Measures already taken by the ERA to make ERA2023 as environmentally friendly as possible
Travel to the conference venue |
Encouraged all participants to use public transport |
Encouraged speakers to use public transport |
The conference venue itself |
Air conditioning set at 26°C maximum |
Avoidance of carpets throughout the conference venue (as their cleaning requires more resources and also because they need frequent replacement) |
Avoidance of plastic items for catering |
Complimentary refillable water bottles, avoidance of soft drinks in cans or bottles for all events directly hosted by ERA |
Donation programme for leftover food |
Lunch areas instead of packed lunch boxes |
Delegates were required to print name badges at home; lanyards and badge holders were recyclable |
Congress bags made from recyclable material available only on request |
Measures to offset the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the congress |
Donation to a local initiative to plant trees |
Encouraged delegates to donate to this initiative as well |
Travel to the conference venue |
Encouraged all participants to use public transport |
Encouraged speakers to use public transport |
The conference venue itself |
Air conditioning set at 26°C maximum |
Avoidance of carpets throughout the conference venue (as their cleaning requires more resources and also because they need frequent replacement) |
Avoidance of plastic items for catering |
Complimentary refillable water bottles, avoidance of soft drinks in cans or bottles for all events directly hosted by ERA |
Donation programme for leftover food |
Lunch areas instead of packed lunch boxes |
Delegates were required to print name badges at home; lanyards and badge holders were recyclable |
Congress bags made from recyclable material available only on request |
Measures to offset the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the congress |
Donation to a local initiative to plant trees |
Encouraged delegates to donate to this initiative as well |
Measures already taken by the ERA to make ERA2023 as environmentally friendly as possible
Travel to the conference venue |
Encouraged all participants to use public transport |
Encouraged speakers to use public transport |
The conference venue itself |
Air conditioning set at 26°C maximum |
Avoidance of carpets throughout the conference venue (as their cleaning requires more resources and also because they need frequent replacement) |
Avoidance of plastic items for catering |
Complimentary refillable water bottles, avoidance of soft drinks in cans or bottles for all events directly hosted by ERA |
Donation programme for leftover food |
Lunch areas instead of packed lunch boxes |
Delegates were required to print name badges at home; lanyards and badge holders were recyclable |
Congress bags made from recyclable material available only on request |
Measures to offset the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the congress |
Donation to a local initiative to plant trees |
Encouraged delegates to donate to this initiative as well |
Travel to the conference venue |
Encouraged all participants to use public transport |
Encouraged speakers to use public transport |
The conference venue itself |
Air conditioning set at 26°C maximum |
Avoidance of carpets throughout the conference venue (as their cleaning requires more resources and also because they need frequent replacement) |
Avoidance of plastic items for catering |
Complimentary refillable water bottles, avoidance of soft drinks in cans or bottles for all events directly hosted by ERA |
Donation programme for leftover food |
Lunch areas instead of packed lunch boxes |
Delegates were required to print name badges at home; lanyards and badge holders were recyclable |
Congress bags made from recyclable material available only on request |
Measures to offset the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the congress |
Donation to a local initiative to plant trees |
Encouraged delegates to donate to this initiative as well |
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