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Sustainability
Sustainability
at the DGPPN Congress 2013
The DGPPN has decided to conduct the annual congress in an en-
vironmentally friendly, sustainable way as much as possible. Hereby
we take responsibility for the environment and our children. It won’t
be possible to fully implement this in a single year, but we would like
to send a signal and to continue the discussion of this very important
topic. Our partner, CPO Hanser service as well as the ICC Berlin
will be a part of this, and we hope that the participants support this
initiative their own behavior and ideas for upcoming congresses.
The organisation of the congress
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more than ever we avoid paper and
advertise the congress electronically
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submission of abstracts is no longer
done on paper
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no printed abstract booklet – abstracts
will be published online
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use of regional, preferably ecologically
farmed food for lunch snacks
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Fair Trade products for coffee and other
imported products
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food and drinks in the ICC will be
served in porcelain /glass dishes
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preferred selection of hotels that acti-
vely support environmental conscience
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requests to exhibitors for designing
their exhibits environmentally friendly
The International Congress Centrum
ICC Berlin
The ICC Berlin supports sustainability and
environmental protection by the following
measures:
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2 combined heat and power plants for
the economical and ecological producti-
on of heat and electricity
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wood pellet facility for the production
of energy from renewable sources
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heat reclamation in the exhibit halls
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energy savings through
minimal heating / air conditioning
during setup and teardown phases of
the events
documentation and analysis of use,
to identify potential for optimization
and to conduct further energy saving
measures
continuous change of the exhibit hall
lighting to energy-saving T5 fluorescent
lamps
energy optimized switching concept
of the outdoor lighting
