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Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge Launches With Broad Industry Support

Convene by PCMA

With the launch of the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge on Nov. 10 during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, a wide-ranging network of global events industry players has united to fight climate change with the ultimate goal of eliminating the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

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Making Bleisure, Sustainability, and Wellness Top of Mind

Convene by PCMA

Accor hosts the GME annually, bringing together leadership and representatives from its more than 40 hotel brands with meeting planners, journalists, and other industry professionals. But this year, he said, hotel performance data revealed that demand from travel for meetings and business is back in a big way.

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A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World

Convene by PCMA

Lopez attributed high attendance during an ongoing pandemic to the fact that participants were eager to meet again in person — even if they were physically distanced — and the critical importance of the climate treaty negotiations. If I’m not thinking of all of the different audiences,” Lopez said, “then I’m not doing my job.”.