How our venues are reducing their carbon footprint
Our venue teams take sustainability seriously. We work closely with our own events teams and guest organisers to reduce carbon impact wherever we can. Energy conservation. Sustainable catering practices. Infrastructural advancements. We cover all bases to take care of our planet.
Our Net Zero Roadmap has set concrete emission reduction targets for all our venue teams. Together, we’re focusing on four priority areas. Take a look.
Becoming energy efficient
We admit, our targets aren’t easy. We’ve committed to halving emissions from our energy consumption by 2030.
And we’re determined to make that happen.
100% powered by green energy
With eight venues across three countries, we are not only event organisers, we are also venue owners and operators. This means we carry full responsibility for how energy is sourced, managed, and consumed across all our venues.
As of January 2025, all eight Easyfairs venues are powered by 100% green electricity, sourced from a combination of purchased renewable electricity and on-site generation. This shift helped us achieve a sharp decrease in our Scope 2 GHG emissions.
Renewable and efficient energy at our venues
Antwerp Expo and Flanders Expo (Belgium), generate part of their electricity on-site through rooftop solar panels. Malmömässan and Kistamässan (Sweden) have been certified by their energy providers as using 100% fossil-free energy. At Malmömässan, we have installed energyefficient heat pumps that significantly reduce energy consumption. Kistamässan is connected to Stockholm’s district heating network, one of the most advanced in the world, where 98% of the energy comes from renewable sources.
Streamlining and reducing energy consumption
Energy reduction plans are the norm across all our venues and offices:
- Our Gorinchem and Hardenberg venues in The Netherlands now have an A-energy rating.
- Flanders Expo, Antwerp Expo, Brussels North Nekkerhal, Kistamässan, Malmömässan, Hardenberg and Gorinchem are fully equipped with LED lighting. Namur Expo will make the transition in 2026.
- We carried out energy audits in all our Belgian venues and put the recommendations into action. This resulted in Flanders Expo saving 100,000 cubic meters of gas in one year alone.
Our key achievements since 2019 across our venues
-48%
Scope 1 emissions
-91%
Scope 2 emissions (market-based)
100%
of the electricity used at our venues comes from renewable sources
More sustainable travel and accommodation
When it comes to accommodation and transport, we’re developing a green mobility infrastructure and helping our attendees choose sustainable transport. Since 2019, we’ve observed -20% of attendees’ travel emissions.
Here are a few ways we’re making a difference:
EV charging stations and bicycle parking
We’re installing more EV charging stations and bicycle parking at our venues and offices. We have installed bike parkings and more than 140 charging stations at our venues and offices.
Public or green transport
We encourage attendees to travel to our events on public or green transport. In 2025, 98% of our events ran active campaigns promoting green transport options
to our attendees. We also outline how their choices impact the environment.
Working with local authorities
We’re talking to local authorities about introducing new and optimised sustainable transport options at our venues. Especially where there aren’t enough options today.
Sustainable hotel partners
We only promote hotel partners that have sustainable policies.
Reducing our waste
We know the impact of our operations extends well beyond our exhibition halls, particularly in terms of waste generation. Together with our event teams and guest organisers, we’re doing a lot to reduce waste across all events. Think reusable stands, sustainable carpets and less single-use plastic.
In our own venues, we aim to eradicate single-use plastic bottles from all our venues’ catering points by 2025. We have already removed almost all single-use plastics from catering points in our venues in The Netherlands and in Sweden.
Making our food more sustainable
Culinary excellence and ecological responsibility. It’s a fine balance. And it’s one we’re always trying to strike. We’re transforming our catering practices by promoting plant-based food, sourcing sustainably, and using innovative waste reduction strategies.
Sustainable menu options
We have clear guidelines for sustainable menu options. We endorse low-carbon alternatives while prioritising and encouraging sustainable sourcing. We’re also choosing catering partners who share our commitment to sustainability.
Plant-powered menus
We’re pioneering plant-powered menus, making vegetarian and vegan options available at all our venues’ catering points.
Red meat options phase-out
We’re phasing out red meat options across all venues by 2025. 50% of Easyfairs-catered events already have a no-red-meat policy. Our Nordic venues Kistamässan and Malmömassan excluded red meat from their catering offerings in 2023.
50% reduction in food waste
We’re aiming for a 50% reduction in food waste by 2030. So, we’ve introduced portion control measures and we’re building partnerships with local charities.
Recyclable or reusable packaging
By 2025, we aim to have recyclable or reusable packaging and cutlery at all our in-house catering points. At our venues in The Netherlands and in Sweden, have reached this target since 2024.
Ethical beverages
Ethical beverage choices are a key part of our commitment to ethical sourcing and consumer choice. Fair trade coffee is now standard across all our venues and offices.
Did you know?
Easyfairs events teams also have targets to reduce CO₂ emissions.
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