How important is ‘ Green’?

MICE groups from India need to become more environment conscious. MICEtalk asked the convention centre heads: Does having a ‘Green’ image bring more clients? Are clients from some parts of the world more aware of environment friendly events and willing to

At Palexpo, sustainability and ecology are not only vain words, but have been part of our guiding principles since the foundation of our fair and congress centre, over 30 years ago. As a result, we use a heating system powered by hot air, a by-product of the local gasworks, a waste recycling system which reaches the exceptional level of nearly 80 per cent, the choice for our exhibitors between two environmentallyfriendly energy options for their electricity needs and the biggest bank of photovoltaic cells in Switzerland installed on the roof of the Palexpo halls which produces enough solar derived energy to meet the energy needs of more than thousand households. Sustainable considerations have become a real necessity in the modern world. Indeed, we receive requests from all over the world to go and explain our policies in the field, as they are considered to be amongst the most advanced.