Green Dream Team

ACC Liverpool is one of the greenest venues in Europe, innovative, environmentally friendly and the only BREEAM accredited venue in the UK. We have been awarded Gold status by the Green Tourism Business Scheme and know our business practice and policy has a huge impact on our sustainability.

It’s not just about where we started, it’s where we’re going. Our Green Dream Team is a steering group, meeting regularly to share and develop ideas about how ACC Liverpool can become a greener and more sustainable business. Its main aim is to continually reduce the carbon footprint of ACC Liverpool and make the organisation as green as possible, delivering high quality, sustainable events and becoming an example of best practice for sustainable businesses.

Achievements so far include

Recycling bins in all public areas and office spaces and recycling messages on all plasma screens in public areas and promotional print material

Posters around staff areas encourage paper recycling and staff to turn off lights

Incentives for innovative green ideas

A no direct mail policy for marketing is in place – all direct marketing is done electronically

Staff are given regular and detailed information regarding public transport and encouraged to use it. Bus and train timetables are available and updates on local public transport are e-mailed weekly.

The Green Dream Team has worked closely with cleaning partner ISS to ensure its practices are as green as possible. ISS at ACC Liverpool is now chlorine free and won a Green Apple award for its practices.

The Green Dream Team led ACC Liverpool through the Green Tourism Business Scheme, gaining Gold status

A green office policy has been written

Targets include

Reducing energy consumption by 20%
Reducing paper use by 20%
Reducing waste sent to landfill to below 25%
Commenting on a minimum of four green debates in industry media 
Offer event organisers the option of making their events carbon neutral 
 
The Green Dream Team has led the venue to a string of awards and accreditations, including a Gold Award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme, CONFEX 2009’s Best CSR Initiative; Healthy Stadia accreditation; a BREEAM rating of ‘very good’; a Green Apple award for the building; a Green Apple award for ISS’s cleaning & waste services and shortlisting in sustainable procurement, environmental leadership at the Northwest Business Environment Awards, a C and IT Gold Award for 'Best Venue for Sustainability' and a 'Green Award' at the Exhibition News awards.