COP15 climate conference stakeholders to launch Copenhagen Sustainable Meetings Protocol
Inspired by the United Nations Climate Change Conference (
COP15) taking place in Denmark’s capital in December 2009, six key stakeholder organizations have created a consortium to further increase the sustainability of this event and other large international meetings in the future. The initiative is called the Copenhagen Sustainable Meetings Protocol.
With a common vision for a more sustainable, responsible and ethical global marketplace, the partners have joined forces to capture, share and improve on their learnings and experiences in preparing Copenhagen for COP15. The objective is two-fold:
• Contribute to accelerating the transformation of the global meetings industry through sustainability
• To further enhance Copenhagen and Denmark’s position as a prime host destination for sustainable meetings
The Copenhagen Sustainable Meetings Protocol will be a guide for good leadership and active engagement of key stakeholders in large meetings. It identifies innovative and synergetic strategies that catalyze sustainable development - for the benefit of the meeting organizers, delegates and host communities.
The initiative has been championed by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, VisitDenmark, the City of Copenhagen, Wonderful Copenhagen, Novo Nordisk and MCI Group. This consortium recognizes that COP15 represents a unique opportunity to show that the biggest, most prestigious events can be organized in a sustainable way. It is the project partners hope, that the Copenhagen Sustainable Meetings Protocol will serve as reference to spark sustainable development internationally.
The protocol is scheduled for completion in February 2010.
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