Arinex claims to be first carbon neutral Australian event company

Event and conference management business, Arinex says it has become the first Australian event management company to gain carbon neutral certification. The company has carbon neutral certification by Climate Active, awarded to businesses and organisations that have achieved a state of net zero emissions. Nicole Walker (pictured), managing director of Arinex, stated: “We are acutely aware that this certification is only one step in our sustainability story – it’s not the be-all end-all. The important thing is to follow through with this for every event that we manage and to assist our clients in reducing the carbon footprints of their events while showing them they need not compromise on anything.” Arinex introduced a sustainability policy in 2019, as well as signing up for the IAPCO Plastics Pledge. The company also joined more than 310 event industry stakeholders from 48 countries to sign the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge. Launched during the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), the pledge signifies a joint commitment to achieve net zero carbon events. Arinex has followed this up by recently banning all printed business cards for staff and making the switch to paper-free ‘tap and go’ cards from sustainability start-up Tapt. Walker added: “The rise of virtual events in the past two years has had a positive impact on the environment. However, with the return of physical events it is even more pertinent to implement strategies that help to reduce, or ideally offset, the footprint.”