Sustainability report World Forum 2012 ENG
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Sustainability report World Forum 2012 ENG
Sustainability report 2012 world forum E EVENTS THAT SHAPE THE WORLD 2 Sustainability report 2012 world forum Content Prologue............................................................................................................................. 5 1. Organisation profile ................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Our Company ............................................................................................................. 7 1.2 Structure ................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 The market ............................................................................................................... 10 1.4 Stakeholders ............................................................................................................. 10 1.5 CSR policy................................................................................................................. 12 1.6 Recognition of CSR results .......................................................................................... 12 1.7 Memberships ............................................................................................................. 12 2. People .................................................................................................................... 15 2.1 Employment conditions ............................................................................................... 15 2.2 Human rights ............................................................................................................ 18 2.3 Maatschappij ............................................................................................................. 18 2.4 Goals ........................................................................................................................ 20 3. Planet ..................................................................................................................... 22 3.1 Environmental programme 2012-2015.......................................................................... 22 3.2 Energy consumption ................................................................................................... 23 3.3 Lighting .................................................................................................................... 24 3.4 Waste ....................................................................................................................... 24 3.5 CO2 compensation ..................................................................................................... 25 3.6 Recycling .................................................................................................................. 25 3.7 Catering.................................................................................................................... 27 3.8 Transportation ........................................................................................................... 27 3.9 Ambitions.................................................................................................................. 27 4. Profit ...................................................................................................................... 29 5. About this report ...................................................................................................... 31 6. GRI table ................................................................................................................ 32 3 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 4 Sustainability report 2012 world forum Prologue Dear Reader, The World Forum Convention Center in The Hague is proud to be a member of Global Compact Netherlands, a group of Dutch businesses that already participate in the UN Global Compact but also seek to support and inspire each other at a local level. This kind of network enables us to readily share our CSR achievements and challenges. It is gratifying to see how we maintained our focus on the people aspect of CSR in 2012. This is an area where much progress can still be achieved. I derive a great deal of satisfaction from the inspiring moments in which I see many of my fellow workers enjoying a volunteers’ initiative such as NL DOET, where they helped to renovate a horseriding stable for handicapped people. And from the enthusiasm with which six students of Stenden University managed to organise the MPI Next Generation Conference within a timeframe of only ten weeks, taking on the responsibility for the content, logistics and the organisation and promotion of the event. And from the progress achieved by Anele Gebuza in South Africa, a boy we are supporting through the Kusasa Project. We continue to be proud to report and clearly demonstrate how even the smaller companies in this world can make a real difference in people’s lives – and we are doing so again in 2013! Yours faithfully, Michiel Middendorf General Manager 5 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 6 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 1. Organisation profile 1.1 Our Company The World Forum is an international congress centre in The Hague, the city of peace and justice. Historically, The Hague, with its Peace Palace, has been the world’s location of choice to discuss international peace and justice. The city hosted its first peace conference in 1899. Since then, whenever any new development in the field of peace emerges, The Hague is looked to as a potential home for it, and over time many institutions in the field of international law and peace have come to establish themselves here. The World Forum is located at the heart of The Hague World Forum, The Hague’s international zone, and stands shoulder to shoulder with the city in providing a home for meetings on peace and justice. Each and every one of the extraordinary meetings and events that take place in the World Forum, no matter what the scale, have the potential to change the world view of those who attend them. Whether it’s an international conference on banning chemical weapons, or an illuminating discussion between two CEOs, these are events that shape the world. The conferences of the International Criminal Court (ICC) or the OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) held here represent dialogues at the highest levels of international relations and law. And in 2009, the World Forum successfully hosted the biggest peace conference to be held in the Netherlands since the Second World War: the UN summit on Afghanistan, with its 73 delegations from all over the world. Along with national and international conferences at the highest level, the World Forum also hosts corporate events, receptions and exhibitions. The flexibility of its multifunctional location allows the World Forum to offer a wide variety of events for any target group. The site is also home to the Netherlands’ largest theatre auditorium, where many major national and international productions are staged. The World Forum’s vision and core values are: Vision Using our reliability and flexibility, we aim to create a personal environment for high-quality events that matter. Core values Professionalism We do it better than anyone