Events for Heritage

Raising Stone Events

CONTEXT :

Committed and aware of the considerable impact of the tourism industry, and more particularly the events industry, on the environment, Raising Stones Events wanted to make a stronger commitment to proposing effective and sustainable solutions to all stakeholders by creating the Events For Heritage association. The project was designed to operate regionally but with the potential to eventually be duplicated on a European scale.

The objective is to bring together business tourism actors eager to take concrete action to halt our negative impact.

Events For Heritage offers effective and sustainable solutions to all stakeholders by developing three interconnected processes.

Business travel represents 10% of carbon footprint (source : Climeet Company).

66% of the 64 LINKEUS members responding to a survey on carbon tool in Nov-2023 do not use a carbon tool for events.

OBJECTIVES :

The objective of Events for Heritage (created by the local DMC Raising Stones) on the French Riviera is : to engage business events actors on the sustainability field by changing narratives and create a community dynamic. to provide them with actionable solutions in order to facilitate the implementation of sustainable practices. to harmonize the 3 pillars of sustainable development : economic, social, and environmental. to design a strong concept base on the French Riviera area linking

AI Carbon tool,

Local associations with global impact in societal, marine life and land biodiversity causes, a creative beverage story think tank.

To expand to other French regions and Europe thanks to these powerful tools and the replicability of the methodology

STAKEHOLDERS :

International event planners, corporate companies, local destinations management companies, tourism boards, convention bureaus, venues like hotels and convention centres but also e-mobility players, national, regional or local social and environmental associations.