.
Companies that are diverse, equitable and inclusive are better able to respond to challenges. In this way, with the DEI Strategy in mind, the needs of the workforce will be better supported.
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Inclusion strategy
Our Climate Action Plan shows the roadmap to be followed by the Bilbao Convention Bureau as a result of the BiCB 2021-2027 Sustainability Strategy. This plan allows us to assess the progress made to date and guides us to continue taking actions regarding sustainability.
