Green Meetings

are characterized by increased energy efficiency, waste avoidance and environmentally friendly travel to and from the event. Regional value creation and social responsibility are further aspects.

Green Meeting Support

The Austrian Convention Bureau provides information relevant to Green Meetings and works closely with the Austrian Ecolabel and the Association for Consumer Information (VKI). This page is still under construction. Important information and links will be added on an ongoing basis.

Guide for my
1st Green Meeting

Guide to sustainable planning right from the start

Certified events

Overview of all previously certified events

Sustainable Meetings

Events have a not inconsiderable “ecological footprint”. If you also want to set an (environmental) example with your event, have your event organized and certified by a listed licensee.

ACB Green Meeting

Find a professional

Some of the ACB members are licensees of the Ecolabel who can certify events according to the UZ 62 guideline. Some ACB members are certified companies. Select the one you are looking for in the bottom field “All companies” using the drop-down menu.

ACB tip: Organize your event in a UZ 200 certified location (accommodation/meeting and event venues).

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UZ 62 Guideline Green Meetings & Events

The “Austrian Ecolabel” was created in 1990 on the initiative of the Ministry of the Environment. This informs the public about the environmental effects of products and services. Consumers are made aware of environmentally friendly alternatives.

The Austrian Ecolabel is a guarantee for the low environmental impact of the awarded products and services, combined with high quality. In addition, where possible and appropriate, criteria from the other pillars of sustainability (social and economic criteria) are also included in the design of the guidelines. Products, tourism services as well as schools and educational institutions are awarded. Austria was already a pioneer of the national eco-label systems with several initiatives. In 1996, the guidelines for awarding the Austrian Ecolabel to tourism businesses were published for the first time. A new approach was also taken with the guideline for travel offers, in which the requirements go far beyond the quality of the accommodation.

The Ecolabel Guideline 62 “Green Meetings and Green Events” fits logically into this system of guidelines, with which Austria is once again taking on a pioneering role. This guideline places both environmental and social requirements on the organizing company itself and all aspects of an event. Events are often very much in the public eye and should therefore assume responsibility in all areas of sustainability.

Further questions?

A Green Meeting or Green Event is a certified event that meets the strict criteria of the Austrian Ecolabel Directive. Ecological, economic and social sustainability aspects are taken into account in all areas of the event, and after successful verification the event receives the official eco-label.

Events can be certified as Green Meetings. A series of mandatory and target criteria must be met for this. Certification is carried out by a licensee of the Ecolabel. Detailed information can be found on the Ecolabel Website.

There is a wide range of options for organizing an event sustainably or at least more sustainably. Even if certification is not or cannot be sought for certain reasons, many measures can still be taken, e.g. choosing a certified partner (location, catering, etc.), saving resources (e.g. fewer or no printed materials), environmentally friendly travel, etc. An ACB Green Meeting Professional ACB Green Meeting Professional will be delighted to advise you.

A Green Meeting Licensee is a company or organization that holds a license to independently offer Green Meetings and Green Events in accordance with the specified criteria. This license enables the licensee to use the ecolabel for its own sustainable events and to offer certified events without having to check each event individually.

Your contact at the ACB Office is Michaela Schedlbauer-Zippusch.

ACB members include licensees (who can certify events as Green Meetings) and UZ certified companies (e.g. venues, catering, congress hotels, technology, etc.).