Sustainable Events
As a major organizer of events and exhibitions, Aviation Week, a division of Informa, has the opportunity and responsibility to lead the sustainable development of our industry. Our attendees, exhibitors and colleagues are all clearly telling us that sustainability, socially, economically and environmentally, is something that is no longer a “nice to have” but a necessary part of our success.
We also have the potential to go further than our responsibility to deliver our events sustainably: we can design our events to provide a place to work in partnership with our customers and inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve. For more information on Aviation Week and Informa’s overall commitment to sustainable events click here.
Our three pledges
Inspiring Sustainable Development
Environmental
Responsibility
Social
Responsibility
Sustainability Initiatives at MRO Latin America
Accountability
- Aviation Week Network is happy to discuss any questions or concerns regarding sustainability at our events. For further information please contact Jennifer Roberts at [email protected]
Purposeful Partnership
- Airlink, a global humanitarian organization. The partnership works to promote awareness about and raise funds for, Airlink’s mission to deliver critical aid to communities in crisis through industry and NGO partnerships.
- The MRO and Engines Series are partnered with A4A and IATA across all of our MRO events. Both organizations are actively involved in the development of show content and support of the aviation community.
Sustainability in Costa Rica
With a goal to be the first carbon neutral country, sustainable practices are observed in every region of the country, across all industries, adopted by all citizens and embraced by visitors. From local Costa Rican cuisine to artisan crafts to traditional customs and celebrations, sustainability is embedded deeply in the culture and traditions of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is one of the few countries to have outlined an updated climate change mitigation plan in 2019: the National Decarbonization Plan 2018-2050. It announces emission reductions in all sectors, with strategies including: electrifying public transport, energy efficiency measures, better farming and waste management practices.
Costa Ricans are proud to live among and protect their country’s rich environment, as this small nation holds five percent of the world’s land-based biodiversity and 3.5 percent of its marine life. Costa Rica produces nearly 93 percent of its electricity from renewable resources and 30 percent of its territory is protected natural land. A pioneer in the area of sustainability, Costa Rica is a model for sustainable practices for many industries within the region and around the world.
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Sustainability Tips for Exhibitors
Follow these tips to make sure your sustainable booth strategies are cost-neutral or even cost-saving! Leave an impact on the show floor, not the environment.
SHIPPING
- Online + before deadline = better bottom line. Take advantage of early-bird pricing and consolidate shipping when ordering supplies.
- Choose reusable shipping padding. Avoid packing peanuts and foam plastic materials that never decompose.
GRAPHICS
- Option 1 Multiple Use Print on a durable substrate without dates, event names, or locations.
- Option 2 One-time Use Print on 100 percent recyclable materials which are just as cost-effective as PVC.
PRINTING
- Reduce printing and go digital with your booth literature.
- Print locally. Supporting local businesses while reducing shipping? It’s a win-win.
- Print on at least 50 percent post-consumer recycled paper.
ON SITE - Save Energy
- Use Energy Star-rated equipment for audio-visual equipment and monitors.
- Power down. Turn off equipment at the end of each day.
- Light up your booth with CFLs, LEDs, or other energy- efficient lighting.
SHIPPING OUT
- Pack in, pack out. Leave no traces on show site.
LEFTOVER MATERIALS
- Remember to label. Clearly label recyclable leftover material for disposal.
- Donate the rest. Ask about local donation programs.
TYPICALLY* DONATE-ABLE
Furniture: Purchased items
Home furnishing: Décor staging materials
Unused raw materials: Plywood, subflooring, non-laminate wood
Flooring: 100 square feet of flooring. Excludes carpet.
Left over giveaways: Pens, pads of paper, sunglasses, USBs, etc., left over in your promotional giveaway
TYPICALLY* RECYCLABLE
Cardboard: Used for signs or shipping boxes
Glass: Green, brown, clear
Plastics: Shrink-wrap or plastic banding used to secure shipments; water/soda bottles; plexiglass (acrylics) clear, smoked, or tinted; Visqueen used to protect flooring
Metal: Aluminum cans/ steel banding
Paper: Fliers, brochures, programs, tickets, office paper, newspaper, magazines, paperboard
Wood: Non-laminate wood
