After all these months of hard work and dedication we would like to share with you some of the unique insights we have gained on the current and future trends of sustainability in 47 destinations worldwide.

Imagination, that was this year’s theme at IMEX Frankfurt. We, the team behind the GDS-Index, took this theme to heart, by reimagining the future of the index.

1500 amazing people working on implementation of the UN sustainable development goals came together to celebrate.

Are we arriving at a moment when we – the events industry has to admit there is an elephant is in the room? The elephant being that our entire business model is almost entirely built on the need for our clients to fly for us to be profitable.

Beneath the surface of Monaco’s deep blue sea lie some very good creative activities and ideas designed to create – and protect – a sustainable environment that safeguards its inherent beauty.

While many in our industry have made efforts to implement more sustainable events and operational practices, we are not reacting like our house is on fire. We simply are not doing enough.

This week I had the pleasure to speak at the Associations World Congress in super sustainable Gothenburg.