Sustainability at SIGN İstanbul
We are committed to SIGN İstanbul having a positive impact on people and planet. We want to play a key role in helping industrial advertising and digital printing industry improve its own sustainability by connecting people with the networks and knowledge they need to help solve the big challenges of the future. We know sustainability is increasingly important to our visitors and exhibitors, as well as to our market as a whole.
As Part of Our Commitment, We Are Focusing On:
Running SIGN İstanbul gives us lots of opportunities to improve our impacts socially, environmentally 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.
To Achieve This, We Are Committing To:
Helping our market 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:
- Organizing panel sessions dedicated to sustainability to raise awareness during SIGN İstanbul
Running 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:
- Reducing the amount of printed material used in marketing
- Using lighting products that are LED equipment
- Allocating a badge recycling box at the exit and promoting our visitors and exhibitors to throw their badges there to be recycled
- Using venue carpet made from recycled materials
- Conducting our visitor surveys online and via tablets to reduce paper usage
- Providing free shuttle services to encourage public transportation
- Promoting our exhibitors to move away from disposable stands and raising awareness about Better Stands that is an Informa wide programme aiming to ensure that all core elements of exhibitor stands are reusable
Running 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 city
- Measuring our impacts
Our efforts include:
- Hosting students from academic institutions providing education in the industrial advertising and digital printing industry, allowing them to get to know the industry and the companies in the industry and to be informed about internship and job opportunities
- Creating "a ReCharge Yourself area" for our exhibitors and visitors to rest and take a break during the SIGN İstanbul
Our Efforts Recognised: SIGN İstanbul is Powered by Renewable Electricity
As a part of our continued commitment to the sustainability of our event, 100% of the electricity used within the venue is generated from a renewable origin. This results in our electricity use being carbon neutral, minimising the creation of CO2, and therefore significantly reducing our carbon impact.
Continuous Improvement: Implementing Better Stands
SIGN İstanbul is committed to running sustainable, socially responsible event that has a limited impact on the environment. Based on that commitment, SIGN İstanbul promotes its exhibitors to move away from disposable stands. Better Stands is an Informa wide programme aiming to ensure that all core elements of exhibitor stands are reusable.