Authenticity We do it based on a genuine passion Commitment We do it for our guests and for each other Responsibility We do it as if it were our own company 7 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 8 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 1.2 Structure The operation of the World Forum has been handled by GL events, a French events management company with 36 conference and event centres worldwide. For over 30 years, GL events has been managing events in Europe and beyond. Today the company is active on five continents and employs over 3,500 people. GL events’ takeover of the operations is entirely in line with the World Forum’s international profile. It is a natural step in the continuing rise of the World Forum’s international profile, culminating in the UN Afghanistan ghanistan summit in March 2009. The day-to-day operations rations of the World Forum are handled by General Manager Michiel Middendorf, who reports to GL events’ Managing Director, Venue Management at the company’s headquarters in Lyon. The World Forum has a total of 28 permanent employees, which equates to 24 FTEs. FT In addition, a number of interns employed during the year and of casual workers mainly used as attendants bring the total number of staff to 50. Organogram GL events, World Forum Convention Center B.V. 9 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 1.3 The market The World Forum serves both the national and the international conference and event market. The clients of the World Forum can be divided in four markets, the Association market, the Institutional market, the Corporate market and the Cultural/Theatre market. Association market By association we mean a (inter)national society of people with the same interest or discipline. The characteristics of association conferences are that they are mainly recurrent events, requested a long time ahead and hardly being organised again within a short period of time within the same country. Association conferences rotate between different countries. The organisation of this type of conferences is mostly in the hands of a group of initiators that form a “local organising committee” (l.o.c.). This local counterpart invites the international association to hold the conference in their home country. The association market consists of the following customers: labour unions, associations, federations, clubs and political parties. Institutional market The institutional market refers to meetings on national, European or international level. The ministerial conferences that take place at the World Forum are mainly organised by the Dutch ministries destined for both international and national ministries. Ministries gather to exchange together ministerial subjects, to share their points of views or to meet. The participants of these meetings can be of national or international origin. The institutional market includes: local and regional authorities, ministries, NGO’s (Non Governmental Organisations), universities, civil services and governments. Corporate market The corporate market is made up of national and international industries with companies such as Microsoft, SAP and ING, as well as national event companies. Corporate meetings are (inter)national meetings with a business goal (meetings, product launching, relation events, training, incentives, etc). The corporate market mainly consists of businesses, event agencies and organisers of trade fairs. Culture / Theatre market The cultural relations of the World Forum are big national impresarios and producers like Stage Entertainment / Joop van den Ende Theatre productions, Senf Theatre partners, Studio 100 and Stardust. They bring national and international artists, musicals and other cultural performances of top quality to the World Forum Theatre. Most of the events and conferences hosted at the World Forum fall into the category of the association and institutional market and are governmental or UN related. This is partly a result of the fact that the World Forum is located in the international area of The Hague and put strong emphasis on meetings around peace and justice. It is a recognisable and accessible zone for international organisations in the field of peace and justice. 1.4 Stakeholders The stakeholders of the World Forum are the organisers, partners, vendors, local authorities, neighbouring businesses, visitors, local residents and employees. On all issues, including those related to sustainability, we stay in constant contact with our stakeholders on the developments at the World Forum. The sustainability report is distributed to stakeholders electronically. Clients As the World Forum maintains high standards for quality and hospitality, we greatly value the opinions and suggestions of our clients. In order to learn more about our clients’ experiences, the World Forum sends evaluation forms to its clients after every event. Based on the completed evaluation form and the comments entered on the form, we are able to maintain and, where necessary, improve our quality levels. 10 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 11 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 1.5 CSR policy The World Forum’s corporate social responsibility policy is a defining feature of the organisation. Corporate social responsibility and corporate citizenship is now the World Forum’s singular USP. In this sector, trust is critical, and the World Forum has to be able to bank on trust. We win the trust of our clients and partners by profiling ourselves as a socially responsible and engaged business that highly values integrity, ethics and sustainability. The World Forum’s payoff, “Events that shape the world”, is also connected to our Ethical Program (the name used to refer to the CSR policy within the World Forum). We refer to it this way because we want to emphasise that for the World Forum, CSR means much more than just attention to environmental issues. 1.6 Recognition of CSR results Green Award In 2008 the World Forum won the Green Award, the award for the best ‘green’ initiative. The jury lauded the World Forum Ethical Program. The World Forum very clearly and unequivocally opted to assume its corporate social responsibility last year. The jury report was full of praise that the World Forum does not only lead by its shining example, but also provides its clients the opportunity to follow that example. Green Key Since 2009 the World Forum possesses the certificate of the Green key, gold level. This certificate is the international eco-label for companies in the tourism and recreation sector that are seriously engaged with environmental protection in a way that can be assessed. This certificate proves that the World Forum is making more of an effort for the environment than required by law and regulations. In 2012 the World Forum has shown its capability to keep this certificate at the highest level, i.e. the gold level. 