UFI Media Release
Sector: Exhibitions
Reed Exhibitions: Our Journey to Net Zero by 2040
In February 2024, RX published its Roadmap to Net Zero Events in 2040. We talk to Global Sustainability Director Helen Sheppard about RX’s sustainability commitments, the challenges of measuring event emissions, and the company’s progress to date. RX is a founding signatory of the Net Zero Carbon Events pledge, a global collaboration which was launched…
CloserStill Media Acquires Majority Stake in Elite Exhibitions
From CloserStill Media: London, United Kingdom – CloserStill Media, the producer of market-leading business events, exhibitions and conferences, has acquired a majority stake in Elite Exhibitions. Terms are not disclosed. World’s leading US and European cruise ship design trade shows join CSM’s rapidly expanding Future Transport and Infrastructure group. Elite Exhibitions produce the annual Cruise…
Legislative Action Day 2024: Let’s Tell Congress to Finish the Job
From TSNN: Last June, nearly 100 business events industry leaders and advocates went to Capitol Hill to ask their members of Congress to do three important things: Encourage the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to finish its proposed anti-scammer rule; Advance legislation to help our industry train the next generation workforce; Introduce legislation to help bring…
ECA Applauds Additional Funding to Reduce Visa Wait Times
The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA), the unified advocacy voice of the business events industry, applauds the inclusion of supplemental funding for the U.S. Department of State to reduce visa wait times as part of a six-bill package of fiscal year 2024 government funding bills. The legislation provides the U.S. Department of State $50 million…
Agrifood Event Cultivates Innovation and International Participation
From PCMA: Rooted in New York but reaching the world online, the Grow-NY Competition and Summit provides $3 million in funding for innovative startups working throughout the agrifood ecosystem, from new farming technologies to ready-to-eat food products. No one understands the importance of proper cultivation better than those who work in the food and agriculture…
Uganda Looks to MICE Sector to Boost Tourism
From PML Daily: Players in the Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conferences, and Events (MICE) sector have rallied Ugandan authorities to fully back their new arrangement that is intended to grow the sector. This, they say will attract more tourists to Uganda and help boost the country’s foreign earnings, among other critical benefits. The Chairman Uganda Association…
RX Releases Sustainability Roadmap Detailing Path to Net Zero by 2040
From Trade Show Executive: As a founding member of the events industry’s Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge, which was launched in 2021, RX prioritizes and champions sustainability. Since 2018, it has successfully seen a 45% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 location-based emissions. RX’s Sustainability Roadmap was guided by the Net Zero Carbon Events…
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