Table 1:

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
Table 1:

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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