COP26 - The UN Climate Change Conference is one of the highest profile international events being held in the UK during 2021. Being jointly hosted by the UK and Italy, this high profile in person meeting is being held in Glasgow from 1 - 12 November 2021, the aim of which is bringing parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

With these objectives it is essential that sustainability is put at the core of the planning by all parties involved in the organisation and support of this event.

This session will aim to share insights of process and protocols adopted by the planning team involved in the delivery of Blue Zone activities, exploring how sustainability was defined and how this was integrated into the; planning, procurement, delivery and legacy of this event, exploring many of the challenges and how these were addressed.

Learning objects for attendees:

• To gain a better understanding of what is sustainability
• How this can be integrated into event planning
• Methods for adopting sustainable procurement
• Methods of how tracking and monitoring can be implemented
• Better understanding of challenges and how these can be mitigated