Calculate the carbon footprint
If a sustainable location can elevate your event by projecting it towards a sustainable future, making it carbon neutral will make it memorable and accountable!
Thanks to our partnership with GECO, a benefit corporation capable of calculating and offsetting the carbon footprint of events, Location A Milano can transform your event into a low environmental impact moment by proposing the ideal location and calculating the emissions generated.
Choosing the venue
The planning of a sustainable event begins with the choice of a sustainable venue, ISO 20121 certfied or LEED certified.
These venues follow the highest standards of environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
Sustainably managed venues are characterized by having a positive impact in the three areas of sustainability, Location A Milano has selected them with attention to ESG criteria and their functionality.
To learn more about the sustainable criteria of Location A Milano, see OUR CRITERIA.
An ISO 20121 certified venue ensures that every aspect of the event related to the location is managed sustainably, from the use of renewable energy to the promotion and respect of rights. Similarly, a LEED certified venue is designed to maximize energy efficiency, conserve resources, and offer an optimal environment.
Calculating Emissions
If you don't want your event planning to end with the choice of the location, and your goal is to make it engaging, innovative, and unforgettable, the solution is to go carbon neutral.
In addition to choosing a sustainable location, Location A Milano, thanks to its partner GECO, a benefit corporation for the calculation and compensation of the carbon footprint, can help you transform your event into a successful occasion for your company in the eyes of everyone.
Four simple steps: planning, calculation, compensation, and emotion, this is the plan to make your event sustainable and carbon neutral.
In this way, your commitment will be concrete, active, and ready to be reported.
What does the calculation involve?
Calculating the carbon footprint of an event means estimating the total amount of greenhouse gases emitted directly or indirectly during the event. Here are the detailed data considered:
Transport
It is necessary to understand how participants travel to reach the event, whether by car, train, on foot, or plane.
Therefore, the type of vehicle used, the distance traveled, and the number of people are to be considered. In this case, to lower emissions, it is optimal to choose a location easily reachable by public transport, thus avoiding emissions related to car travel (a gasoline car emits about 2.31 kg of CO₂ per liter of gasoline consumed).
Energy used at the venue
It is also necessary to understand what type of energy the location uses and how much is used for the event. The size of the location used for the event is considered, and an estimate is made based on the type of energy.
An ISO 20121 or LEED certified venue could be the best solution in terms of environmental impact as it should have clean energy available from renewable or self-produced sources.
Food and beverages
It is necessary to understand what type of food is consumed and its origin. Therefore, the quality of the food (whether animal-based or plant-based) and its quantity are considered. The geographical origin is also considered.
Selecting a certified, local catering attentive to the origin of the products can significantly lower emissions, and choosing a low environmental impact menu (favoring a plant-based over an animal-based one) further decreases them.
Waste
This data is verifiable post-event and concerns the waste produced during the event (uneaten food, scrap material). The data is analyzed by differentiating the type of waste and weighing it.
Disposal (landfill, recycling, composting) is also considered as waste decomposition in landfills produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Materials and equipment
Are there any special equipment or materials planned for the event, such as promotional materials? It is necessary to understand the energy and resources needed to produce and transport these materials.
The production of paper and plastic, for example, involves significant emissions, especially if made exclusively for a single event (e.g., single use), which can increase the level of emissions produced.