CHAMPIONING SUSTAINABILITY AT BIOTECH WEEK BOSTON

Our event guide will be delivered in a 100% digital format through our ConnectMe app this year, significantly reducing our usage of paper products during the live experience.

During the event, you will find biodegradable food packaging as well as corn-based fully compostable cups and utensils. Look out for the various receptacles to recycle paper, plastic and glass waste. Follow the signs to our locally sourced, vegan and vegetarian lunch buffet EACH DAY while the hall is open for more healthy and vegetarian options. Together we can reduce our carbon footprint!

Did you know that Boston is a very walkable city! You can also use our extensive transportation system to navigate from the Hynes to Harvard without having to "Paaark ya Caar". Check out all the options to get from here to there on the Meet Boston - Getting Around Boston Site.

If you like to bike - don't miss the Boston's BLUEbikes our bike sharing system that provides over 1,000 bikes in the city.

BWB is proud to participate in the Global Learning Scholarship Program (GLSP), providing opportunities for scientists, researchers, pharmaceutical, and medical device professionals from low- and middle-income countries to access the latest ideas, science, technology and partnerships to make a positive impact on fighting global disease.

Through our commitment to the evolution of the exhibitions industry, we aim to ensure that we are delivering the best possible experience for our customers. We believe that by moving away from the use of disposable exhibition booths we will improve the ease, quality, safety and sustainability of the exhibitor experience at our events. We aim to further minimize exhibition waste by ensuring any carpet use in our aisles is recyclable, using digital signage options as much as possible or using eco cardboard. Finally encouraging our exhibitors to minimize handouts by utilizing our digital download QR code technology at their booths.

In addition to ensuring our venue is using energy efficient lighting, this year our event will also be fully powered by Renewable Energy

Going carbon neutral means that we will continue to reduce as many greenhouse gas emissions as possible and compensate for the remaining carbon emissions our show emits (from travel, hotel stays, energy-use, waste, etc.) through the purchase of high-quality carbon offsets.

In 2016, the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) was certified LEED Silver by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED, which stands for “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design”, is an internationally adopted “green building” rating system, which evaluates a building’s environmental footprint in terms of its resource consumption, waste management practices, and overall operational efficiency.

Both the BCEC and the Hynes have state-of-the-art Lutron Lighting Systems installed throughout the facilities and sensor-controlled lighting in all meeting rooms. To improve building efficiency, lighting and HVAC are reduced during show move-in and move out. In a year alone, 1,300,000 kwH were saved due to LED lighting upgrades at the BCEC.

The BCEC and the Hynes recycle over 800 combined tons of material, including cardboard, plastic, paper, glass, and food waste with an average waste diversion rate of 47% at the BCEC. Annually, over 600,000 lbs of food waste are sent to be used for anaerobic digestion with any residuals being pelletized and land applied. In 2019, the MCCA also started an office organics collection program, currently available in four locations at the BCEC and one at the Hynes.

Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 6:30am

Grab your sneakers and meet us at the Registration Desk at the Hynes Convention Center for this sunrise run/walk along the beautiful Boston waterfront. BWB tee shirts provided for participants on first come first serve basis. Please reserve your spot in the ConnectMe App!

Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7:15am

Join us for a beginner yoga class in Room 109 at the Hynes Convention Center to exercise as the sun comes up. Modifications provided for more advanced students. The first 25 participants will receive a travel yoga mat to take home. Please sign up in the ConnectMe App to reserve your spot.

Visit us during Biotech Week Boston to help create hygiene care kits for the homeless individuals and families of Boston in partnership with Life Sciences Cares and the Victory Program. We have all the supplies to create the kits - we just need your help top assemble - it only takes a few minutes! The Life Science Cares booth is located outside the exhibit hall in the foyer across from Room 207. Stop by during these times to create a kit and learn more about other volunteer opportunities with Life Science Cares:

• Tuesday 9/24 – 3:00pm - 7:30pm

• Wednesday 9/25 – 8:30am -6:00pm

• Thursday 9/26 – 8:30am -1:30pm

Don’t forget to pack your reusable water bottle to stay hydrated. Hydration stations will be provided outside of session rooms and inside the exhibit halls of all our events.

After the event concludes, turn your badge and lanyard back into the bins provided so that we may recycle it! Thanks to our Terracycle Zero Waste boxes, all lanyards and badges will be recycled.

We will be utilising the BCEC’s Conventions C.A.R.E (Community Assistance by Responsible Events) program to collect clean, usable, nonperishable donations from exhibitors (aswell as our own event materials) after the events closes, these will be donated to local nonprofits around Boston.