Carbon footprint - Event
ChangeNOW
ChangeNOW is an organization founded in 2017 following the COP21 that took place at the end of 2015 in Paris. The mission of ChangeNOW is to accelerate the ecological and social transition by bringing together impactful changemakers: entrepreneurs, investors, companies, and communities.
Each year, ChangeNOW welcomes and connects more than 30,000 visitors and exhibitors from 120 countries during 3 days of conferences and workshops. Within a few years, ChangeNOW has become the largest event for the planet.
1 145
tCO2e equivalent GHG emissions (Summit 2023)
56%
Less waste than in Summit 2022
97,3%
Of all materials were reused
ChangeNOW's Sustainable Commitments
Social Influence
With careful selection of exhibitors and speakers, consideration of stakeholders, and promotion of cultural and gender diversity.
Inclusivity
With an event focused on solidarity, with free solidarity passes for people in need and youth programs for 300 students in priority education zones.
Reduce waste at source
With eco-designed scenography & stands, and no single-use plastic.
Low-carbon food
With an eco-responsibility charter for on-site restaurateurs (local food, 75% vegetarian meals, etc.).
Circularity
Work with a recycling company to sort through 97.3% of reusable materials and sort through 5 cycles of garbage cans (including compost).
Transport
By choosing a central location in Paris, providing temporary parking for bicycles, encouraging car-sharing and favoring rail over the air in partnership with European rail companies.
Low carbon strategy
By having the carbon footprint audited by ClimateSeed and implementing actions to reduce the impact of the summit year on year.
Labeling
By committing to the EEE eco-event label certification, created by the REEVE eco-event's network, ChangeNOW is the first BtoB event to reach level 2.
The collaboration with ClimateSeed
ChangeNOW selected ClimateSeed to be its Climate Partner for the 2022 and 2023 summit editions. Together, we built a robust decarbonization strategy following four steps:
- The assessment of our GHG emissions through the Bilan Carbone®.
- A reduction strategy by areas of emissions to reduce the impact of ChangeNOW's activities.
- Contributions to high-quality carbon reduction projects, notably our Conservation Coast in Guatemala project.
- A transparent communication plan to highlight all the actions and commitments taken by ChangeNOW in recent years.
ChangeNOW's carbon footprint measurement
ChangeNOW partnered with ClimateSeed to conduct a comprehensive GHG assessment during their annual summit, and for the second year running, which took place from May 25th to May 27th, 2023. The assessment revealed that the total GHG emissions for this event amounted to 1,145 tCO2e.
Carbon accounting categorizes GHG emissions from human activities within defined boundaries, considering time, organization, and function. The GHG Protocol and BEGES are widely used for this, mainly for organizational emissions but also for event-related GHG assessments.
ClimateSeed has built its framework in this guide using these methodologies as a foundation, aligning with their principles for scope, calculations, and categorizations while addressing event-specific data and result presentation requirements.
What our client says
"Climate Seed has been invaluable in helping us to better measure the carbon footprint of our events, and to reduce it significantly in the second year of our collaboration. This enables us to communicate more transparently and accurately on this issue."
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