IHOBE PRESENTS THE “ERRONKA GARBIA” METHODOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE EVENTS AT THE ANNUAL TURESPAÑA CONVENTION
Ihobe, the Public Environmental Management Company attached to the Department for Economic Development, Sustainability and the Environment of the Basque Government, today presented the “Erronka Garbia” methodology for the organisation of sustainable events as part of the annual Turespaña convention held in Donostia-San Sebastián between 23 and 25 October.
“Erronka Garbia” is a procedure developed by Ihobe that allows the negative impacts on the environment associated with the holding of events to be minimised. The application of this methodology and its subsequent recognition with the “Erronka Garbia-Sustainable Event” certificate seeks to raise awareness among the attendees at the event and the organisers about the need to mitigate the negative impacts associated with hosting multitudinous events.
STEEL TECH TO BE AWARDED THE ERRONKA SEAL AS A SUSTAINABLE EVENT
Steel Tech, Congress&Expo will be certified as an Erronka Garbia event, a seal awarded by the Basque Government’s Ihobe-State-Owned Enterprise for Environmental Management, in recognition of its commitment to sustainability.
To achieve this certification, the event, which will take place from 25 to 27 October at BEC and is a benchmark meeting point for the steel industry, and implemented an impact reduction plan that proposes six lines of action: mobility, energy, water, procurement, infrastructure, and waste.
BILBAO TO HOST THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL IWA DIGITAL WATER SUMMIT FROM 14 TO 16 NOVEMBER
From 14 to 16 November, the second edition of the international IWA Digital Water Summit will be held in Bilbao. It is organised by the International Water Association (IWA) with the collaboration of the Bilbao Bizkaia Water Board and the Spanish Association for Water Supply and Treatment (AEAS), as the representatives of the IWA in Spain.
For the second year running, the IWA Digital Water Summit returns to Bilbao, where last year it was attended by almost 400 individuals. The summit is designed to be the reference in digitalisation for the water sector.
APCE AND AFE TO HOLD SECOND JOINT CONGRESS AT BILBAO EXHIBITION CENTRE IN 2024
Members of the Association of Conference Centres of Spain and the Spanish Trade Fair Association have unanimously approved the application submitted by Bilbao Exhibition Centre to host the 2nd AFE-APCE Congress to be held in 2024.
The first joint Congress held in Malaga in July 2022 by the Spanish Trade Fair Association (AFE) and the Association of Conference Centres of Spain (APCE), was a huge success in terms of participants and content.
