{"id":3604,"date":"2024-06-28T10:14:06","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T10:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/?page_id=3604"},"modified":"2026-01-23T08:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T08:57:45","slug":"sustainability-actions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/sustainability-and-legacy\/sustainability-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability actions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <section class=\"container bloque-txt-titulo \" >\n    <div class=\"row\"> \n        <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4  mb-3 md-md-0 animation fadeRight\">\n            <h3 class=\"bl-titulo  \">A daily commitment<\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-8 bl-texto\">\n             \n            <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>At Madrid Convention Bureau we promote the use of public transport, electric mobility and physical exercise<\/strong> as means of getting to work, thereby reducing tonnes of CO<sup>2 <\/sup>emissions that contribute to global warming every year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>We avoid unnecessary transfers<\/strong> in our programmes and prioritise the use of eco-friendly vehicles and public transport. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paper and cardboard account for 90% of the waste generated in offices. At MCB, <strong>we adhere to the principle <em>paperless is more<\/em>,<\/strong> and we therefore prioritise the use of digital information, proceedings and documentation, both in our workplace and at the events we organise.<br>In line, for instance, with our commitment to avoiding paper publications, in 2019 we replaced our main publication, the Meeting Manual, with a web-based one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our office has an <strong>eco-friendly waste separation station <\/strong>for food, paper, cardboard, plastics, containers and non-recyclable material, with each workstation equipped with separate bins for waste disposal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toner cartridges from laser printers and ink cartridges from conventional printers are considered waste due to their non-biodegradable nature and significant environmental impact. MCB has appointed a <strong>waste collection manager<\/strong> and promotes the use of products with more environmentally friendly inks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To reduce bottled water consumption, our office is equipped with <strong>water fountains<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We build our stands using fabrics made of recyclable materials. These are then repurposed into promotional items such as backpacks, wallets, glasses cases, and bags.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We promote a \u2018<strong>plastic-free\u2019 <\/strong>policy at trade fairs: our participating partners receive a welcome pack that includes a glass bottle to refill at the stand\u2019s main water fountain and a box of violets, a traditional Madrid sweet. To promote handicrafts and local production and the principle of long-term usefulness, merchandising products are chosen based on environmental and social sustainability criteria.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our trade fair stands are carbon neutral, maximising the use of recycled and recyclable materials while offsetting the CO<sup>2<\/sup> emissions generated during their construction.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2010, we conducted our first <strong>training sessions on CSR and Sustainability in the Tourism Sector<\/strong>. These training courses allow us to transfer knowledge and raise awareness in the events sector of the importance of sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>At MCB, we encourage our associate and collaborator companies to adopt these guidelines:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensuring contracts with our suppliers are based on <strong>zero waste and no single-use plastic.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supporting <strong>environmentally friendly catering companies that can donate leftover food <\/strong>to companies that can collect it for community kitchens, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offering all organisers the option to leave a social and environmental <strong>\u2018legacy in Madrid\u2019<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3602,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3604","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sustainability actions - Madrid Convention Bureau (en)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/sustainability-and-legacy\/sustainability-actions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sustainability actions - Madrid Convention Bureau (en)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/sustainability-and-legacy\/sustainability-actions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Madrid Convention Bureau (en)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-23T08:57:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esmadrid.com\\\/mcb\\\/en\\\/sustainability-and-legacy\\\/sustainability-actions\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esmadrid.com\\\/mcb\\\/en\\\/sustainability-and-legacy\\\/sustainability-actions\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sustainability actions - Madrid Convention Bureau (en)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esmadrid.com\\\/mcb\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-06-28T10:14:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-23T08:57:45+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esmadrid.com\\\/mcb\\\/en\\\/sustainability-and-legacy\\\/sustainability-actions\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esmadrid.com\\\/mcb\\\/en\\\/sustainability-and-legacy\\\/sustainability-actions\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esmadrid.com\\\/mcb\\\/en\\\/sustainability-and-legacy\\\/sustainability-actions\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esmadrid.com\\\/mcb\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sustainability and legacy\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esmadrid.com\\\/mcb\\\/en\\\/sustainability-and-legacy\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Sustainability actions\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esmadrid.com\\\/mcb\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esmadrid.com\\\/mcb\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Madrid Convention Bureau (en)\",\"description\":\"Madrid Convention Bureau\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.esmadrid.com\\\/mcb\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sustainability actions - Madrid Convention Bureau (en)","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/sustainability-and-legacy\/sustainability-actions\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sustainability actions - Madrid Convention Bureau (en)","og_url":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/sustainability-and-legacy\/sustainability-actions\/","og_site_name":"Madrid Convention Bureau (en)","article_modified_time":"2026-01-23T08:57:45+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/sustainability-and-legacy\/sustainability-actions\/","url":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/sustainability-and-legacy\/sustainability-actions\/","name":"Sustainability actions - Madrid Convention Bureau (en)","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-06-28T10:14:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-23T08:57:45+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/sustainability-and-legacy\/sustainability-actions\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/sustainability-and-legacy\/sustainability-actions\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/sustainability-and-legacy\/sustainability-actions\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sustainability and legacy","item":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/sustainability-and-legacy\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Sustainability actions"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/","name":"Madrid Convention Bureau (en)","description":"Madrid Convention Bureau","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3604"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4058,"href":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3604\/revisions\/4058"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/mcb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}