1.7 Memberships The World Forum is a member of a number of national and international organisations in the field of sustainability. In these networks, the World Forum is a participant in the exchange of knowledge and experience on corporate social responsibility, not only within its own MICE market but on a wider scale. Beside the memberships in the field of sustainability the World Forum is also member of a few (inter)national trade organisations. This way contacts are maintained, the World Forum stays informed of the developments in the market and contributes in an important way to the promotion of The Hague and the Netherlands. The World Forum is among others a member of the following organisations: UN Global Compact In 2008, the World Forum became the first location in the Netherlands to sign the United Nations Global Compact. For the World Forum and its partners, respect for human rights, safe working conditions and environmentally conscious operations are paramount concerns. The endorsement of the UN Global Compact is an extra incentive for the World Forum to continue to dedicate itself to a sustainable and responsible business climate. The Global Compact Netherlands association (Vereniging Global Compact Netherlands) was founded in 2011. The World Forum supports this initiative since the beginning. The reasons for the association’s establishment and membership are: - The association creates a solid basis for the further expansion and intensification of Global Compact in the Netherlands. - It strengthens the Dutch commitment to implement the 10 principles of Global Compact; provides a learning platform for its members; channels initiatives; and makes the membership in Global Compact more of a commitment. - Opportunity to present itself as a network. 12 Sustainability report 2012 world forum Green Meeting Industry Council To keep on top of the latest international developments in “green meetings”, the World Forum is a member of the Green Meeting Industry Council, an international consultative body promoting the “greening” of the meeting industry. In the Netherlands a few professionals have taken the initiative to found a so called ‘Dutch chapter’ of the GMIC, thus becoming the first European Chapter. The goal of this chapter is to offer her members an effective green network and education, as well as to increase in a measurable way the number of green accommodations, services and business meetings. World Forum is part of this ‘Dutch Chapter’. The Netherlands is home to the first official chapter outside the United States. The GMIC-NL, which was founded in association with 32 members, is dedicated to measurably increasing the number of ‘green’ accommodations, services and business conventions. MVO Nederland Membership in MVO Nederland (CSR Netherlands) gives the World Forum access to a broad knowledge and network organisation within the industry in the field of corporate social responsibility and corporate citizenship. Since July 2012, the World Forum has been a partner of the CSR Netherlands Leaders Network (Koplopernetwerk MVO Nederland). The Leaders Network is for corporate partners of CSR Netherlands of all sizes with serious CSR ambitions. This network facilitates the exchange of knowledge, inspiration, cooperation and innovation in the field of CSR. It offers partners network and intervision events featuring interesting meetings, guest speakers, workshops and practicebased cases. In addition to the network and expertise meetings, this network offers participants opportunities to position and develop themselves as CSR Leaders. The CSR Leaders Network currently numbers some 35 businesses. International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA) With over 600 member organizations and companies in 80 countries, ICCA has a worldwide network of meeting professionals, specialists in ever aspect of hosting and organizing congresses and conventions. ICCA offers its members unique opportunities in the fields of acquisition and customer management. CLC - VECTA Centre for Live Communication The CLC - VECTA is a national trade organization for everyone who is professionally involved in organizing, accommodating and facilitating trade fairs, congresses and events. Meeting Professionals International (MPI) MPI is an organization that is active worldwide in raising convention and event organizations to a higher plane. The composition of its membership is unique: 50% planners and 50% suppliers. This balance contributes, among other things, to the professional development of the members of the organizations with whom they work. World Forum is gold sponsor of the Netherlands Chapter of MPI. International Association of Congress Centres (AIPC) The AIPC is the industry association for professional convention and exhibition centre managers worldwide. AIPC occupies a unique position amongst the various organizations that represent the meetings industry. It is a true international organization, with representation from over 49 countries around the world. The World Forum is the first convention center in the Benelux, which has completed in 2010 the AIPC Quality Standards Program at the gold level. The AIPC Quality Standards Program is developed in response to ongoing interest by members in having an industry-specific program for identifying and evaluating key areas of convention centre performance leading to a visible, accepted and industry-specific form of recognition. 13 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 14 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 2. People The World Forum is engaged with the people aspect in various areas, both within and outside of the company. This means not only the people of World Forum, but people in society. Each year, the World Forum supports a number of initiatives at the local and national level. Along with financial and material support, this also means utilisation of our expertise within the market. 2.1 Employment conditions Internship placements In 2012 the World Forum offered five internship placements in the Building Management, Project Management, Sales, Duty Management and Marketing & Communication departments. The World Forum acts as a training institute within the conference and events sector, as part of which it offers a wide range of internship placements within the organisation. ECABO In addition to those internship placements, the World Forum facilitates a “learning position” in the Finance department. The Finance department is certified by the Dutch expertise centre ECABO, which means, specifically, that it is qualified to train higher secondary vocational education (MBO) pupils on financial and accounting courses as a recognised training organisation. As in the preceding year, one pupil was trained in this department in 2012. GOC Since 2012, the World Forum has been an official GOC-recognised training organisation. That is the Knowledge Centre for education, employment, training and advice (Kenniscentrum voor onderwijs, arbeidsmarkt, training en advies) in the creative industry (the graphic arts sector). The World Forum meets the criteria for inclusion in the Register of recognised training organisations in the creative industry and has received a certificate for the field of study Media Management (level 4). Working part-time As a company, the World Forum stands for helping employees to continue their career after life events such as pregnancy and childbirth. We offer employees the option to work part-time or work partially from home. Our goal is to allow employees the room to strike a good balance between their work and private lives, something that ultimately benefits our organisation. Education and training The World Forum offers an annual collective budget for education and training. We invite all our