3. Lago Maggiore Meeting Industry
grows green!

4. Aware of the impact that meetings industry can have on ecosystem and
socio-cultural balances locally and globally, Lago Maggiore Meeting Industry
aims to contribute to the development of an integrated system of meetings
and events offer, inspired by sustainability values.
"Green Meetings by the Blue Waters Lake" project, co-financed by Interreg
Italy Switzerland, focuses the development policies of Lago Maggiore Meeting
Industry on GREEN, in landscape, social, cultural and environmental terms.

5. The Lago Maggiore Green Meeting
Code of Conduct purposes
develop a system of integrated green meetings
offer in the Piedmont-Lombardy-Helvetic area
enhance the attractiveness of the destination
nationally and internationally
initiate and implement a voluntary path of
continuous improvement of the meetings offer
quality based on the values ​of sustainability
promote and spread the culture and the know-how
of an eco-efficient and socially responsible
management of events
starting point for internationally accredited
certifications of green meetings (BS 8901, ISO
20121, GRI Sector Supplement for Events).

6. The Code of Conduct applies to the entire
supply chain of events planning and organization
Communication
Destination Exhibitions
and Marketing
Event location Transportation Office on site
Catering and
Hospitality delivery of food
and beverages

7. 4 Values for 4 Efforts
• effort to contribute to sustainable
Sustainability development in accordance with the local
institutions
Partnership • effort to create a network of products and
services suitable for the Lago Maggiore
and Networking Green Meeting's integrated system offer
Innovation and • effort to seek innovative solutions for the
definition of a specific model of green
Quality meeting offered by the chain
Sustainable • effort to develop and adopt the process of
Event planning and organization of an event
Management based on sustainability principles

8. Objective:
REDUCE consumption and
environmental impact
REDUCE REDUCE REDUCE REDUCE
energy
consumption the indirect material
the use of
and related environmental consumption
water
greenhouse impacts on air, and waste
gas emissions water and soil production

9. Lago Maggiore Green Meeting
Guidelines include
Catering and
Local identity
delivery of
Energy Water usage and social
food and
responsibility
beverages
Reduction of
Materials and Transportation environmental
Waste pollution

10. Best practices on Lake Maggiore
4 Hotels
registered EMAS
Hotel Splendid
Hotel Simplon
Hotel La Palma
Hotel Il chiostro

11. The Municipality of Baveno has obtained the European
Energy Award® . This award supports communities that
want to contribute to a sustainable energy policy and
urban development through the rational use of energy
and an increased use of renewable energies.
Veglia Devero Nature Park has obtained EMAS
registration. The EU Eco-Management and Audit
Scheme is a management tool for companies and other
organisations to evaluate, report and improve their
environmental performance.

12. 20 Municipalities of Verbano Cusio Ossola and High
Novarese adhere to the Covenant of Mayors, the
mainstream European movement involving local and
regional authorities, voluntarily committing to increasing
energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources
on their territories. By their commitment, Covenant
signatories aim to meet and exceed the European Union
20% CO2 reduction objective by 2020.
Valgrande National Park and Veglia Devero Nature
Park (with Strona Valley) are working to obtain the
European Charter for Sustainable Tourism, developed by
Europarc - Federation of protected areas, with about 450
members in 36 European countries. 88 Parks in Europe
have already adopted the Charter.

13. Lago Maggiore
Green Meeting participants
1. Associazioni Brisaula www.fgferraris.it
2. Baboo www.baboo.eu
3. Castello dal Pozzo www.castellodalpozzo.com
4. Grand Hotel Majestic www.grandhotelmajestic.it
5. Hotel La Palma www.hlapalma.it
6. Hotel Regina Palace www.regina-palace.it
7. Tipografia Bolongaro www.bolongaro.it

14. 8. Verbano Events www.verbanoevents.com
9. Villa Claudia dei Marchesi dal Pozzo www.villaclaudiadalpozzo.com
10. Ville Ponti – Malpensafiere www.villeponti.it
11. Sapori d'Italia S.r.l. www.incentiveslago.it
12. Grand Hotel Dino www.zaccherahotels.com
13. Hotel Simplon www.zaccherahotels.com
14. Hotel Splendid www.zaccherahotels.com
15. Hotel Bristol www.zaccherahotels.com