Sustainability at IMEX Frankfurt

The creation of a sustainable event needs the support of everyone involved—our team, partners and all of our participants. At IMEX, we're committed to making our events more sustainable and to reducing our global impact.

2024 Sustainable Event Report

What makes IMEX Frankfurt a sustainable event?

12%

decrease in exhibitor energy consumption compared to 2023

87%

of IMEX Frankfurt waste was recovered into recycling, organics and donation channels

100%

Messe Frankfurt food outlets used reusable service-ware

Our ESG goals:

Measure our event's carbon footprint
Deliver net zero events by 2030
Make sustainability education accessible to all
Share as we learn and amplify best practice
Give back to local communities at home and at our shows
Champion the positive impacts of meetings and events
Pilot the Better Stands 10-point framework to create safer and healthier build environments.

With thanks to our sustainability consultants, MeetGreen™

Exhibiting sustainably

We’ve devised some easy actions you can take to both reduce your exhibiting impact and to support the local Frankfurt community.

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IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award

The IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award celebrates event professionals driving sustainability forward through innovation, collaboration and idea sharing.

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Our net zero roadmap

Our net zero roadmap sets out our journey to a net zero future. And defines the actions we’re taking to reduce our carbon footprint.

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2024 Sustainable Event Report

Our Sustainable Event Report for IMEX Frankfurt 2024 showcases the successes, experiments and learnings from the show. 

We hope you'll find information and inspiration here for your own events. 

Download the report now for insights on:

Eliminating single-use plastics
Reducing CO2 emissions
Recovering and diverting waste 
Tracking and measuring event environmental impact
Giving back to local communities

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Our EDI goals

Create a diverse and inclusive culture at IMEX
Run inclusive and accessible shows that promote, celebrate and share knowledge on EDI
Promote inclusion and celebrate diversity through all our communication channels

How we celebrate and champion equity, diversity and inclusion

Our team is focused on cultivating speaker diversity and welcomes speakers from underrepresented groups with a wide range of experiences and perspectives. We encourage our team to wear pronoun badges to create an open and inclusive environment.

The Neu Project

We're proud supporters of The Neu Project—a community advocating for safe, reflective events and environments that allow everyone to thrive.

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Our EDI initiatives case study

Read our case study from IMEX Frankfurt 2019 for more on the EDI initiatives at our shows.

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IMEX code of conduct

We've created an IMEX code of conduct, highlighted in emails to our attendees pre-show and placed in high traffic areas at our shows.

Read our code of conduct

Inclusive language guide

We've created an inclusive language guide for everyone to use.

Read the guide

Giving back

Supporting the local community and our industry colleagues. We proudly support a range of industry charities as well as local charities in Frankfurt and beyond.

ShoutOutLoud

ShoutOutLoud is a German non-profit organization committed to environmental protection, sustainability and cultural exchange—with a focus on fighting food waste.

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Stiftung Waisenhaus Orphange

Stiftung Waisenhaus Orphanage supports young people who grow up without parental support, offering young people the space to develop interpersonal skills and improve their futures.

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Caritasverband Frankfurt

Caritas is the aid arm of the German Caritas Association in Freiburg. Together with global partners, Caritas provides aid following natural disasters, war and crises.

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Giving back at IMEX

Our host cities are our homes from home twice a year. Giving back to their local communities is our way of saying thank you for the warm welcome the IMEX family receives.

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