Green Meetings & Green Events
Congresses and meetings, gala events, athletic competitions, concerts – many people travel regularly on business or go abroad for specific events in other regions or cities.
Conferences and other events are a major economic factor for Austria and an important source of expert know-how; they provide platforms for professional and social contacts and can bring personal emotional enrichment to participants. But large events are also substantial consumers of resources and cause ecologically harmful emissions.
3.5 kg of residual waste, 5.5 kg of waste paper, 151 litres of water, and 204 kg of CO2 per attendee per day – these alarming figures reflect the environmental impact of conferences.
To make conferences and other meetings more efficient and environment-friendly, the Federal Ministry of Life, the Austrian congress and conference industry and the Austrian Consumers’ Association (VKI) have developed a new standard for meetings: the Austrian Eco-Label for Green Meetings and Green Events.
Improved energy efficiency, waste minimisation and environmentally benign modes of travel to and from the venue are the hallmarks of Green Meetings and Green Events. They help avoid mountains of refuse and unsustainable volumes of traffic, stimulate the regional economy through local sourcing of products and services, and follow socially responsible management principles. All these factors contribute to a positive image of the event, not only among participants and sponsors, but also among the local public.
We invite you to “go green” and have your meeting or event certified under the Austrian Eco-Label for Green Meetings and Green Events. As an Eco-Label licensee, we are qualified to support you in organising a Green Meetings and Green Events at the University of Vienna, and will be happy to do so.
EcoEvent: Environmentally friendly events
Alternatively you can organize an EvoEvent.
ÖkoEvent is the umbrella brand name for the City of Vienna’s ecologically friendly events!
Every year countless events take place in Vienna, ranging from small street parties or conferences to major cultural events. Events should be organised in such a way that not only do they provide entertainment and a pleasant atmosphere, but they are also environmentally friendly. This conserves resources, reduces waste and emissions and leads to carefree celebration in Vienna.
TafelBox
to avoid food waste at events with buffets
The TafelBox is used to save already overcooked food and prepared meals from being disposed of by catering companies at events.
An innovative and simple solution to save good food.
The TafelBox is food-safe and biodegradable.
If you are interested, either order your TafelBoxes directly on the website or contact your Green Meeting representative.
Green Meetings / Green Events in planning
- 05/2022 | 7. Hans Tuppy Lecture (University of Vienna Biology Building)
- 05/2022 | Exposome Austria - Launch Event (Main Building of the University of Vienna)
- 07/2022 | ISIR 2022 (Main Building of the University of Vienna)
- 07/2022 | Strings Vienna 2022 (Main Building of the University of Vienna)
- 08/2022 | XVII. Internationale Tagung der Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer (IDT)
- 09/2022 | Symposion Deutschdidaktik 2022 (Main Building of the University of Vienna)
- 09/2022 | Forschungssymposium Nationalparks Austria 2022 (Campus of the University of Vienna)
- 02/2023 | Arctic Science Summit Week 2023 (ASSW) (Main Building of the University of Vienna)
- 07/2023 | International Congress of Protozoology 2023 (Campus of the University of Vienna)
- 09/2023 | The 7th Congress of the European Society of Modern Greek Studies 2023 (Campus of the University of Vienna)
The following events were successfully certified by the University of Vienna as a Green Meeting / Green Event
2022:
- 03/2022 | Promotio sub auspiciis praesidentis rei publicae (Main Building of the University of Vienna)
2021:
- 06/2021 | Honorary degree (Main Building of the University of Vienna)
- 07/2021 | Promotio sub auspiciis praesidentis rei publicae (Main Building of the University of Vienna)
- 07/2021 | ECSAS 2021 (University of Vienna Campus)
- 09/2021 | Pre-Opening University of Vienna Biology Building (University of Vienna Biology Building)
- 10/2021 | Vienna in Transition (Main Building of the University of Vienna)
- 10/2021 | Opening of the University of Vienna Biology Building (University of Vienna Biology Building)
- 11/2021 | alma Mentoring Convention 2021 (Main Building of the University of Vienna)
2019:
- 03/2019 | 5. Hans Tuppy Lecture: Nobelpreisträger Kurt Wüthrich (Hauptgebäude der Universität Wien)
- 09/2019 | 16. Tagung der Kriminologischen Gesellschaft (Campus der Universität Wien)
- 09/2019 | GDCP- und FDdB-(VBio)-Jahrestagung 2019 (Hauptgebäude der Universität Wien)
- 10/2019 | FM-Partner*innen Treffen 2019 (Universität Wien, Skylounge, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1)
- 11/2019 | alma Convention 2019 (Hauptgebäude der Universität Wien)
- 11/2019 | Österreichisches SDG Forum 2019 (Hauptgebäude der Universität Wien)
- 12/2019 | Weihnachtsfeier des Rektorats der Universität Wien (Hauptgebäude der Universität Wien)
2018:
- 06/2018 | Podiumsdiskussion zur Semesterfrage 2018: "Wie retten wir unser Klima?"
- 06/2018 | #ask 2018 - Das Europäische Parlament an der Universität Wien
- 07/2018 | International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS) 2018
- 08/2018 | XXX IAU General Assembly 2018
- 10/2018 | FM – Partner*innentreffen 2018 (Campus of the University of Vienna)
- 11/2018 | CANNABIS – Phytochemical, Pharmacological and clinical evidence | Wissenschaftlicher Workshop zur Arzneipflanze des Jahres 2018
- 11/2018 | ACB know.how Seminar - Fit im Verkauf! So überzeugen Sie selbst skeptische Kund*innen
2017:
- 06/2017 | FM – Partner*innentreffen 2017 (Main Building of the University of Vienna)
- 05/2017 | 18. Österreichischer Klimatag 2017
- 08/2017 | 6th International Symposium on Metallomics 2017
- 09/2017 | Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik (VfS) 2017
- 10/2017 | 2. Netzwerktreffen AG Risikomanagament 2017
2016:
- 10/2016 | FM – PartnerInnentreffen 2016 (University of Vienna, Skylounge, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1)
2015:
- 09/2015 | Österreichischer Bibliothekartag 2015