Congress Center Hamburg,
Hamburg, Germany
CHAMPIONING SUSTAINABILITY AT BIOPROCESS INTERNATIONAL
At BPI Europe, we are committed to running events which are both environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. From the innovative ways we interact onsite to the radical changes in the way we build our exhibition - here is a breakdown of how we are embedding sustainability in everything we do.
Sustainability Initiatives
We are proud to deliver you a sustainable event by launching several new initiatives noted below.
Food and Beverage
We will be supplying vegetarian and vegan options.
Renewable Electricity
The event is powered by Renewable Electricity.
Carbon Offset
The event will be carbon offset.
Digital Agendas
Fully digital: no more paper onsite for agendas.
Voices of Biotech
Informa Connects latest podcast focusing on celebrating diverse leaders driving change within the life science industry. Through interviews and discussions, we explore the careers of key female leaders, how the industry is evolving, what progress has been made, and what more can be done to create gender and diversity parity within biotech.
Global Learning Scholarship Programme
Our Global Learning Scholarship Program (GLSP) provides 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.
Lanyards and Badges
We will be using a TerraCycle Zero Waste Box to recycle used lanyards and badges after the event. Don’t forget to drop off your badge and lanyard off before you leave.
Accessibility
Visit this website to view sustainable routes to the event and the venues facilities: The ideal location of the Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center (messecongress.at)
For futher information on accessibility at the venue CLICK HERE
Green Meetings
The aim is to organize the event according to the criteria of the Austrian Ecolabel for Green Meetings and Green Events.
Green Meetings Agent: Isabella.Pulley@informa.com
Venue
Venue: Messe Wien Exhibition Congress Center
Address: Messepl. 1, 1020 Wien, Austria
Charity Partner: The Austrian Children's Cancer Aid (ÖKKH)
As an advocacy group for affected families, the Austrian Children's Cancer Aid has the following tasks:
- Information and advice for affected families
- Raising public awareness of the taboo topic of “cancer in children and adolescents”
- Psychosocial aftercare for children and adolescents with cancer as well as their parents and siblings
- Support for research activities: funding of documentation assistants and annual awarding of the science prize for work in the field of pediatric oncology
BPI Europe Attendee Run
Please sign up below to RSVP your spot on the BPI Europe 2024 Attendee 5k Fun Run/Walk (3.1 miles) through the park adjacent to the Messe Wien Congress. The run will take place on Thursday 11th April 2024 at 6:30 AM. Staff members will be on hand to accommodate runners/walkers of all abilities. Please meet at the Messe Wien Congress Conference Entrance by 6:15 AM to stretch and gather before the run/walk.
HOW ARE WE BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE EVENT?
We believe a sustainable event focuses on three main aims...
Social responsibility
We want BPI Europe to be run in a socially responsible manner. To do so, we are focusing on:
- Doing business safely and ethically
- Considering wellbeing and accessibility
- Creating a positive impact on our host cities and measuring our impacts
- Supporting sponsors and partners in donating to local and industry-related charities
Environmental responsibility
BPI Europe will be run in an increasingly environmentally responsible manner, focusing on:
- Reducing carbon emissions
- Designing our events to eliminate waste
- Considering sustainability credentials for every item sourced for the event
Sustainable development
Our aim is for BPI Europe to promote long-term sustainable development - in the way that we run the event but also in how it's implemented in the market as a whole. We are committing to:
- Using our content to support the sustainability of the bioprocessing industry
- Developing close partnerships with relevant charities, companies and associations and giving them a platform to promote their work in the field
- Facilitating discussions on pertinent topics including diversity & inclusion, gender balance, sustainability trends, the impact on the environment & more.
FASTERFORWARD TO ZERO
FasterForward is BPI Europe's approach to sustainability, moving faster to become a zero waste and net zero carbon business.
A series of activities and commitments carried out between 2020-2025 will ensure our events become ever more sustainable, delivering a truly positive impact to the markets we serve. We will also actively help our partners, customers and wider markets to achieve the same.
Our FasterForward commitments include:
- Enable one million disconnected people to access networks and knowledge by 2025
- Become carbon neutral across our events by 2025
- Halve the waste generated through our events by 2025
- Embed sustainability inside 100% of our events by 2025
See the full list of commitments and find out more >>