employees to draft a personal development plan each year. We then look at all personal development plans and determine what training is needed and who can participate in which programmes. A supervisor with end responsibility can ask an employee to take a training and/or coaching programme deemed necessary for the proper performance of the employee’s tasks and responsibilities. The supervisor and the employee then make individual arrangements on the employee’s participation. For education and training costs in excess of a fixed amount, a study agreement will generally have to be signed. These agreements will usually stipulate a repayment schedule. GL Campus At the end of 2008, GL events launched the GL events Campus, an internal training institute with a number of objectives: ■ Promoting employee motivation and participation ■ Promoting shared culture and team spirit 15 Sustainability report 2012 world forum ■ Promoting integration between the various divisions and departments of GL events and creating networks ■ Developing and organising training programmes that meet employee needs ■ Maximising the return from training & education and achieving internal knowledge sharing To achieve these objectives, GL Campus has a twofold mission: coordination of all training & education plans of the GL Group for optimum results and designing training programmes for the development of expertise in the various GL business lines. At present, GL Campus offers mainly training programmes given in the French language (oriented towards senior management, operational management and basic management), management), and focuses primarily on management, sales positions and project-oriented project oriented employees. However, there are now two English-language language programmes available for international staff: the Management Training and the Welcome Convention. Absenteeism The World d Forum closely monitors the implementation of the absenteeism policy among staff, in order to minimise the absenteeism rate. In 2012 this rate was 3.96%, down from 5.56% in 2011. The stated goal of pushing back the absenteeism rate to its former level of below 3% was not achieved in 2012 due to the long-term long illnesses of two employees. More direct and pro-active active communication with staff and the occupational health and safety service is designed to reduce the absenteeism rate, and multidisciplinary help is called in if required. The World Forum has always had acceptable absenteeism rates and returning to those levels requires a tighter focus on this issue at the present time. Absenteeism 6,00% 5,56% 5,00% 3,96% 4,00% 2,75% 3,00% 2,00% 1,00% 0,00% 2011 2010 2012 Project Johan de Witt Scholengroep Johan de Witt Scholengroep offers its pupils a diploma-oriented, oriented, challenging education. The courses are aimed at gaining qualifications, continuing study, civic engagement and the acquisition of the European key competencies for the 21st century. The school trains its pupils to become independent and enterprising young people who are able to make their own decisions and justify these decisions, become successful members of society, and continue their studies in areas that are most appropriate for them. The World Forum supports that vision by allowing pupils to acquire hands-on on experience of its operations. Under the supervision of World Forum staff, they carry out tasks such as preparing sandwiches for conferences. The pupils’ enthusiasm for such tasks is fired up, which will help them to participate successfully in society later in life. 16 Sustainability report 2012 world forum MPI Scholarship Program World Forum successfully contributed to the MPI Scholarship Program, in which its partners are MPI (Meeting Professionals International) and Stenden University, for the third successive year in 2012. Six students of Stenden University organised an event within a ten-week timeframe, with the support of experienced staff at the World Forum and MPI. The students are responsible for the content, the logistics, the organisation and the promotion of the event. At their university, this kind of project can be executed in theory; here it is for real. The 3rd edition of the MPI World Forum Next Generation Event took place on Thursday, 21 June 2012. Its theme was “Hostmanship”, and this was reflected in various aspects of the event, which also featured contributions from speakers including Xander Kranenburg (Director of Live Solutions, Organisation TEDx Amsterdam and TEDx Summit Qatar), Rob van Vlokhoven (Hostmanship Group) and Pieter Schure (Director of PINO Events and Conferences). “We want to let you know that we are immensely grateful for your contribution to the MPI World Forum Next Generation Event. We were given an incredible learning opportunity by the World Forum and MPI. Because we were given a chance to get an inside look at the real world of conferences and events, we now have a significant advantage over our fellow students in terms of practical experience. We look back with pride on the day itself.” – The organisers of the MPI World Forum Next Generation Event. The Next Generation Event attracted a total of around 80 participants. Each participant in this Event received a certificate. The students who organised it received a 1 year MPI student membership, sponsored by the World Forum, enabling them to participate in all MPI events in the Netherlands. Engagement Regular updates on the developments in the field of CSR are provided in an electronic Ethical Program Message sent to the World Forum’s employees and partners. CSR is also a recurring agenda item in the team meeting with all World Forum employees. All this helps engender engagement on the part of the employees. An example is the pro-active contribution of staff in redecorating old auditoriums. One member of staff came up with the idea of re-using old materials. Training institute The World Forum aims to be a training institute in the conference and events sector, and it is eager to share its knowledge and experience. Accordingly, presentations, lectures and workshops on the conference and events sector are regularly hosted for students; these reflect the perspective of the World Forum and some of them have a specific CSR focus. Presentations held in 2012 included the following: - 9 May 2012: Presentation at Stenden University - 21 June 2012: Presentation at the MPI Next Generation Conference - 4 September 2012: CSR lecture at Master in Event Management - 16 October 2012: Presentation on Media and Entertainment studies at InHolland - 27 November 2012: Guest lecture at the Facility Management Academy at The Hague University of Applied Sciences - 18 December 2012: Presentation to students of Ede Christian University of Applied Sciences, Communication studies . 17 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 2.2 Human rights Code of conduct for suppliers The World Forum takes account of responsible purchasing in selecting its regular partners and suppliers. Suppliers and partners are required to sign a code of conduct. By signing this supplier code of conduct, suppliers commit to complying with all applicable laws and regulations. This supplier code of conduct is therefore an integral part of the agreement between the supplier and the World Forum. The World Forum prioritises the following principles: 1) The supplier must respect the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In addition the supplier must respect the international employment terms and conditions as formulated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). 