EVENT GREENING FORUM

The PCO Alliance Network and the Event Greening Forum join hands

The PCO Alliance Network and Event Greening Forum (EGF) are proud to announce their new partnership which will see them working together to promote greater sustainability within the local conference industry.

Ellen Oosthuizen.

Improving the sustainability of business events is the primary purpose driving the EGF, while the PCO Alliance is committed to setting and maintaining the highest standards in the event management sector — standards which now require the inclusion of sustainability.

Morwesi Ramonyai, chairperson of the EGF, said: “The PCO Alliance is a significant stakeholder in the events business eco-system and it was very strategic that the EGF align with them. It was also timely in this period of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, when we must act more intentionally to respond to the bigger epidemic of the climate crisis. As such, we need all hands-on-deck, and the agreement paves a way for the EGF to influence and support the greening of the conferencing industry much more practically than we have before.

“I'm personally pleased that we’ve joined hands and consider this one of the biggest successes coming out of the 2022 year.”

Ellen Oosthuizen, chairperson of the PCO Alliance, added: “The PCO Alliance Network is a well-respected group of like-minded professional conference organisers (event managers) who are dedicated to improving our industry and support the associations where possible to create a better, greener and healthier environment when working with different venues and suppliers. This has become more important after the Covid-19 pandemic and we are privileged to take hands with the Event Greening Forum to support them and use our influence in the hospitality industry to foster a greener conference industry. It is an important milestone, and we are proud of being associated with the EGF.”

Through the partnership, the PCO Alliance is now an associate member of the EGF and joins ranks with ten other associate members, namely: AAXO, EXSA, FEDHASA, IFEA Africa, SAACI, SANCB, SA Roadies, SATSA, The MICE Academy, and TPSA powered by SACIA.

About the PCO Alliance

The PCO Alliance Network was founded in 2005 at a time when there were few opportunities where PCO’s (professional conference organisers) could effectively network with one another. Since then, it has established itself to become a recognised professional alliance by the majority of hotel groups, independent hotels and venues and affiliated event suppliers.

Membership is by invitation only and limited to no more than 30 PCOs, creating a select group who are bound by a professional code of conduct and ethics.

For more information, please visit www.pcoalliance.co.za.

About the EGF

The Event Greening Forum (EGF) is a non-profit organisation that promotes sustainability within the business events sector. It does this by hosting educational sessions for industry and lobbying government in an effort to implement sustainability principles into the daily operations of the events industry.

The EGF was established through dedication and support of eight industry associations who are recognised as founding members. The founding members are key industry associations working together to promote South Africa as a destination for various types of events.

Want to know more?

If you would like to know more about event greening, visit www.eventgreening.co.za where you can browse the free resources, sign up to the monthly newsletter, or contact them directly with any queries.

Contact: Lynn Mcleod

T: 082 891 5883

E: lynn@eventgreening.co.za