SUSTAINABILITY AT PHARMAPACK

Our aim:

is for all of our events to have an industry relevant charity partner, so that we support our community and ensure that our events have a positive legacy.

What you can do:

• Last year UBM EMEA supported over 50 different charities
  
• By supporting our charity partners with our business resources, skills, and by raising money, we donated over £623,000
  

Our aim:

is to engage everyone involved in our events with both what we are doing, and what they can do to increase the sustainability of our events.

What you can do:

• Click here to find out what to consider while exhibiting, such as how to design your stand
• Click here to find out what to consider as a visitor

Our aim:

is for everything to be either reused or recycled at the end of the show, therefore reducing both the amount of resources we use and the waste we create.

What we are doing:

• All of our signage and carpet is recycled
• We carefully design our feature areas so that they create minimal waste

Our aim:

is to reduce the carbon impact of our events by 11.4% by 2020. By doing this we reduce our contribution to climate change and its effects.

What we are doing:

• Switching to LED lights for all of our shell scheme, reducing the energy use of each bulb by 80%
• Switching to recycled paper for all of our printing as this reduces its carbon impact by 28%

Our aim:

is to look at the economic, environmental and social aspect of all of our purchases, to ensure the products and services we use help us achieve a sustainable event.

What we are doing:

• Sustainability requirements are incorporated into all of our tenders and contracts
• We are switching to sustainable materials, such as our signage which is made out of renewable materials
• Our exhibition bags are made from recycled plastic
• Our delegate bags are PVC free and made from recycled plastic
• Our lanyards are made from unbleached bamboo fibre

Our aim:

is to ensure the safety of all onsite through implementing best practice health and safety processes.

What we are doing:

• Leading the events industry in the implementation of health and safety

We are pleased to announce that as a part of our continued commitment to the sustainability of our event, this year we made the switch to 100% renewable electricity for Pharmapack Europe. This resulted in our electricity use being carbon neutral, preventing the creation of 6 tons of CO₂, and therefore significantly reducing our carbon impact.

Last but not least, we are proud to announce International Medical Corps as Pharmapack’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.