2) The supplier must respect all national and supranational statutory and regulatory provisions applying to child labour (particularly ILO conventions 138 and 182, see www.ilo.org) and take adequate action to comply with the conventions. 3) The supplier must respect all anti-discrimination provisions as laid down in national and supranational statutory and regulatory requirements. 4) The supplier must respect all national and supranational statutory and regulatory provisions regarding labour and employment terms and conditions (including health, safety and the environment) and comply with the Collective Labour Agreements applying to it. 5) The supplier must respect the environment and comply with all national and supranational statutory and regulatory environmental requirements. The supplier must design its business processes to safeguard that compliance: - the supplier must minimise its use of environmentally harmful materials and packaging and minimise deliveries in bulk packaging; - energy-efficient equipment must be bought when new equipment is purchased; - the supplier must use paper with a reduced environmental impact. 6) The supplier must design its business processes to safeguard the continuity of the business as a going concern. The supplier must comply with all national and supranational competition laws and regulations. 7) The supplier must oppose corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery. 8) The supplier must communicate this supplier code of conduct to the management and employees in its business and oversee compliance with it 2.3 Maatschappij NL DOET Each year, the World Forum and a number of its employees participate in NL DOET, the largest volunteer initiative in the Netherlands organised by the Oranje Fonds social fund. On the day of the event, they support a project or organisation in the greater The Hague Area. On Friday, 16 March 2012, staff of the World Forum contributed to this initiative by helping to redecorate and clean the stables at the Manege Madurodam horse-riding stables in The Hague. This stable for handicapped people gives lessons to 200 handicapped riders every week. These types of initiatives always take place during office hours, during which employees are paid as normal. This helps them to recognise the importance of corporate social responsibility and sustainable business and increases their awareness and commitment, which, in turn, motivates and inspires them in all their work. 18 Sustainability report 2012 world forum The Kusasa Project The World Forum supports since 2010 Anele Gebuza in South Africa via the Kusasa Project. The Kusasa Project devotes itself to children in the Franschhoek valley. Anele is 13 years old and was born in the Eastern Cape, but because of economic reasons he moved 7 years ago with his parents to the Western Cape, to Franschhoek. Right after they moved there his mother died. His father is jobless and has an alcohol problem, and therefore Anele has not had a stable home situation these past years. Anele is one of the 23 children who via the Kusasa Project has the possibility to receive a good education. At the Franschhoek High School he learns Afrikaans and English. He is doing very well and is highly motivated. Anele lives during the week in a home near his school, in a more stable environment. Apart from having a sleeping place he also gets there three meals a day. In the weekend he returns to the township where his father or brother lives. The World Forum receives regular reports on Anele. They show that he is achieving good progress at school. For more information about the project look at www.thekusasaproject.org Dutch Burns Foundation (Nederlandse Brandwonden Stichting) The annual collection for the Dutch Burns Foundation is organised by some 2,500 collection organisers who are responsible for coordinating the collectors’ (65,000) activities. This year, the organisers were asked to look for sponsors Old chairs wishing to sponsor / double the amount collected The World Forum’s old red conference hall in one or two collection cans, with a view to chairs have been given a new lease of life compensating for the general downtrend in through Dorcas Hulp Nederland. This amounts collected. organisation has ensured that the chairs World Forum has rewarded the high-achievers have been assigned to places where they who recruited nine or more sponsors with an allwere greatly needed. expenses paid evening at a theatrical performance in the World Forum Theater Dorcas collects money and goods to support including dinner. And the collector who recruited poor and oppressed people, without any the most sponsors outright received, on top of discrimination by gender or religious or this, an overnight stay in a hotel, provided by political beliefs, in Eastern Europe and Africa. Novotel Den Haag World Forum. This underscores Dorcas does this by providing systematic aid, World Forum’s commitment to this charitable social aid, financial adoption and emergency cause. aid. “Sinterklaas” (St Nicholas) The employees of the World Forum receive a small gift on 5 December for the twin purpose of marking this feast in the Dutch tradition and of contributing to society. Part of the proceeds from the sale of the chocolate alphabet letters given to the World Forum employees in 2012 was earmarked for a charitable cause, which was a project between students of the Amsterdam International Community School, Insite and a Township in South Africa (Ehkanini). Valid Express Valid Express was founded by Nicolette Mak in 1999. Seeing her physically handicapped brother incapable of getting a job inspired her to set up this courier service. It serves as a vehicle for helping the chronically sick and physically handicapped to get off, and stay off, benefits. Today, Valid Express employs sixty people, with offices in Amsterdam, The Hague/Rotterdam and Utrecht, and has six hundred clients. Valid Express believes in a world that takes its own responsibility. Where people who have bodies with issues can join forces with the business world, focusing on potential instead of limitations. For clients requiring courier services, the World Forum offers Valid Express as preferred supplier. Chain reaction The World Forum challenges its clients to be more socially conscious in their own events. And we also challenge our regular partners, vendors and the industry. The objective of the World Forum Ethical Program is to promote corporate social responsibility and corporate citizenship at the micro level. We see communicating all activities and progress in this area to the market and the world around us as an essential part of this objective. 