The Net Zero Strategy reflects its new vision of “a thriving global events industry focused on positive change.”

With more than 260 medals already awarded, the opening days of the inaugural 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships saw thousands of cyclists take to the roads, ramps, tracks, and mountains across Glasgow and Scotland for this first-of-its-kind event.

Ascot Racecourse has released its ‘Racing To Zero’ report, demonstrating how it is aiming to halve emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero by 2040.

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There is an undercurrent of fear in the meetings and events world – rarely verbalised, even behind closed doors – of robustly measuring the performance of our events. A fear of collecting data that might put a spotlight on the flaws we didn’t even know existed. We’re scared that these insights might make our function more vulnerable to business criticism – or that knowing what’s not working is worse than knowing nothing at all. But in a world where corporate events teams are being cut and senior event leaders are facing redundancy, now is the time to combat those fears to leverage event performance data properly. How can we turn our insights from being the monster under the bed to a tool that secures the future of corporate event programmes?

Skills, equity and sustainability are becoming greater priorities for planners, according to The Business of Events’ recent 2023 International Planner Sentiment Report. M&IT editor Paul Harvey caught up with Martin Fullard, director of news and content at The Business of Events, to get a deeper dive on the report – and the general state of the sector.

The Meetings Show 2023 welcomed a record 5,704 attendees through the doors of ExCeL, London in June. There were 28,070 connections made via the Swapcard app, both before and during the show (28-29 June), where buyers were welcomed to #TakeTheTime to learn, network and be inspired at the leading event for the meetings and events community.

Listen as M&IT editor Paul Harvey catches up with Neil Brownlee, head of business events at Visit Scotland, about what sporting and business events can learn from one another. With Glasgow and Scotland currently hosting the UCI Cycling World Championships and with Glasgow having been named the European Capital of Sport, the first city to hold the accolade twice, Brownlee let us in on what all this sport means for the city, for Scotland as a whole, and specifically for business events.

Planners looking to maximise squeezed event budgets will be intrigued to know which destinations offer the most bang for their buck.

From opulent ballrooms to panoramic boardrooms, here are the most expensive luxury MICE hotels in the world.

Agiito was tasked with hosting a six-day event for the Royal British Legion as part of the coronation celebrations from 2 – 7 May.

In celebration of the biggest cycling event in history, organisers of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships will officially kick off the highly anticipated mega-event with an action-packed Opening Ceremony, taking place at Glasgow’s George Square on Wednesday 2 August from 5.00pm (GMT) The Opening Ceremony features performances by Scottish artists and citizens, with a mixture of professional and community-based organisations. There is an exciting line-up of activities, personalities, dance, spoken word and a headline performance by multi-award-winning Scottish singer KT Tunstall.

It has become the first company to achieve Tier 5 under the new scoring system of ESSA’s Sustainability Accreditation

The event will illustrate the influence of event professionals in “shaping culture” and “driving the future of business”

The partnership aims to ensure that the region’s tourism community “has a voice at national level”

The technology works by creating a replica of a venue, bespoke to a client’s needs, allowing them to better visualise, plan and share their event