Sustainability
Sustainability report for EWEA's annual conference and exhibition 2010 published
Representing a clean, modern industry such as wind energy, EWEA is well aware of the importance of acting responsibly when it comes to its own activities. As an event organiser, we are taking a number of measures to ensure that we reduce the environmental impact of each event, and to integrate sustainability considerations into our decisions, procedures and practices.
Our events are independently audited across a range of criteria by MCI Sustainability Services. In this way, we can directly measure the impact of our events and benchmark the effectiveness of our green efforts against those of similar events. The results are detailed in our Sustainable Event Assessment reports, produced after each event.
- EWEC 2010 Event Sustainability Assessment ('eMag' plus standard PDF)
- OFFSHORE 2009 Event Sustainability Assessment (PDF 1.14mb)
- EWEC 2009 Event Sustainability Assessment (PDF 3.47mb)
5,400 donated on behalf of all participants at
EWEA's annual conference and exhibition 2010!
The European Wind Energy Association compensated for the carbon emissions of the 2010 edition of its annual conference and exhibition (EWEC 2010) by supporting the work of Renewable World (formerly known as the Koru Foundation) with a donation of 5,400 on behalf of all participants!
This donation will enable Renewable World to scale up their programme in Central America and improve the lives of many more poor people in the region by providing wind generated power which will light homes and power vital services such as schools and health centres and small businesses.
Read about the 'Nicaraguan Small Wind Technology Transfer Project', part of Renewable World's Central America programme
5,000 donated on behalf of all participants at
EWEA's offshore conference and exhibition 2009!
In 2009 EWEA compensated for the carbon emissions from the European Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition in Stockholm by supporting Renewable World's micro hydro project in Mozambique with a donation of 5,000.
This project provides 80 families in the community of Ndirire with electricity, not only lighting their homes but powering a local clinic and grain milling facility, which is improving the health and welfare of people in this isolated and rural community.
Read about Renewable World's 'Mozambique Micro Hydro' project in Ndirire
Match our efforts!
If you or your company is looking for a way to compensate for its emissions, donate to Renewable World!
Carbon Compensation through Renewable World gives you the opportunity to support a renewable energy project in a developing country most affected by climate change.
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