19 Sustainability report 2012 world forum It was not so long ago that just such an incentive by one of our clients pushed us over the line and made us go green. That’s why we at the World Forum are sure we can pass on the “green bug” to others; because we know first-hand how effective such a signal can be. We call it our stinging nettle theory: one little prickle is so irritating that before long you’ve just got to do something about it. Green Events Checklist The World Forum has developed a Green Events Checklist full of practical tips an organiser can use to help put on a socially responsible event. We have developed this list to encourage our clients to make their events as green as possible. CO2 calculator Clients of the World Forum can choose to compensate for their event’s CO2 emissions, either internationally (through the Climate Neutral Group) or locally in the Netherlands (through Klimaatfonds Den Haag climate fund). On the World Forum website, we provide a CO2 calculator that clients can use to calculate the emissions of their event and compensate them through the Climate Neutral Group. Event organisers preferring to compensate their event's emissions locally can also choose to compensate them through the Klimaatfonds Den Haag by using the emissions calculator on www.klimaatfondsdenhaag.nl. Good & Green Guide The Hague The Good & Green Guide The Hague can best be compared to the Lonely Planet travel guide, but only with sustainable addresses. Apart from Amsterdam and Rotterdam The Hague is the third city in the Netherlands that disposes of such a guide. This guide is destined to tourists and inhabitants of The Hague and shows the way to for instance biological supermarkets, environmental friendly hotels, vegetarian restaurants, fair-trade shops and theatres. The World Forum Theatre is also mentioned in this guide. 2.4 Goals Within the people-planet-profit triangle, the priority at the World Forum will continue to be on people for the coming years. This will always be a major challenge for a small organisation such as ours. The World Forum is proud of the fact that, even as a small organisation, it can make a real difference in people’s lives. The function of the World Forum as a training institute within the conference and events sector continues to be one of its spearheads. Working with interns within the organisation and the annual MPI Next Generation Conference are important elements of this. 20 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 21 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 3. Planet The World Forum respects the environment to the greatest possible extent. This is reflected, for instance, in the environmental programme drawn up for the next three to four years, outlining the largest “projects”. An “Environment Coordinator” has been appointed within the World Forum, with the following responsibilities: • • • • • The Environment Coordinator acts as the central point of contact for environmental aspects in our operations. This includes organising the activities required for obtaining the Green Key/Milieukeur environmental certification. And monitoring the proper implementation of the environmental policy that has been adopted in the business and laid down in the environmental policy statement. The Environment Coordinator instructs staff on general matters concerning the environment and provides specific instructions on cleaning, waste and the efficient use of gas, water and electrical equipment. The Environment Coordinator also monitors compliance with the instructions. The Environment Coordinator sets up and continually updates an environmental archive. The Environment Coordinator continually keeps abreast of the specialist literature that is relevant for the position and attends conferences if necessary. The Environment Coordinator welcomes and assists the auditor during the annual audit that forms part of the Green Key/Milieukeur environmental certification. 3.1 Environmental programme 2012-2015 The World Forum’s environmental programme for 2012-2015 comprises the following (as of 2012). 2012 - Sustainable energy - Improve balance between the building and the technical infrastructure of the World Forum and the hotel (Novotel Den Haag World Forum) - Energy-efficient interior lighting - Energy-efficient exterior lighting - Examine options for sun blinds 2013 - Sustainable energy - Install waterless urinals when renovating toilets - Control engineering (HVAC units) replace 33% - Install motion sensors - Adapt control engineering in the theatre - Examine options for cold thermal storage - Energy-efficient interior lighting - Energy-efficient exterior lighting 2014 - Sustainable energy - Replace and install sun blinds - Examine options for solar panels and implement where possible - ISO 14000 and ISO 26000 - Peak shaving electrical equipment - Implement the new system for cold thermal storage - Control engineering (HVAC units) replace 33% - Energy-efficient lighting - Connection to district heating 22 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 2015 - Sustainable energy - Control engineering (HVAC units) replace 33% - Energy-efficient lighting 3.2 Energy consumption n The World Forum’s first priority is to reduce our energy consumption. We then try to cover cov all our remaining energy needs with green power wherever possible. Whatever CO2 emissions ultimately remain, we compensate in full. Energy consumption is accurately monitored at the World Forum and reduced where possible. The decrease in our energy consumption sumption shows that the investments we made in recent years to achieve this have been successful. The overall electricity consumption of the World Forum decreased in the past few years, partly following the switch to LED lighting in many parts of the building. building. Electricity consumption fell even further in 2012, to 3,020,323 kWh, from 3,271,277 in 2011. The reasons for this are that electricity consumption is successfully managed and that slightly fewer people visited the building in 2012. Central district heating consumption in the World Forum remained almost level in 2012 compared to the preceding year, at 14,602 GJ in 2012 versus 14,539 in 2011. The slight increase was mainly attributable to an extremely cold month of February in 2012. 6000000 5000000 4000000 3000000 2000000 1000000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 World Forum’s electricity consumptio on (2008-2012) 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 World Forum’s central district heatin ng consumption (2008-2012) 23 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 3.3 Lighting Much of the lighting in the World Forum has been replaced by LED lighting in the past few years, as the lighting system was modernised and significant reductions in maintenance and energy consumption were targeted. LED lights are highly energy-efficient, consuming as much as 90% less energy than ordinary incandescent light bulbs and lasting over 50 times longer. All public spaces in the World Forum had already been equipped with LED lighting. In 2012, LED lighting was installed in a number of other places in the World Forum, such as the Amazon roundabout, the spots between the lifts in the Atlantic auditorium, the World Cafe, the Atlantic and Pacific Foyer and the coving on the second floor. Further spaces will follow in 2013. The coving in the Atlantic auditorium and the basic lighting in the Amazon auditorium, one of the most frequently rented auditoriums, are in any case scheduled to be equipped with LED lighting. The aim is to have replaced all lighting with LED lighting in 2015. In the course of 2012, the lighting plan of the World Forum was reviewed by an intern. One aspect that was examined was the possibility of installing LED lighting in the various World Forum auditoriums. This involves other requirements than for the public spaces. These auditoriums are used for a variety of purposes, meaning that lighting must be suitable for an exam but also for a dinner, for instance. Some of the requirements the lighting must meet is that it should be dimmable, and be able to create colour and atmosphere. Work on the lighting in the auditoriums will be continued in 2013 and the results of this review will be taken into account. 