Sustainability: we have a plan

Spa Life is committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing the carbon footprint generated by our events.

We have calculated that our live events create an estimated 10.5 tonnes of CO2 emissions* and we aim to off-set these emissions through the purchase of carbon credits to make Spa Life the first 'Carbon Neutral' spa event in the UK, Northern Ireland or Republic of Ireland.

The wellness sector is a highly carbon-conscious audience, so our carbon credits will be funded via a combination of voluntary donations built in to the on-line ticket prices⁺, and Spa Life will match-fund the total of all donations raised.

All funds will be donated to our nominated carbon rebalancing expert, Gaia Together who are Gold Standard and VCS accredited in carbon offsetting for global socio-economic projects that help the environment and communities.

In addition to the carbon credits, Spa Life will continue to embrace digital technologies to eliminate the need for large-scale printed products in favour of mobile apps.

Working together to make a difference

We recognise that sustainability is not only an internal issue and to make a real difference we must work together with our supply chain and in particular, our venue partners.

We will be working closely with our host venues to ensure that venue operators have a comprehensive sustainability strategy in place, which supports the UN's Sustainability Development Goals, before agreeing any hire contracts.

We are pleased to advise that our host venue for Spa Life UK boasts a truly comprehensive Sustainability Policy and, following guidance from the Events Industry Council, is focussing its efforts in the three key areas of Operations, Community and Supply Chain.

The actions the hotel is taking are many and varied but we have highlighted below just a few of the initiatives you may witness during your visit to the Convention.

De Vere: Acting for a Sustainable Future

Operations
• Electric Car Charging Points
• Energy-saving LED lighting
• Movement sensors in public areas
• Introduced filtered water machines in events areas removing all single-use plastic bottles
• Waste Recycling points near refreshment stations in event spaces

Community
• Staff health & wellbeing programmes
• Annual nominated Charity scheme donates room stays for seriously ill patients and charity volunteers
• Encourage teams to actively participate in fundraising for charities
• Supporting offender rehabilitation schemes and opportunities for employment
• Estate management teams champion biodiversity and conservation efforts, managing invasive tree and insect species plus carbon off-setting through tree planting programmes

Supply Chain
• Adapted core restaurant and conference menus in line with the rise in veganism and demand for plant-based ingredients.
• Reducing ‘food miles’ by stocking more British products and encourage chefs to use locally sourced ingredients to re-invest in local communities & businesses.
• Increasing the number of kitchen gardens
• Working with suppliers to reduce packaging
• Reducing food waste through a 'just in time' ordering process

* CO₂ emissions calculated on the average number of attendees at Spa Life UK over the last three years (pre-COVID), and locations from which they travelled, we have estimated that the total distance travelled to the host venue in 2022 by all attendees will be more than 50,000 miles.

⁺ Voluntary donations may be added to on-line ticket purchases in the amounts of £2, £5 or £10.