gold service. green attitude
Benchmarking, research and continuous improvement are fundamental to achieving our sustainability goals – and living up to our ‘Gold Service, Green Attitude’ philosophy.
The Centre’s concerted ‘green crusade’ has been in place for years. As a result, organic waste going to landfill has been virtually eliminated. To find out about all of our environmental initiatives and green achievements, please download our 'Gold Service. Green Attitude' flyer below. Or download our Environmental Policy.
Exhibition Waste
We aim to reuse and recycle at least 90% of exhibition waste. A great example of what can be achieved in exhibition recycling is the Cellar Door Wine Festival. To find out more from this event, please download the case study below.
earthcheck silver certification
The Adelaide Convention Centre is the first centre in Australia to have progressed from bronze to EarthCheck silver status in 2010 and must undergo a rigorous audit process each year for five years to gain the coveted gold status.
We have performed at ‘above best practice’ in several key areas of natural resource reduction.
The internationally respected EarthCheck Program, run by EC3 Global, is used by more than 1100 tourism and travel organisations in 65 countries. Among them are some of the world’s leading convention centres, hotel and travel groups, national park agencies, community organizations, and government regulators.
Program participants seek to manage their operations in an environmentally sustainable way to reduce their carbon footprints, gain cost savings, and improve triple bottom line performance.
To find our more, read our EarthCheck case study by clicking on the link below.
new initiatives
Launched in July 2011, Offcentre is the new ACC’s blog where we tell our stories in our own words, genuine and from the heart. For all of the latest news on everything Green visit the 'Good Guys' section at www.offcentre.com.au
charity contributions and sponsorship
Each time we cater for lower-than-contracted numbers, we donate leftover meals to FoodbankSA and OzHarvest, who then redistribute perfectly good meals to needy people through their network of participating charities. Our contributions are made daily or weekly, depending on what goes on at the Centre and statistics are updated every month in our 'Gold Service. Green Attitude' flyer.
Trees For Life - The Adelaide Convention Centre shares a corporate partnership with South Australia’s premier environmental organisation Trees For Life (TFL) . TFL is helping us to offset the carbon dioxide emissions of events held at the centre through the retirement of voluntary carbon units plus the planting of native trees and shrubs in South Australia. Adelaide Convention Centre staff are involved in a voluntary native tree propagation program on site and take part in voluntary tree planting days each year.
CX Roadshow
The CX Roadshow of 2012 awards Adelaide Convention Centre 'BEST VENUE' of tour. We enjoyed service that easily surpassed all other states, Adelaide Convention Centre is definitely the BEST of all the centres across Australia! We return in 2013!