3.4 Waste We separate the waste produced at the World Forum into the following categories: ■ Office waste ■ Paper ■ Oversized waste (pallets, doors, steel frames) ■ Chemical waste (including fluorescent lighting elements) ■ Grease trap ■ Organic waste ■ Glass The last three (Swill, Glass and Grease Trap) are only used by the caterer of the World Forum. Waste costs and therefore the volume of waste have fallen significantly at the World Forum in the past few years. The enormous decrease in 2006 was attributable to the dismantling of De Statenhal, a large events hall that was part of the World Forum. The decrease in waste in 2011 was due to the fact that the caterer of the World Forum took on the waste processing itself. The decrease in 2012 is mainly attributable to the fact that one compression container was taken out of use. The costs shown in the overview include the waste of the Novotel Den Haag World Forum, the hotel that is “on the roof” of the World Forum. 80000 70000 67145 60000 48271 45790 47904 47660 50000 37420 40000 30000 21551 20000 11990 10000 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 World Forum’s waste costs (2005-2012) 24 Sustainability report 2012 world forum Waste baskets Waste baskets were placed in all public spaces of the World Forum in 2012, allowing visitors of the World Forum to separate the various types of waste on disposal. disposal. Three categories are distinguished, i.e. plastic, paper and other. 3.5 CO2 compensation As an organisation, the World Forum operates on a fully climate-neutral climate neutral basis by compensating its CO2 emissions. We compensate these emissions through the Climate Neutral Neutral Group, a worldwide pioneer in the field of voluntary CO2 compensation services. Through the Climate Neutral Group, the World Forum is investing in sustainable energy and forestry projects. The World Forum also compensates an additional 10% of its total tot CO2 emissions locally, through the Klimaatfonds Den Haag. This means that the World Forum is in fact overcompensating its emissions (110%). We compensate more than we emit. The CO2 emissions of the World Forum continued to fall in 2012. The principal reasons r are a decrease in electricity consumption and a reduced use of printed matter / paper. The World Forum is increasingly using digital options in its contacts with (potential) customers. The World Forum’s emissions totalled 374.42 tonnes in 2012, down from 392.55 in 2011. 415,83 420 410 400 394,58 392,55 390 374,42 380 370 360 350 2009 2010 2011 2012 CO2 emission in ton for 2009-2012 (source Climate Neutral Group) 3.6 Recycling The World Forum refurbished all boardrooms in 2012. A portion of the materials that were used for this had been left behind at an event and were accordingly re-used. re used. This demonstrates how the Building Management department tment is very keenly aware of sustainability and committed to contributing to it wherever possible. 25 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 26 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 3.7 Catering The World Forum partners with catering company Maison van den Boer, an organisation that fully endorses the World Forum’s CSR policy. In its catering offerings, Maison van den Boer selects a combination of organic, local and seasonal products and sustainable choices. Examples of sustainable products include: - Earth Water: The net profit achieved by Earth Water is remitted by the organisation to the UNHCR water fund, by which it is immediately invested in sustainable water systems in areas where this is most needed. - O-Original mineral water: Our drinking water is used as the raw material for the O-Original Water. Drinking water is subjected to more than 50 quality tests, its safety is guaranteed and it is available everywhere. A very pure and honest form of water supply. The World Forum Gusto range has been introduced in the World Forum, the own catering brand of the World Forum. You can find herein several biological packages, so clients can choose for a sustainable conference and contribute this way to a better environment. Internships Maison van den Boer has been working with Johan de Witt Scholengroep in The Hague, a school for pupils who require intensive support to get ahead in their careers. A number of pupils have been training with employees of Maison van den Boer to learn the ins and outs of the catering business. This starts with low-risk work such as preparing lunches in the catering kitchen, so that they can gradually grow accustomed to the business and be given progressively more responsibility. 3.8 Transportation The World Forum has taken various measures to reduce the environmental impact of traffic from, to and on its premises and to promote other forms of transport. 1) The use of buses for transporting participants is actively promoted during events. 2) The World Forum has one company car, which is a hybrid vehicle. 3) An indoor, secure bicycle parking facility is provided for staff of the World Forum in order to stimulate the use of bicycles for home-work commuting. 4) OV cards (public transport cards) are provided at the reception for visitors of events. 5) Active lobby with the HTM (which operates the trams in The Hague) to have an all-day tram stop for the World Forum. 3.9 Ambitions The World Forum has designated a number of “planet” projects for the next three years that it will prioritise and has incorporated in its environmental programme (see also section 3.1). - Sustainable energy - Install waterless urinals when renovating toilets - Control engineering (HVAC units) replace 33% - Install motion sensors - Adapt control engineering in the theatre - Examine options for cold thermal storage + implement the new system - Energy-efficient lighting - Replace and install sun blinds - Examine options for solar panels and implement where possible - ISO 14000 and ISO 26000 - Peak shaving electrical equipment - Connection to district heating Waterless urinals The possibility of installing waterless urinals in some of the toilets of the World Forum is currently being examined. Waterless urinals save around four to six litres of drinking water per visit. Depending on the extent to which the waterless urinals are used, this could even save more than 100,000 litres of water on a full-year basis, which represents a CO2 reduction of 17.5 kg. An added advantage of not using water is that urine encrustation can no longer develop, meaning blockages are a thing of the past and maintenance costs fall dramatically. Waterless urinals have no flushing buttons and are therefore very hygienic, and they can be cleaned quickly and easily. 