Warwick Conferences achieve international green star award

Warwick Conferences has been awarded the internationally recognised IACC (International Association of Conference Centers) Green Star accreditation for its environmental policy.

Awarded silver status, Warwick Conferences demonstrated its support of IACC’s code of sustainability, which strives for a more sustainable and environmentally responsible conferencing industry.

For IACC members to achieve silver status they are required to adhere to 75% of 55 rigorous environmental tenets, as outlined in IACC’s code of sustainability. The tenets include water conversation, energy management, air quality and food and beverage etc.

Andrew Taylor, food and beverage manager at Radcliffe training and conference centre, Warwick Conferences comments: “Achieving silver status is fantastic news. However, we want to prove that we’re the market leader when it comes to environmental policy, so our next goal is gold, if not platinum. Our customers are extremely aware of environmental issues, so they expect it to be embedded in our ethos and daily practices.

“Whilst we’ve made a great start at Warwick, for example having invested seriously into an extensive recycling programme and putting incentives in place to encourage staff to cycle to work, there are still improvements to be made. One of our biggest projects this year is to work on the more effective use of energy and water, tracking our energy consumption and evaluating where wastage can be reduced.

“We’re continuously looking to build on our good work so far - the IACC Green Star Award is just the first in a number of green accreditations we hope to achieve over the next 12 months.”

Scoring 80% in its last assessment Warwick Conferences hopes to increase its score to 85% to achieve gold status next year. So far the venue has already heavily invested in its environmental policy for the next five years with plans for improved roof insulation, installation of further energy efficient lighting and sensor activated lighting, and plans to invest in plumbed water coolers for 2011

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