Ecological sustainability: BMA House reduces delegate carbon footprint by 69 per cent

Sunday, 03.11.2019

As part of an ongoing drive to maximise sustainability, BMA House has reduced its delegate carbon footprint by 69 per cent over the last four years, whilst reducing water usage by 5.4 m litres per year.

Photo: BMA House London WC1

London. Using Green Tourism to measure its carbon footprint on a per delegate basis BMA House has seen a reduction to 2.8kg per delegate from 9kg per delegate in 2014. In addition, surveys, recommendations and subsequent work by Thames Water is estimated to save 5.4 m litres of water per year.  Measures taken to achieve these figures include:

“We are placing sustainability at the heart of everything we do here at BMA House.  We believe it is the right thing to do, despite the challenges presented by a Grade II listed building dating back to 1911,” comments Kat Winfield, venue manager from BMA House. “Our success is down to hard work and commitment to support sustainable initiatives in every possible way.  However, the most important factor in our success is that our team has taken these initiatives on board, undertaken training to be fully aware of what we are doing and wherever possible are encouraged to share our sustainability story with clients. The result is a list of incredible achievements and most recently a decision to sign up, via London & Partners, to the ‘Mayor’s 3 Commitments for Hospitality and Sustainability’ which aim for a zero carbon London by 2050, zero waste commitment, and best practice guidance for individuals.”

CIM editorial team, ks