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At MCEC, sustainability is a key focus. So,

we take serious action to reduce our
environmental impact. Our pursuit for
sustainable events includes initiatives
with organisations that share our values.
It’s how we can make a real di!erence
for our community, city and environment.

An enduring
vision for
events
The tangible targets in our sustainability
strategy help us in our goal to reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.

These include diverting 90% of waste by

2025 and becoming fully powered by
renewable electricity by 2028. We’re also
cutting out single-use plastics and sourcing
more sustainably. And our valued
partnership with OzHarvest supports
people in need by rescuing excess food
from our kitchen and events.

Our strategy is based on the United Nations

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and
aligns with 14 of their 17 goals. Find out
more about our mission for the planet
below.

Download our Sustainability

Strategy for July 2021 - June
2026

Our priority Why sustainability is so important to us

As we set our sights on a greener future, we've

areas established various targets and initiatives to

transform our operations. From reducing our
environmental footprint to optimising the energy
e"ciency of our buildings, sustainability is at the
heart of everything we do.

Read on for high-level summaries of our focus

The importance to
areas, recent achievements and goals.
us
If you want to see how we're performing, check out
Climate change
our progress report below.

Waste and resource

Download our Sustainability Progress Report for
recovery 2021 – 2022

Energy

Water

Nature

Infrastructure and
transport

Procurement
We aim to harness our purchasing power as
a force for good by prioritising local, ethical
and sustainable suppliers.

So, we embed socially responsible and

circular economy principles into our
purchasing decisions. This helps us drive
positive social, environmental and
economic impacts for the wider
community.

Find out about our

procurement practices

Equality,
recognition
and
reconciliation
We seek to acknowledge Traditional
Owners, celebrate cultural diversity, raise
public awareness and improve our cultural
capacity.

And we maintain an environment that is

free from discrimination and where
employees, customers and visitors are
treated fairly and with respect.

See our inclusion and diversity

page

Awards and accolades

Best Corporate Citizen Premier’s Sustainability

o Award Award
Best Corporate Citizen at 2018 Exhibition 2018 Premier’s Sustainability Award –
and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) government category for Melbourne
Awards for Excellence. Renewable Energy Project.

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Acknowledgement of Country What’s on Who we are

Built on the banks of the Birrarung (Yarra River), Melbourne

Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) acknowledges the
Traditional Owners of Narrm, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people
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of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and
present, and to Elders of all First Nations communities that visit
MCEC. We recognise the significance of the Birrarung to
Traditional Owners as a life source and a meeting place and seek
to honour a 40,000-year tradition of building community and Event planning resources Work with us
exchanging ideas on these lands.

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