Copenhagen Sustainability Guide

One of Wonderful Copenhagen’s goals for 2030  is to support tourism development that contributes positively to Greater Copenhagen while addressing environmental and societal challenges.

Congresses and events have the potential to tackle societal challenges and create lasting impacts. Yet, we must acknowledge that these assemblies can leave a less positive footprint on the host destination, including carbon emissions (transport) and substantial material usage. 

Our aim is that congresses and events hosted in Copenhagen serve as catalysts for positive change, with a particular focus on the reduction of CO2-emissions and the path towards balancing out the amount of greenhouse gases produced, and the amount removed from the atmosphere (Net-Zero).

The purpose of Copenhagen Sustainability Guide is to support congresses and events in understanding their environmental impacts and identifying opportunities for improvement.

The Guide has been developed as part of Wonderful Copenhagen’s Net-Zero Climate Roadmap for Copenhagen’s tourism. Inspired by the UN’s Target Corridor Framework and national expertise, it aligns with the Paris Agreement’s 2-degree reduction goals for 2030 and 2035 and supports the Science Based Targets Net Zero Standard for the long-term goal in 2050.

With this roadmap in mind and based on client feedback, Copenhagen Sustainability Guide calculates and reports on CO2-emissions distributed across six categories (international transport, virtual attendance, local transport, accommodation, venue & event design, food & beverage, as well as Beyond Value Chain Mitigation Efforts). Before and/or after the congress/event has taken place in Copenhagen, and with all inclusive measures to incorporate both the positive and negative sides of travel. 

You can find a document below on how we calculate CO2-emissions.