At CYBERUK, we are committed to delivering a responsible and environmentally conscious event. Working with venues and our wider suppliers, we are taking meaningful steps to reduce our environmental footprint and champion more sustainable event practices, from catering to production.  

• Information was shared electronically where possible across the Scottish Event Campus’ digital screens, and printed items will be printed on recyclable materials.  

• The Scottish Event Campus has many great initiatives in place to maintain its climate goal of being net zero by 2030, including 100% of electricity coming from renewable sources.  

• All rPET lanyards were recycled.  

• We created a menu with increased plant-based and vegetarian options, and a strong focus on local, seasonal and sustainable Scottish produce.  

• Exhibition and event materials were rented, reused or locally sourced where possible to support a circular economy and minimise transport emissions.  

• The exhibition hall walkways were uncarpeted, saving 4,120sqm of carpet and avoiding 6.77 tCO₂e, equivalent to removing 3 cars from the road for a year or the carbon captured by 33 tree seedlings over 10 years. 

• We tracked carbon, waste, travel, materials and energy to drive year-on-year improvements in CYBERUK’s environmental performance.  

• We worked with local public transport providers to offer discounted travel rates.  

• Option to donate to environmental restoration, find out more below! 

These donations contributed to a range of programmes: 

Marine ecosystem restoration: Protecting and restoring UK seagrass beds and advocating globally for safeguarding these vital habitats and their wildlife. 

Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) clean cookstove project: Helping communities in Togo adopt clean cookstoves that use 50% less wood, reducing deforestation and creating livelihoods for local women who produce the stoves. 

Tree planting in Northern Malawi: Planting trees to capture carbon while supporting sustainable livelihoods for communities already facing severe climate impacts. 

Protecting threatened rainforest: specifically preserving areas in most danger from deforestation: forests which sink the most carbon, mangroves and swamps as well as ancient woodlands and wildlife corridors that are vital for preserving biodiversity.