how to create and market a sustainable destination 090806 mexico
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In the attached presentation I talk about- Risk and opportunities presented to Smart destinations around the "sustainability revolutions"- provide some examples of destinations who are leading the market- provide a framework that CVBs can use to help them become a "green leader"TRANSCRIPT
Guy Bigwood
MCI Group Sustainability Director
Aug 09
How to create and market a
SUSTAINABLE DESTINATION.
My name is Guy Bigwood
I’m the Sustainability Director for
MCI GroupLargest integrated global event and association management company
(PCO, Corporate, DMC, Consultancy, AV, etc etc)
250 Million Euros Turnover
35 Offices
+800 People
Trusted Advisors to
UNITED NATIONS
GOVERNMENTS
ASSOCIATIONS
DESTINATIONS (CVBs)
CONVENTION CENTERS
CERTIFICATIONSTANDARDS
I Manage MCISustainability
Services
Example “Climate Change” Clients
� Climate Meeting Consulting and Sustainable Event Organisation
- UN Global Compact Summit, NYC
- UN COP15 Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen
- World Business Climate Change Summit, Copenhagen
- International Climate Change Conference, Hong Kong
- World Mayors Climate Change Summit, Copenhagen
- European Wind Energy Association, Poland
- World Water Week, Stockholm
- Conama Environmental Congress, Madrid
� Sustainable Destination Advisory Services
- Estoril Convention Bureau
- Visit Denmark
- Costa Del Sol Convention Bureau
� Hotel and Venue Consulting
- Bella Center, Copenhagen
- Estoril Congress Center
- First Choice Hotel Group
� Pro-Bono Consulting
- MPI, IAPCO & GMIC Event Associations
The premier dedicated global
community for sustainability
education, research, policy and
standards for the meetings and event
industry
I’m a president-elect of the
Guy Bigwood
MCI Group Sustainability Director
Aug 09
So how do you create and market a
SUSTAINABLE DESTINATION?
the world is
CHANGING
the world has
CHANGED
2050100005 000 bef. JC10 000 bef. JC
5 million250 million in 1
1 billion in 1800
3 billion in 1960
5 billion in 1987
6.5 billion in 2005
2 billion in 1930
9 billion in 2050
The world
population
is increasing
Climate Change is longterm and its effects are only just beginning
1850 1900 1950 2000
CO2
ASustainable
Future
Current Reality
Declining resources
Increasing resource consumption
Living beyond our means
Source:The Natural Step
Sustainable Supply
Sustainable Demand
the world is going
green
Paradigm
SHIFTin how people select, buy and organise meetings and events
the Paradigm Shift is and will effect everyone
VENUES
HOTELS
CITIES
CORPORATES
SUPPLY CHAIN
GOVERNMENTS
INSTITUTIONS
Smart destinations are
SEIZINGthis opportunity
But before when there were just a few pioneers
Now the whole world is “talking green”
So why are they red?
So how do you
convert and position
a destination to
become a
“green leader”
First a little bit of
Theory !
Forget
GREENThink
SUSTAINABILITY
INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY
IntegratedBalancedStrategicApproach
Environment
AntiCorruption
Poverty
LabourRights
HumanRights
Profit
HEALTHSAFETY
INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY
Private
Public
Environment
AntiCorruption
Poverty
LabourRights
HumanRights
Profit
HEALTHSAFETY
INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability is a business approach that creates long-term shareholder value by
Embracing the opportunities
and managing the risk with economic, environmental and social developments
Source: PWC – SAM yearbook
RISKS! Physical
Regulatory
Reputation
RISKS
!
Physical
Regulatory
Reputation
Governments are finally getting into action
The most important meeting of our lifetime
Outcomes COP15
•Binding C
limate
Tre
aty
•Carb
on Targ
ets
•CO2 L
aws and T
axes
•M
andatory
Carb
on reporti
ng
–Alre
ady; Denm
ark, U
K
RISKS
!
