Vitafoods Europe 2023 Post Show Sustainability Report

Vitafoods Europe 2023

Sustainable Event Report

Vitafoods Europe 2023 Post Show Sustainability ReportContents

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Vitafoods Europe 2023 - an overview

Vitafoods Europe brings the global nutraceutical community together every year to network, innovate, collaborate and build profitable partnerships.

Vitafoods Europe 2023 was the biggest edition in its 26-year history. Covering an impressive 25,000 square meters of exhibition space, the event welcomed 18,854 nutraceutical professionals from 162 countries to Geneva’s Palexpo (9-11 May) and online (1-12 May), to experience a host of inspiring connections.

Our mission

Natasha Berrow, EVP, Food Portfolio Informa Markets

^{For more than 25 years, Vitafoods Europe has brought the global nutraceutical industry together, driving innovation and fostering community. And throughout that time, we have focused on how to support the development of responsible industry, with an increasing interest in the topic of sustainability. While that term may have quite a broad definition, we believe it is our responsibility to drive change at a company and industry level.}

^{FasterForward is Informa’s approach to sustainable business, and is a structured three-part programme with ambitious commitments and a wide range of activities. These include:}

^{Faster to Zero: We aim to be zero waste and net zero carbon by 2030.}
^{Sustainability Inside: We embed sustainability inside 100% of our brands by 2025}
^{Impact Multiplier: We are improving access to our specialist knowledge and investing in our communities.}

^{Achieving these ambitions means every brand is committed to fulfilling - and exceeding - established Fundamentals across each aspect of our business. We’re proud that Vitafoods Europe 2023 was recognized among the highest scoring events across Informa Markets, and a great deal of the thanks goes to each and every member of the Vitafoods community. You’ll find some of the highlights included in this year’s Sustainability Report. We’re helping the industry accelerate sustainable development through our focus on the positive effects of supply chain transparency and gender equity. We’re improving accessibility to networks and knowledge and enhancing wellbeing, equality and respect for all. And as an event organizer, we continue to reduce levels of waste and work collaboratively to eliminate the use of disposable stands by 2025.}

^{We remain committed to supporting the continued development of the global nutraceutical community, and invite you to be a part of the journey toward a more sustainable future.}

Sustainability at Vitafoods Europe

Vitafoods recognizes the importance of driving sustainability within our events and across the broader industry. We aim to make our event even more responsible and play a role in helping the nutraceutical and functional food market improve its sustainability by connecting people with the networks and knowledge they need to solve these challenges.

Our sustainability goals

Inspiring Sustainable Development

Using our content to support the sustainability of the nutraceutical industry
Inspiring our suppliers, exhibitors and other stakeholders to deliver a sustainable event
Developing market relevant partnerships

Running an Environmentally Responsible Event

Reducing our event’s carbon emissions
Creating less waste
Considering sustainability credentials of the items sourced for the event

Running a Socially Responsible Event

Doing business safely and ethically
Considering wellbeing and accessibility
Creating a positive impact on our host city
Measuring our impacts

Inspiring Sustainable Development - Vitafoods Europe 2023 highlights included:

Integrating issues on sustainability throughout the content sessions, including the Vitafoods Europe Conference.
Launching the Sustainability Resource Centre, a new feature integrating supplier solutions, content programming, networking events, and charity partners.
Organising the Sustainability Innovation Tour in association with NutriMarketing to enable attendees to discover new sustainable innovations from exhibitors.
Our recent partnership with international civil society organisation Solidaridad - we aim to raise awareness of Solidaridad’s work in creating sustainable supply chains globally, facilitate knowledge-sharing and collaboration across the nutrition and food markets, and help brands source ingredients ethically and sustainably while ensuring improved supply chain transparency.
Showcasing other relevant partners such as WIN and Naturally Proud in the Sustainability Resource Centre, promoting their progressive work towards gender equality within the industry.

Running an environmentally responsible event - Vitafoods Europe 2023 successes included:

100% renewable energy used at the venue.
Use of LED lighting to reducee energy consumption.
Full assessment of disposable stands and have communication of the new waste levy in the rebooking process.
Elimination of printed badges.
Minimal printing of only essential items, increased use of the event app.
Catering options that were 80% vegetarian, with a dedicated vegan catering area.

Running a Socially Responsible Event - Vitafoods Europe 2023 successes included:

Engaging the local community, including suppliers, staff hired to run the event and hostess agency.
Supporting Foundation Partage (local food bank) through donations (€5 for every Vitafoods 5K run registrant) and food and nutrition samples.
Networking events that were open to all attendees included the Community Breakfast, Gender Equity Networking Event (partnering with Women In Nutraceuticals), and LGBTQ+ Allies Networking Event (partnering with Naturally Proud Network).
Inclusivity to attendees from different cultures by organising a prayer room onsite.
The free-to-attend Community Breakfast that included primarily vegetarian and locally sourced food.

Join us on this journey

We look forward to partner with you on our journey towards a sustainable future.

See you at Vitafoods Europe 2024!