JW Marriott,
Hong Kong
Championing sustainability at SuperReturn Private Credit Asia
We’re committed to running events which are both environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. From dedicated debates on the agenda, to radical changes in the way we build our exhibition - here is a breakdown of how we are embedding sustainability in everything we do.
FasterForward to zero
FasterForward is Informa’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:
- 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 >>
Sustainability Initiatives
We are proud to deliver you a sustainable event by launching the initiatives outlined below.
Digital Event Guide
Our event guide will be delivered in a 100% digital format, significantly reducing our usage of paper products during the live experience.
We'll have QR codes onsite that attendees can easily scan with their smartphone to pull up the agenda on their mobile devices.
Eliminate Other Printed Materials
No physical mail promotional material referring to the conference
- Use of digital signage wherever possible
Food and Beverage
- Significant efforts are made to reduce food waste by anticipating precise delegate numbers
- Menus are seasonal and regional
- Chinaware and cutlery are offered whenever possible and single use plastic is avoided
- The hotel donates food waste to local charities or recycles food waste by turning it into energy
Lanyards and Name Badges
- Lanyards selected are made from recycled PET plastic which can then be recycled again at the end of the event
- Lanyards are ensured to be collected and fully recycled post-event via zero waste box by Terracycle. The waste is sorted, turned into plastic granules and transformed into new products.
Our "Better Stand" Program
Per our commitment to the evolution of the exhibition 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 encourage our exhibitors to minimize handouts by utilizing our digital download QR code technology at their booths.
Power
- This event is powered by 100% renewable electricity
- We will ensure all added lighting is energy efficient
The JW Marriott Hong Kong
Initiatives include:
- Many Green and Sustainability Contribution Awards won including the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency Golden Seal for Contribution to Sustainability Facility and Carbon Neutrality (Waste Reduction) Charter by Environment Protection Department
- Green Key Certified
- Separate recyclable materials from general waste
- Herbs and vegetables are grown in the JW Garden and incorporated into dishes and cocktails
- The hotel has a partnership with Belu Filtered Water to reduce single-use bottles
- Surplus food is donated to local charities or sent to be recycled into energy
- Furniture materials supplied with wood from responsibly managed forests
- The hotel is connected to the Admiralty MTR Station
How are we building a sustainable event?
We believe a sustainable event focuses on three main aims...
Social responsibility
We want SuperReturn Private Credit Asia 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
Environmental responsibility
SuperReturn Private Credit Asia will be run in an increasingly environmentally responsible manner, focusing on:
- Reducing carbon emissions
- Creating less waste and discouraging giveaways from exhibitor stands and media partners
- Considering sustainability credentials for every item sourced for the event
Sustainable development
Our aim is for SuperReturn Private Credit Asia 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 private capital market
- Developing close partnerships with associations and giving them a platform to promote their organisations
- Facilitating discussions on pertinent topics including diversity & inclusion, ESG, sustainability, the impact on the environment & more...
How are we going further at SuperReturn Private Credit Asia?
Supporting our sponsors and exhibitors
We're working more closely than ever with our sponsors and exhibitors to ensure we all commit to doing the right thing for our customers, colleagues, and the communities we serve.
In keeping with our sustainability aims at SuperReturn events we are asking that exhibitors do not provide giveaways at this event and we would like all of our attendees to embrace this sustainability goal with us.
Instead, SuperReturn events will provide QR codes to exhibitors that can be shown at their stands so that attendees can download materials such as white papers or brochures, or to simply share their details with exhibitors. Please support our aims by downloading our exhibitors’ QR codes.
Charity Partner: Mental Health Resource
Mental Health Resource provide safe spaces and person-centred mental health support in communities across West Kent, to help people who have complex, enduring mental health conditions improve their wellbeing. Their clients have conditions including anxiety, depression, PTSD, borderline personality disorder, eating disorders, self-harm and bi-polar and often struggle with low self-esteem and sometimes lack skills to manage stressful life events.
Their 4 non-judgemental, community-focused and supportive projects are:
- The Hub: a friendly wellbeing centre
- Reachout: Confidential, self-help support groups based out in the community
- Reachout Youth: Helping young people share stories, develop coping strategies and make new friends
- Assert: A specialist advocacy service provided to those detained under the Mental Health Act