EDMONTON, ALBERTA—Green Key Global, a leading international environmental certification body evaluating sustainable venue operations, has awarded the prestigious “5 Green Keys” rating to Edmonton’s Shaw Conference Centre (SCC). A leader in the conventions and meetings industry, SCC becomes the first conference venue in Canada to receive this prestigious rating.
“We are very pleased to have the Shaw Conference Centre as a Green Key Meetings member and commend their dedication to sustainability,” said Tony Pollard, Managing Director of Green Key Global. “Being the first conference venue within Canada to receive a 5 key rating with the new Green Meetings standard demonstrates their commitment toward a more responsible and sustainable business event industry.”
SCC’s 2014 Sustainability Report Card demonstrates the convention centre’s commitment to sustainability throughout its operations. This annual benchmarking initiative allows the convention centre to track its commitment to sustainability and its contribution to Edmonton’s established reputation as an environmental leader. Major initiatives include a dedicated Sustainability Coordinator, LED energy reduction retrofit and the development of a sustainability meetings toolkit that provides all clients with sustainable options for their event.
“We are honored to receive recognition as a leader in sustainable innovation,” said Cliff Higuchi, Vice-President and General Manager, Shaw Conference Centre. “Sustainability is important to our community and we are continuously seeking new ways to reduce our carbon footprint while promoting green meetings within our industry.”
In 2015, SCC plans to expand its sustainability program with new permaculture landscaping, incorporating self-guided interpretive tours that are inclusive of an aboriginal medicine wheel garden, urban bee colony and monarch butterfly preservation garden.
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