Physical
Regulatory
Reputation
73% of buyers
would reject a destination with a poor environmental record
2008 IMEX 5th Annual Survey of Buyers
Generation Y81%
Employees want to join a company that makes a difference
Attracting New Staff
ALL ALL ALL ALL THISTHISTHISTHIS RISK RISK RISK RISK CREATESCREATESCREATESCREATES
OPPORTUNITY!
ImproveProfit!
5-15%
Price Premium for Certified green property sales and rentalsLocum Destination Review and Green Business Review
Marriot New York Marquis New Energy Management System
saves 18% of energy $800.000 a year
2.3Year ROI
40
9.000.000 €EMEA Avoidable costs
Exploit NewOpportunities
80% of buyers
have taken environmental results into account when organising an event
2008 IMEX 5th Annual Survey of Buyers
"It����s a buyer����s market, and the buyers appear to want green,"
Meeting organisers who are planning or expect to
plan a green meeting
• 46.8% of corporates
Marketing Media Survey 2009
These buyers and many more are organising
Green Meetings
But we have not
seenanything yet
PHASE 2: all these companies are creating sustainable PRODUCTS
They will be increasingly greening
their events
Comparing and analysing vendors
Comparing and analysing destinations
INFRASTRUCTURE
CVB
CONFERENCE CENTER
HOTELS
www.bestplacestomeetgreen.com
We are passing the
tipping
point
If you are a smart
destinations
this opportunity
SO WHAT IS A
SUSTAINABLE
DESTINATION
First: What are the building blocks of a city sustainable?
www.sustainlane.com
1. Government Policy and Funding
2. Sustainable Water Supply and Quality
3. Recycling and Waste Management
4. Renewable Energy Supply
5. Local and Sustainable Food Supply
6. Public Transport
7. Green Buildings
8. INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP
There are some clear leaders
There are some clear leaders
SO WHAT ARE SMART
DESTINATIONS DOING
TO BE SUSTAINABLE
Sustainable Destination Management Framework
STRATEGICPLANNING
FRAMEWORK
TOOLS
EDUCATION
MARKETING
MEASUREMENT
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
CERTIFICATION
Learning from our work and others we created the SDM framework
Strategic Planning
� Use proven methodologies
� Commitment
� Big Vision
� Objectives
� Resources
� Multi-year approach
� Constant Evaluation
Strategy: Big Vision
Stakeholder
Engagement
Stakeholder Engagement
� Collaboration – Private and Public
� Integration of issues; social, economic and environmental
� Alignment of values and objectives
� Consensus Building
Education
Education through communication and classes
Education through communication and classes
ToolsTOOLS
Denmark: Education through tours
Green maps to find green suppliers
Comprehensive planner toolkit
MEASUREMENT
Melbourne: Citywide measurement project
Sustainability Reporting will grow
Carbon Emissions
PAPER and
FOOD
EMISSIONS
4%
ENERGY USAGE
EMISSIONS
5%
CITY TRANSPORT
EMISSIONS
0%AIR
TRANSPORT
EMISSIONS
91%
-www.mci-group.meetgreen.com
How are you helping your clients to measure?
Marketing
Certification
Explosion in Certification
Summary Summary Summary Summary
and and and and
ConclusionsConclusionsConclusionsConclusions
Sustainable Destinations
Are healthy placesWith healthy peopleThat create healthy businessesWhich form successful destinations
www.esnep2008.com
Selection of sustainable
destinations will only
increase
COLLABORATION, ISSUE
INTEGRATION and a
FRAMEWORK will help you be
different
SMART Destinations are thinking strategically
STRATEGICPLANNING
FRAMEWORK
TOOLS
EDUCATION
MARKETING
MEASUREMENT
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
CERTIFICATION
Minimize
RISK!
MAXIMIZE
OPPORTUNITY!
THE ENDalmost
“It is not the
strongest of the
species that survive,
nor the most
intelligent, but the
one most adaptable
to change.”
- Charles Darwin
You have the power
to influence change
What is your role?
LessConversationMoreAction.com
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