awards, conferences & exhibitions ACE
EUROPE’S EXHIBITION
DEDICATED FOR
BUSINESS TO GO
GREEN COMES TO
OLYMPIA ON 16TH -
17TH APRIL 2008
More and more products and services are an office and sustainable travel options to sustainable and pleased to be working with a
being developed with the specific aim of ways of looking at climate change as show that offers a great platform
helping other businesses reduce their a business.” encouraging other businesses to think more
negative impact on the world around them. The organisers, Positive Business Events, are about their responsible business practices
Many of the new innovations also help working with suppliers under a set of carefully and what they can do to improve them.”
businesses to save money or open up new prepared guidelines to minimise negative Event details: Date: 16th & 17th April 2008
revenue streams. Taking place at Olympia on impacts the event may have - all materials Venue: Olympia 2, London Organisers:
the 16th & 17th April 2008, Positive Business are from sustainable stocks, travel kept to the Positive Business Events
08 will bring together over 200 exhibitors minimum and the ethos of reduce, reuse and Website: www.positivebusinessshow.com
who are committed to helping businesses in recycle is a main management focus. Positive Platinum media partner, The Sunday Times
their environmental management and Business is partnered with The CarbonNeutral and supported by Envirowise.
sustainability to enable the busy manager to Company to balance out the CO
2
emissions Entry to the show is free. Exhibition area of
find their black book of green contacts. associated with staging this event through more than 200 exhibitors; Over 35 hours of
The process of going green will not be verified, carbon saving projects around freeto- attend seminars and workshops; High
reached overnight and many companies will the world. profile industry awards; Advice from leading
need a step change in order to achieve it. Jonathan Shopley, Executive Director, The specialist organisations.
Positive Business 08 is about moving towards CarbonNeutral Company, said: “The current “Businesses are increasingly recognising that
sustainability, working with business, sharing scientific consensus is that we need an long-term financial success can only be
best practice and exploring the easy and absolute reduction in greenhouse gas achieved by operating within the Earth’s
practical solutions available today. emissions of 60-80% by 2050, and we need ecological limits and protecting the natural
The two day event will offer over 35 hours of to start delivering those resources - the planet’s capital - upon which
free to attend seminars with confirmed reductions immediately. we and wildlife depend,” said Dax Lovegrove,
speakers which include senior representatives Positive Business 08 will help provide vital Head of Business and Industry Relations at
from Envirowise, Business in the Community, education on how companies can mitigate WWF-UK.
the Renewable Energy Association, The their own impact on the environment. “We welcome events that drive this agenda
Sunday Times, Transport for London, Global “We are working in partnership with Positive and look forward to the Positive Business
Action Plan and the Business 08 because we know that businesses event in the pursuit of sustainable solutions.”
CarbonNeutral Company. are committed to taking voluntary action on Innovation in creating sustainable and
Exhibitor, Pat Pascoe from Kyocera Mita climate change and we want to support environmental products is growing rapidly.
commented: “We look forward to meeting their efforts.” Positive Business 08 will bring some of this
businesses that strive to be more Jeremy Rees, Exhibition Sales Director, EC&O development and thinking together so that
environmentally aware in their operations. Venues said: “We’re delighted to welcome knowledge can be transferred and further
Businesses need not spend more when Positive Business to Olympia, the show’s aim creativity can be inspired.
considering greener ways of doing business, to educate businesses about their For more information please visit
it takes an informed decision about the environmental management and www.positivebusinessshow.com or contact
complete product life cycle and advice that sustainability fits in well with our own CSR Philip on +44 (0) 20 7100 1621
cuts through the confusion when trying to policy. EC&O Venues takes its environmental philip@positivebusinessshow.com
decipher the options.” responsibilities very seriously, we have been
Exhibitor, Jon Clift from publishing company, recognised for our efforts by winning awards
Green Books comments: “Our books are such as the Association of Exhibition
bestsellers with many companies looking for Organisers (AEO) and Event awards for
easy advice on going green and ways that all Sustainability and have also been shortlisted
company employees can get involved. Some for the Visit London Sustainable Tourism
of our authors will take visitors through a Award 2007. We’re always keen to work with
range of subjects from top tips to greening organisers to help them become more
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