The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has disclosed its carbon emissions record for the last decade in its inaugural Impact Report revealing a 60% reduction in carbon emissions Scope one and two since 2013, a 41 percent reduction in both electricity and waste production, and a 46% reduction in water usage.
Marshall Dallas, CEO of the EICC, said: “The overall reduction in emissions is an even greater achievement when you consider that the conference centre hosted double the amount of events in 2023 compared to 2013.”
Event Impact Reports are produced by the EICC on request for events held at the venue detail energy usage, waste generation, economic, and social impact.
The reports are one of the three key pillars of the EICC’s ‘Step Change’ sustainability programme, alongside a ‘Desk to Door’ travel planner, and a pioneering partnership with RSPB Scotland, with an in-house team led by Rob Turnbull, sustainability manager.
In August last year, the venue partnered with You.Smart.Thing, an online travel platform that provides personalised low carbon travel plans.
Since the partnership, the EICC has recorded that 85% of delegates using the platform opted for sustainable travel methods en route to conferences and events at the venue.
Through its Climate Action Contribution initiative with RSPB Scotland, the EICC has secured £38,000 to date, via client events, with funds going directly to peatland restoration in the north of Scotland.
In February, the EICC reported record revenue of £12.8m and record profit of £2.6m for the year to 31 December 2023.
