Sustainability | Advanced Design & Manufacturing Expo

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November 7-9, 2023

Toronto Congress Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

We know sustainability is increasingly important to our attendees and exhibitors, as well as to our market as a whole. Running ADM Toronto gives us a lot of opportunities to improve our impact socially, environmentally and economically in Toronto, Canada.

We want to make our event more responsible and play a role in helping our markets improve its sustainability through connecting people with the networks and knowledge they want to help solve the big challenges in our sector.

Our Three Aims:

Help our markets through inspiring sustainable development

We focus on:

Using our content to support the sustainability of the market the event serves
Inspiring our suppliers, exhibitors and other stakeholders to deliver a sustainable event
Developing market relevant partnerships with local academic institutions / agencies

Our efforts include:

Inclusion of sessions in our program that cover the topic of sustainability
Communicating with our suppliers, exhibitors and stakeholders on how they can be more sustainable in their approach to the show
Working with the next generation in design & manufacturing and providing high school students access to educational sessions

Running an Environmentally Responsible Event

Run the event in an increasingly responsible manner

We focus on:

Reducing our event’s carbon emissions
Creating less waste
Considering sustainability credentials of the items sourced for the event

Our efforts include:

Feature areas on the show floor carefully designed to generate a minimal amount of waste
Our catering contains locally sourced, seasonal and organic ingredients and utilizes recyclable food packaging
Inclusion of water stations throughout the venue for attendees to refill vessels
We aim to have all the carpet, signage and paper used at the event recycled

Run the event in a socially responsible manner

We focus on:

Doing business safely and ethically
Considering wellbeing and accessibility
Creating a positive impact on our host cities
Measuring our impact

Our efforts include:

Wellness initiatives -your wellbeing is important to us – please join our networking receptions to network with peers
Providing information to access and encouraging attendees to utilize ride sharing around Toronto to minimize traffic congestion on event days
We work with suppliers and locally owned businesses to ensure positive impact on the local economy

Attendee Sustainability Tips

While you are attending ADM Toronto, there are several ways you can reduce your carbon footprint:

Water Conservation

Take shorter showers to save water and time!

Waste Reduction

Use a refillable water bottle and coffee cup while at the show and conference
Take only what you need at food functions
Make sure to download the official mobile app
Ask for a recycling bag for your hotel room if one isn’t in place

Energy Conservation

Turn off lights and thermostat when leaving your hotel room
If exhibiting, be sure to power down your booth at the end of each show day

Air Quality/CO² Impact

Access a ride share or take public transport to/from the airport and to/from your hotel
If possible, walk to the venue to reduce CO² emissions.
Offset your travel to/from ADM Toronto

Exhibitor Sustainability Tips

Reduce signage waste by:

Encourage less printing and provide more information digitally when it comes to booth literature, fulfilling requests via email and website referrals
If you must print, create reusable non-dated signs that can be used year after year
Avoid foamcore signs and request recyclable material such as cardboard signage

Reduce booth waste by:

Requesting sustainable options from the show operations team
BYOF! - Avoid carpet and bring your own flooring, like puzzle foam flooring that can be reused at all your shows
Break down ALL cardboard boxes and put in the correct recycling bin
Request additional booth bins for recycling and compost collection
Use only compostable or recyclable serviceware for samples and give-a-ways
Use the stickers provided at the Exhibitor Services desk to mark your materials for recycling or donation
Set a goal to leave no trace behind by shipping out all booth properties and packing materials and donating extra giveaways

ADM Toronto is part of Informa Markets and the Informa Group. Sustainability at Informa focuses on the long term impacts we have on customers, colleagues, the communities we work in and the environment. Many of our stakeholders are clearly telling us that sustainability (Social, economic and environmental) is something that is no longer a nice to have but a necessary part of any event. We want to make sure we’re meeting those expectations and we believe that being sustainable is the right thing to do. We also recognize that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognizing that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve. This is an ongoing process for us and we’re looking for ideas of how we can improve.

More information about our work so you can be found on the informa.com/sustainability, including our latest sustainability reports.