Green, united and responsible

Gestevert was created in 2009 with a common desire of employees to formalize our approach to sustainable development.

We continuously apply our sustainable development policy so that our commitments are the key to our success. We have resolved to join forces with those of our partners in order to think, take and promote ever greener, more united and more responsible actions in a creative and dynamic way.

Our goals are based on the standards of the responsible event management standard of the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) and on the major advances in the local and international industry. We aim to continuously minimize our impacts on the environment while increasing our socio-economic benefits for the region where our events take place.

Our sustainable development commitments

For each of our events, we aim to achieve six sets of objectives:

1. REDUCE THE FOOTPRINT OF OUR ACTIVITIES
- Responsibly manage transportation and greenhouse gas emissions
- Reduce waste
- Be responsible in how we manage residual materials
- Take a responsible approach to procurement
2. RAISE AWARENESS, EDUCATE AND SPREAD THE WORD
- Design and share effective communication tools
- Find engaging ways to raise awareness
- Foster stakeholder accountability
- Document and quantify sustainable development impacts and success stories
3. BE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY
- Make a positive impact in the community
- Fund community initiatives
- Design and promote inclusive events
4. WORK TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
- Explore economic partnerships with key sustainability stakeholders