PIONEERS IN THE DONATION OF FOOD SURPLUS AT AN INTERNATIONAL EVENT

Thanks to the strategic partnership between the Iruña Group and Bilbao Exhibition Centre, the World Bank’s Innovate4Climate international conference held at the Basque venue last May became a pioneering event by donating its surplus food through the Oreka Circular Economy platform. This work demonstrates the commitment of both entities in the adoption of responsible practices for waste management and support for the neediest communities, and is aligned with the objectives of the SDG 2030 agenda.

A total of 220kg of food was donated to the Conde de Aresti Residence in Bilbao.  To this end, an efficient logistics system was set up to collect, quantify, deliver and donate the food left over from the event, which brought together more than 1,500 attendees from 69 countries, on a daily basis. The environmental impact of the action translates into more than 6,900kg of CO2 emissions avoided; more than 1 million litres of water saved; and nearly 4,000m2 of forest cover saved, according to the final report.  The traceability and measurement of the economic, social and environmental impact has been carried out through Oreka Circular Economy technology.

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BEC, A BENCHMARK FOR EVENTS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR

Bilbao Exhibition Centre has established itself as a benchmark for holding events related to the energy sector, hosting and promoting a number of leading industry meetings. These have brought together experts, researchers and opinion leaders to discuss current and future challenges in the energy sector and share best practices in terms of energy efficiency, clean energy and sustainable development.

An example of this is the awarding of the “European Hydrogen Energy Conference EHEC 2024”, led by the Spanish Hydrogen Association, which will take place from 6 to 8 March with the support of the local committee formed by Tecnalia, Basque Energy Agency, Basque Energy Cluster and BEC.

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BILBAO PRESENTS THE “SUSTAINABLE BILBAO: 2030 AGENDA AND SDGs” ACTION PLAN, ITS COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Bilbao City Council has publicly presented “Sustainable Bilbao: 2030 Agenda and SDGs”, the Action Plan for the localisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the city.

Since 2021, the municipal areas have been participating in this cross-cutting work with the collaboration of UN ETXEA and Coop&Co, in order to “identify the day-to-day actions promoted by institutions, private organisations and citizens themselves, in relation to the values and SDGs, which helps move towards a municipality that is increasingly sustainable, fair, supportive, inclusive, plural and diverse”, explained Mayor Juan Mari Aburto, who presided over the event.

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BILBAO ENTERS THE TOP 10 BEST LARGE EUROPEAN CITIES TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Bilbao has been recognised as the tenth best large European city in terms of attracting direct foreign investment by fDi Intelligence, part of the prestigious Financial Times publishing group.

In this new edition of the fDi Intelligence “European Cities and Regions of the Future 2022-2023” ranking, it has been evaluated, quantitatively and qualitatively, among 370 cities in Europe.

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