Let's Stop Talking & Start Doing!
At Kenes Group, we are committed to integrating sustainable business practices that go beyond slogans and result in useful achievements, in our ways of working inside and outside.
Our vision: each of our actions will have a positive impact on our employees, communities, and events – anywhere in the world.
Our Mission
To empower knowledge sustainably and initiate a sustainable way of working for our employees: in the workplace and at home; and the communities we create events and educational programs for, as well as those that host our operations.
Our Awarded Sustainability Initiaves
Eventex Awards 2024 recognised our Kenes Sustainability Dream Team with a Gold Medal. Eventex Awards is the most esteemed accolade in the world of events. Every year, the competition highlights the best agencies, events, tech, and venues from the world of events. Kenes Group Sustainability's initiatives received accolades in the Green Event and Event Team categories. The partnership between Kenes and Bella Center for sustainability at ESPID 2024 in Copenhagen won a Bronze Medal at the Eventex Awards 2025. This follows the Silver Medal awarded to the ESPID 2023 Meeting Advancing Sustainability in Medical Conferences.
Dream Team: volunteering for a sustainable future of events
The Kenes Sustainability Dream is a task force of volunteers from several departments, dedicated to advancing, incorporating and overseeing sustainable practices.
Eventex Awards 2024 Gold Medal – Event Team Category
ESPID 2024 in Copenhagen: Kenes and Bella Center Partnership for Sustainability
Integrating sustainability into every aspect of the event, from travel and waste management to education. We reduced the event’s carbon footprint and promoted sustainable practices.
Eventex Awards 2025 Bronze Medal – Sustainability Initiative
ESPID 2023: Advancing Sustainability in Medical Conferences
Innovative strategies, collaborative partnerships, and a steadfast commitment to sustainability left a lasting impact on the environment, society, and the industry.
Eventex Awards 2024 Silver Medal – Green Event Category
Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) that Kenes Group supports and work towards are:
Where do we fit in?
At Kenes Group we provide quality of work and life standards for our employees, as well as ensure that our client events promote well-being for all participants, no matter if online or onsite.
- 3.8: Provide access to quality health-care services
- 3.b: Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines
- 3.d: Strengthen and promote the health development, training in developing countries
Kenes Group is committed to:
- Ensure all staff receives quality healthcare services.
- Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for communicable and non-communicable diseases through the organisation of effective medical and scientific events.
- Promote health financing and recruitment, development, and training through collaborations between the pharma industry and relevant associations.
- Strengthen the capacity of developing countries through travel grants, with local and specific association educational programs.
Where do we fit in?
Continue to live up to our mission statement to empower knowledge, further quality learning, create collaborations, through professional events, communities, and educational programs.
- 4.5: Eliminate all discrimination in education
- 4.7: Education for sustainable development and global citizenship
- 4.c: Increase the supply of qualified teachers in developing countries
Kenes Group is committed to:
Provide education that is designed to improve and/or change knowledge, competence, performance, both internally and externally with our events.
- Strive to improve lives by leading and facilitating the global exchange and management of medical and scientific knowledge.
- Deliver engaging and effective education: anytime, anywhere and for anyone.
- Promote lifelong learning to clients and employees alike.
Where do we fit in?
We support our clients and ensure equality and non-discrimination for our employees and partner network.
- 5.1: End discrimination against women and girls
- 5.5: Ensure full participation in leadership and decision-making
Kenes Group works to:
- Enforce and monitor equality and non‑discrimination on the basis of gender with our delegates, employees, and clients alike.
- Create an inclusive environment that is welcoming to all genders, ages, and accessibility levels at our events and offices.
- Encourage our clients to promote more women in committee positions related to the event.
- Create programs that include topics and speakers from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Set inclusivity goals with each client in order to track success.
Where do we fit in?
We work toward sustainable production at our events and optimised and effective office operation.
- 12.3: Halve global per capita food waste
- 12.5: Substantially reduce waste generation
- 12.6: Encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices and sustainability reporting
- 12.7: Promote sustainable public procurement practices
We organise events sustainably and run our offices effectively by offering:Â
- Alternatives to stakeholders for all one-use items at our events or offices.
- Food recovery programs and donation of goods.
- Actively inquiring for easy-access recycling options at events.
- To create goals for measuring and decreasing the carbon footprint of key items and report on successes and targets for future improvement.
