Our Commitment to Sustainability
We know sustainability is increasingly important to our attendees and exhibitors, as well as to our market as a whole. Running CPhI Middle East & Africa gives us lots of opportunities to improve our impacts environmentally, socially and economically in our host city. We want to make our event more responsible and play a role in helping our markets improve its own sustainability through connecting people with the networks and knowledge they want to help solve the big challenges in our sector.
Our Three Aims:
Help our markets through inspiring sustainable development
We focus on:
- Using our content to support the sustainability of the market the event serves
- Inspiring our suppliers, exhibitors and other stakeholders to deliver a sustainable event
- Developing market relevant partnerships
Our efforts include:
- The Innovation Gallery is showcasing products that answer the challenges of future customers
- Sustainability is integrated into the event’s content - please see the full programme of the onsite theatres to discover more
- CPhI Middle East & Africa proudly supports International Medical Corps as an official event partner
Run the event in an increasingly environmentally responsible manner
We focus on:
- Reducing our event’s carbon emissions
- Creating less waste
- Considering sustainability credentials of the items sourced for the event
Our efforts include:
- We carefully design our feature areas to minimise waste
- Event bags/Lanyards are made from recycled materials
- All of our event printing is produced on recycled paper to decrease its carbon impact by 28%
- Our catering is locally sourced and provides a variety of vegetarian options
Run the event in a socially responsible manner
We focus on:
- Doing business safely and ethically
- Considering wellbeing and accessibility
- Creating a positive impact on our host cities
- Measuring our impacts
Our efforts include:
- We ensure safety of all onsite through implementing Health & Safety programme
- We reduce local traffic congestion through using a vehicle booking system/encouraging the use of public transport
- We work with local suppliers and locally owned businesses to ensure positive impact on the local economy
Our Charity Support
We are proud to announce International Medical Corps as CPhI Middle East & Africa’s official charity partner. International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian non‑profit organisation that provides relief, healthcare, clinics and training to bring medical services and infrastructure to areas that need it most. International Medical Corps is a perfect fit for the event, and we’re very proud to support their vital work.
CPhI Middle East & Africa is part of Informa Markets and the Informa Group. Sustainability at Informa focuses on the long term impacts we have on customers, colleagues, the communities we work in and the environment. Many of our stakeholders are clearly telling us that sustainability (social, economic and environmental) is something that is no longer a nice to have but a necessary part of any event. We want to make sure we’re meeting those expectations and we believe that being sustainable is the right thing to do. We also recognise that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognizing that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve. This is an ongoing process for us and we’re looking for ideas of how we can improve.
More information about our work so far can be found on the www.informa.com/sustainability including our latest sustainability reports.
Informa and its events have received numerous awards and recognition including:
💡 Would you like to work with us on the sustainability of our event? Would you like to share your own story and efforts? Got an idea? Contact the event team or reach out to Informa’s sustainability team for more information: [email protected]