27 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 28 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 4. Profit As part of its CSR efforts, the World Forum has brought a number of conferences to the location. The facilitation of multi-day day international conferences, in particular, contributes to the local economy. The greater the number of multi-day mu day international conferences, the more additional business is generated for hotels, restaurants, shops, transport companies, museums and tourist sites. off from international multi-day multi day conferences (both corporate and non-profit) non is The economic spin-off calculated by multiplying the number of conference participants by the number of days of the conference. The product is expressed in “conference participant days” (CPDs). The number of CPDs is multiplied by an expense factor determined by the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions ntions (currently € 344). The World Forum hosted 20 international events and conferences in 2012, down from 28 in 2011. This equates to a number of conference participation days of 34,240, slightly down from 38,578 in 2011. Multiplied by the average spending spe amount of € 344 this totals € 11,778,560. Naar aanleiding van de inspanningen op MVO gebied heeft het World Forum een aantal congressen 60000 49463 50000 39373 40000 38578 34240 30000 20000 10000 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 Conference participation days (2009 9-2012) 29 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 30 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 5. About this report This sustainability report is the fourth report about the CSR policy of the World Forum. The report contains the activities and developments in the CSR field at the World Forum in 2012. We also discuss some of our ambitions for the coming years. This report is intended for all our stakeholders of the World Forum. The World Forum publishes annually a sustainability report to inform stakeholders, clients, partners, suppliers and colleagues about the developments in this field. 31 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 6. GRI table The GRI table is based on the guidelines for sustainability reporting issued by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). GRI is a network-based organization that has pioneered the development of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework and is committed to its continuous improvement and application worldwide. We feel that the B-level of the G3-guidelines of the GRI apply to this report. The World Forum has no special CSR department. It will be a challenge to improve our reporting level in coming years. In the table below you will find an overview of the core indicators, which you will find in this report. In onderstaande GRI tabel wordt per onderwerp aangegeven waar dit in het verslag aan de orde komt. G3-indicator Strategy and analysis 1.1 A statement by the top decision maker within the organisation Organisational Profile 2.1 Name of the organization 2.2 Products and services 2.3 Operational structure 2.4 Location of the organisation’s main office 2.5 Number of countries in which the organization operates 2.6 Ownership structure and legal form 2.7 Markets 2.8 Size of the reporting organization 2.9 Significant changes in the organization 2.10 Awards during the reporting period Reporting parameters 3.1 Reporting period 3.2 Date of the most recent report 3.3 Reporting cycle 3.4 Contact for questions about the report 3.5 Process for determining the contents of the report 3.6 Definition of the report 3.7 State any possible limitations to the scope or definition of the report 3.8 Foundation for reporting 3.10 Explanation of the consequences of possible reformulations of previously supplied information 3.11 Significant changes with regard to previous reporting periods 3.12 GRI table 3.13 Policy and actual practice with reference to the involvement of extern Assurance of the report Management, obligations and involvement 4.1 The organisation’s management structure 4.2 Indicate whether the chairman of the highest administrative body also has a managerial function 4.3 Independence of Board of Management 4.4 Shareholder feedback mechanism 4.12 Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles or other initiatives Location Page Introduction 5 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 Our company Our company Structure Our company Our company 7 7 9 9 9 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.6 Structure The market Structure Structure Recognition of CSR results 9 10 9 9 12 5. About 5. About 5 .About Colofon 5. About this report this report this report 31 31 31 35 this report 5. About this report Not applicable 31 Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable 6. GRI table Extern Assurance will only take place in the financial annual report. 32 1.2 Structure 1.2 Structure 9 9 1.2 Structure Not applicable 1.7 Memberships, Un Global Compact 9 12 32 Sustainability report 2012 world forum to which the organisation subscribes or endorses. Associated memberships List of stakeholders Stakeholder identification Approach of the involvement of interested parties, among which its frequency 4.17 Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organisation has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting. Economic performance indicators EC 1 Direct economic values EC 4 Significant financial assistance received from government. Environmental performance indicators EN 3 Direct primary energy consumption EN 4 Indirect energy consumption by primary source. EN 5 Energy saved due to savings and efficiency improvements EN 6 Initiatives for the benefit of energy-efficiency or on sustainable energy based products and services, as well as decrease of the indirect energy consumption and the already realised decrease EN 7 Initiatives for reducing the indirect energy consumption and already realised reduction Social performance indicators LA 1 Total number of employees according to type of work, labour contract LA 6 Percentage of the total number of employees represented in formal joint arbo-commissions of employers and employees who contribute to the control and advice about arbo-programs LA 7 Injury, occupational disease, drop out days and absenteeism numbers and the number of deaths work related per region LA 10 Training per employee HR 2 Supplier screening on human rights HR 6 Child labour SO 1 Impact on communities PR 5 Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 Memberships Stakeholders Stakeholders Stakeholders 12 10 10 10 1.4 Stakeholders 10 Financial report Not applicable 3.1 Energy consumption 3.1 Energy consumption 3.1 Energy consumption 23 23 23 3.1 Energy consumption 23 3.1 Energy consumption 23 1.2 Structure 9 Not applicable 2.1 Employment issues 15 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 1.4 15 17 17 18 10 Employment issues Human rights Human rights Society Stakeholders 33 Sustainability report 2012 world forum Colofon Text World Forum, Linda van Wijngaarden Design World Forum, Eline Roosjen Images World Forum Den Haag Marketing Contact For more information or questions questions about the Corporate Sustainability Report of the World Forum, please contact Linda van Wijngaarden [email protected] Social Media www.facebook.com/WorldForumDH www.twitter.com/WorldForum_ World Forum Churchillplein 10, 2517 JW The Hague T +31 (0)70 306 63 66 F +31 (0)70 306 62 53 E [email protected] I www.worldforum.nl 34 Sustainability report 2012 world forum 7. 35 Sustainability report 2012 world forum