Our Promise
Our Sustainability Policy and Sustainable Events minimum practices ensure that all our client and Original Events are organised with sustainability in mind – for our planet and environment; for all stakeholders – from our team, through our partner chain, all the way to the delegates we welcome, all while improving economic bottom lines. The policy applies to Kenes team and all events organised by Kenes Group, as well as various sustainability activities. This includes our offices, events, participation in industry events, collaboration with clients, association, suppliers and different stakeholders. Our attention to environmental, social, and economic responsibility includes working within the law and voluntarily exceeding legal requirements to be innovative and demonstrate leadership on the issues that are important to us and our stakeholders. As we design experiences, execute events, and evaluate our success we are able to choose every day in big and small ways how our actions build a better quality of life for our employees, clients, event participants, and suppliers.
Waste
- Minimise environmental impacts in the areas of waste, water, energy and air quality, through improving the output of our offices and our events and conferences.
Emissions
- Ensure our supply chain has responsible social and environmental practices.
- Minimise negative environmental impacts, improve economic bottom lines and integrate the social elements in to delivering meetings.
Social Impact
- Accessibility and inclusivity – be conscientious to community needs in physical and virtual environments.
- Give back to communities by volunteering and growing our Dare2Care and Dare2Share programs in all offices.
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Sustainable Event Minimums
Onsite events
- Ask about availability of recycling at the facility.
- Request no single-use plastic bottled water as part of the catered food & beverage.
- Request leftover food and event materials be donated.
- Request reusable service ware or biodegradable disposable alternatives for all meals and breaks.
- Request electronic signage or create signs from environmentally friendly materials.
- Inquire about sustainable local food.
- Reduce conference swag, use a sustainable source, and consider pick-and-choose system.
- Communicate about sustainability to event stakeholders.
- Conduct a basic event carbon emissions impact calculation.
- Facilitate Back of House Tour onsite with event stakeholders.
Hybrid events
- Include activities that support attendee health and wellbeing – promote access to the outdoors, provide periodic breaks, or reduce overall attendee screen-time, etc.
- Verify whether the meeting platform’s server is powered by renewable energy.
- Estimate your digital event carbon emissions footprint
Social equity
- Request attendee accessibility information through the registration form.
- Confirm event Code of Conduct is informing about gender, age, health, nationality, race, sexual identity, etc.
- Ensure diverse speaker roaster.
- Discuss options for financial assistance for underrepresented attendees or those with financial barriers.
- Consider communicating diversity and inclusion initiatives to attendees pre-event, onsite, and post-event – scholarships, call for speakers, post-event templates, etc.
Sustainability is not just a choice – it’s part of our DNA, ensuring that every event we organise supports a greener future.
Join us in making a difference!
Sustainability at Kenes Events
At Kenes, we believe in making a positive impact on the environment through every event we host. Sustainability is a core value for us and our clients. We focus on waste reduction, promoting sustainable travel, and recycling, while embracing paperless solutions across our marketing practices. Sustainability is not just a choice – it’s part of our DNA, ensuring that every event we organise supports a greener future.
ISO 20121:2024 Sustainable Event Management Certification
In 2024 Kenes Group has achieved ISO 20121:2024 certification, Â the most up-to-date international standard for sustainable event management.
With this certification, Kenes Group affirms its dedication to environmental stewardship, resource efficiency, and stakeholder engagement. The company’s Event Sustainability Management System (ESMS) aligns with the International Organization for Standardization – ISO, and encompasses all global activities related to conference planning and delivery across its global offices. It includes waste reduction strategies, energy-efficient solutions, sustainable procurement, and enhanced communication with stakeholders to ensure transparent sustainability practices.
United Nations Global Compact
Kenes Group is a proud signatory of United Nations Global Compact – the world’s largest Corporate Sustainability Initiative.
We joined a call to companies to align strategies and operations with Universal principles on Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-corruption, and take actions that advance societal goals.
Net Zero Carbon Events
Kenes Group is a proud signatory of the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge – an industry initiative to address climate change.
ESG and sustainability Roadmap for 2026–2028
Continue ESG integration and measurement in all operations, track Scope 1, 2, 3 emissions. Start conducting DEI baseline measurement.
2026 H1
Supply chain mapping and ESG risk management full integration. Launch Materiality assessment process.
2026 H2
Full Materiality assessment and stakeholders mapping. 1st full ESG voluntary reporting. Continue Net Zero full integration.
2027 H1
ESG performance optimization and gap analysis. Internal and external social impact metrics development. ISO 20121 certification renewal.
2027 H2
Net Zero and decarbonization strategy with Scope 3 emissions plan. Public reporting via GRI, CSRD or similar and complete ESG public report.
2028 H1
Review and update ESG strategy to align with European Commission sustainability directives (CSRD, ESRS). Develop a 3-year ESG strategy integrating regulatory requirements, stakeholder input, and business objectives.