We are committed to Concrete Show South America having a positive impact on people and the planet. We want to assist the entire construction community to improve their own sustainability by connecting people to the networks and knowledge they need to help tackle the big challenges of the future.
The Concrete Show, the construction industry's most complete event, recognizes the importance of sustainability in its activities. For us, sustainability is a commitment to the present and the future, reflecting our responsibility to contribute to an environmentally responsible, socially just and economically viable world.
The Concrete Show seeks to be a platform for discussing and tackling these challenges, inspiring participants to adopt sustainable practices in their business. By joining forces during events, we seek to strengthen a transformative movement in the industry, collectively building a sustainable future. We want the commitment of each participant not only as a response to current challenges, but as a collective construction of the future of the construction chain.
Embed sustainability into our brand to inspire our sector to be more sustainable, promoting the achievement of the UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals):
Increase the number of individuals with relevant technical and vocational skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship, both among youth and adults.
Expand infrastructure and modernize technology to provide modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries
Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological modernization, and innovation.
Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological modernization, and innovation.
Reduce global per capita food waste at retail and consumer levels, and minimize food losses throughout production and supply chains.
Mobilize knowledge, expertise, technology, and financial resources to strengthen the global partnership for sustainable development. To encourage and promote effective partnerships between public, private, and civil society sectors, it is important to learn from the resource mobilization strategies of these partnerships
Our goal is to become carbon neutral and reduce waste by 50% by 2025. We also aim to help our customers reduce their carbon footprint. This is a steppingstone towards achieving zero waste and zero net carbon by 2030 or earlier:
We will contribute at least 1% of our pre-tax income to community groups, advocate for diversity and inclusion, and create value for our host cities:
Created by Informa Markets in 2019, Better Stands is a global program aimed at eliminating stand waste.
To achieve this, we encourage exhibitors and stand builders to replace disposable (single use) stands with reusable ones, significantly reducing environmental impact
Why Join Better Stands?
Disposable stands account for more than 70% of the waste generated at events, causing significant environmental problems. Better Stands was created to address this issue, aiming to transform events into examples of sustainability and safety.
Imagine an event where brands and sustainability come together to create an even more memorable experience for your customers.
This is already a reality with the Better Stands Program, an innovative solution that replaces disposable exhibition stands which account for more than 60% of all event waste with reusable stands, helping to build a greener and more inspiring future.
With the Better Stands Program, exhibitors build more than just a stand. They gain:
To qualify as a Better Stand, an exhibition stand must be reusable. This means it is designed to avoid generating waste, contributing to a more sustainable event industry.
At this level, in addition to including all the elements of the Bronze level, all structural components, Fascia and overhead signage, Rigged structure, Ceiling and Display facilities must also be reused.
This level involves the construction of stands in which the components, including walls, floors, furniture, equipment, and lighting, are 100% reused.
Four items must be reused: structure, floor platform, furniture, and lighting.
Participation in the Better Stands program benefits the entire events market. The most important benefit is that adopting reusable structures will drastically reduce waste generation and, consequently, the environmental impact of events.
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As an exhibitor
The Concrete Show South America 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 in which we work and the environment.
For this reason, Informa has developed the FasterForward approach to sustainable business.Informa's goal is to become an increasingly sustainable business with a positive impact.
Through the FasterForward program, we are embedding sustainability in everything we do and seizing opportunities to help our customers and markets do the same.
FasterForward is a three-part program with ambitious commitments and a wide range of activities, covering Informa's business operations, our brands and products, and our wider impact on the community.
When it comes to sustainability, we're moving faster.
Informa continues to be recognized as a leader in sustainability, reflecting its commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. Read more here:
Informa PLC is ranked number one in the global media industry in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes 2022.
Read more here: Informa achieves global media sector leadership in ESG index.
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 and Informa's sustainability team for more information: institucional@informa.com
