Knowing that tourism contributes greatly to climate change, the Hungarian Convention Bureau is taking steps toward greener operations.
As tourism, including the meetings industry contributes greatly to climate change, the Hungarian Convention Bureau considers promoting environmental practices to the actors of the Hungarian meetings market one of its most important tasks.
According to the Green Meetings Industry Council (GMIC), an average participant of a conference produces 9.1 kilograms of waste per day.
The study of the Environmental Protection Agency made in 2001 showed that the participant of a 3 day conference is responsible for the emission of 635 kilograms of greenhouse gases.
As one of its firsts steps towards environmental responsibility, the HCB has offsetted the amount of CO2 that's emitted by the daily operations and travel trips of the Bureau in a year with the help of the CO2NTRA company.
Besides, the employees of the HCB are committed to continue environmentally responsible operations, including selective waste collection and the limitation of printed materials.
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