PCO Alliance Network partnership

The Event Greening Forum (EGF) and the PCO Alliance Network formed a partnership at the end of 2022, which will see us working together to promote greater sustainability within the local conferencing industry. I consider this one of the biggest successes coming out of 2022.

Improving the sustainability of business events is the primary purpose driving the EGF, while the PCO Alliance is committed to setting and maintaining the highest standards in the events management sector – standards that now require the inclusion of sustainability.

In the words of Ellen Oosthuizen, chairperson of the PCO Alliance: “The PCO Alliance Network is dedicated to improving our industry and supporting the associations where possible to create a better, greener and healthier environment when working with different venues and suppliers. We are privileged to take hands with the EGF to support them and use our influence in the hospitality industry to foster a greener conferencing industry.”

The PCO Alliance is a significant stakeholder in the events business ecosystem and it was very strategic that we align with them. It was also timely in this period of recovery from the pandemic when we must act more intentionally to respond to the wider climate crisis. As such, we need all hands on deck, and the agreement paves a way for the EGF to influence and support the greening of the conferencing industry much more practically than we have before. We’re excited about what we will be able to achieve together in 2023 and going forwards.

Through the partnership, the PCO Alliance is now an associate member of the EGF and joins ranks with 10 other associate members, namely: AAXO, EXSA, FEDHASA, IFEA Africa, SAACI, SANCB, SA Roadies, SATSA, The MICE Academy, and TPSA (powered by SACIA).

To find out more about the PCO Alliance Network, visit www.pcoalliance.co.za. For more information about the EGF and access to free event greening resources, please visit www.eventgreening.co.za.