It is Blog Action Day and thousands of bloggers around the world are posting their thoughts and plans for improving the environment and protecting the earth for future generations. This is something we feel strongly about at Activate Events.

We have already talked about our commitment to environmentally friendly corporate events and our goal to reach the highest standards of the Green Tourism business scheme here in the office but we also take our commitment to the environment further by offsetting our carbon emissions via the Trees for Life campaign.

This is a conservation charity dedicated to the regeneration and restoration of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland and we donate money from every corporate event we manage in Scotland to plant trees through the Trees for Life organisation.
PS. Incidentally, this blog is hosted by a 100% carbon neutral hosting company which offsets carbon emissions from its servers and their administration.

When it comes to the colour of your business these days, there’s only one viable option: green, green, green - particularly if you care about the environment and hope to leave a sustainable legacy for your children and their children’s children.

That’s why we are committed to support the Green Tourism Business Scheme - a fully fledged, properly accredited organisation with roots and branches throughout Scotland.

There are three award levels available within the scheme – gold, silver and bronze. Do I need to tell you that here at Activate, we are going for gold?

However, there are strict criteria we need to meet along the way, including reaching certain environmental benchmarks while complying with environmental legislation. On top of that, we will also be making a real commitment to reduce our environmental impact in everything we do by implementing a whole raft of recommended actions.

And just to make sure we tick all the right boxes, we will be assessed by an independent environmental auditor as we go along. Bring it on.

We may not be the biggest corporate events company in the UK (yet), but we are certainly committed to being the most environmentally friendly.