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EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY

At Kenes Group, we are committed to integrate sustainable business practices that go beyond slogans and result in useful achievements. Our mission is to empower knowledge sustainably, by positively impacting 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 vision: each of our actions to impact positively our employees, communities, and events – anywhere in the world. "

Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) that Kenes Group supports and work towards are:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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: 

  • 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 event 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.

Waste

  1. 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

  1. Ensure our supply chain has responsible social and environmental practices.
  2. Minimise negative environmental impacts, improve economic bottom lines and integrate the social elements in to delivering meetings.

Social Impact

  1. Accessibility and inclusivity – be conscientious to community needs in physical and virtual environments.
  2. Give back to communities by volunteering and growing our Dare2Care and Dare2Share programs in all offices.
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Dare2Care

Dare2Care is an on-going Kenes Group campaign which embodies our corporate social responsibility (CSR) spirit and commitment. It includes a number of charitable activities and events throughout the year, involving every second employee in a community or a charitable project.

Some of the Dare2Care regular initiatives are:

  • Kenes Giving Club – an internal programme that recognises volunteer leadership and involvement, and honours the Volunteer of the Year at an annual company event
  • Pick & Pack event – employees spend a full day harvesting and packing local produce to donate to families in need (SDG 2 – Zero Hunger)
  • Kenes Good Deeds Day – Kenes Group volunteers collect, pack and deliver gift baskets prior to all major holidays for the people in recovery in a local rehabilitation centre (SDG 3 – Good health and well-being)
  • After School Club – an afternoon children’s club (for 8-12-year-olds) that gathers monthly with Kenes volunteers that assist the children by engaging them in different activities (SDG 4 – Quality Education)

Net Zero Carbon Events

Kenes Group is a proud signatory of the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge – an industry initiative to address climate change.

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