Farnek makes Sustainability Summit carbon neutral

The inaugural Hotelier Middle East Sustainability Summit was a carbon neutral event thanks to a partnership between organisers and Farnek.

Carbon emissions at the event were offset by MyClimate’s carbon offset programme, which replaces climate-impacting energy sources with clean, renewable ones by supporting projects that use renewable energy, cut methane emissions, and support reforestation programmes.

In a workshop session, Farnek director consultancy Sandrine Le Biavant explained how the company had estimated that the event would generate 5.32 tonnes of CO2 emissions.

This was broken down into 0.5 tonnes for energy requirements, 1.2 tonnes for food, 2.1 tonnes for stands and consumables and 1.5 tonnes for mobility (including delagates' journeys to the event).

Among the other key speakers at the one-day event were JA Resorts& Hotels COO David Thomson; Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Villas marine biologist Arabella Willing; Banyan Tree Al Wadi Ras Al Khaimah general manager Anders Dimblad; Golden Tulip general manager and regional revenue director — MENA, Tarek Lotfy; and Al Maha, A Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa F&B manager David Miras.

Sponsors of the Sustainability Summit included Intercoil, MLA, Solarco, Meiko, Pulsar Foodstuff, TCL, Acqua Panna, S. Pellegrino, and Farnek.