Here is a glimpse of how we are striving to reduce the ecological footprint of the conference.

CICG

The Congress centre’s air-conditioning system uses heat pumps connected to the waters of Lake Geneva. The centre produces its own honey from hives on the terrace.

Drinking Water

At CICG, you will find plenty of water dispensers with reusable glasses. Please put used glasses in the appropriate receptacles.
Geneva’s tap water is perfectly safe to drink.

Paper

To avoid excessive use of paper we will let you decide whether you need a printed programme. A digital version is available at and is much more environmentally friendly. Please use the paper recycling containers in the conference rooms.

Furniture and office materials

Furniture and office materials have been borrowed or recycled as far as possible. Only unavoidable purchases have been made. Tableware, tablecloths, napkins, glasses
A special effort is made to use ecologically friendly materials or products with minimum waste impact.

Food

All meals will feature seasonal products coming from local or Swiss producers, travelling 145km at most. At CICG, apples are the fruit of the week, provided by OPAGE (Promotional Office of Geneva’s agricultural products). OPAGE will also present award-winning Genevan wines at the Business Bistro. Cheers!
A local beer will be served at the Nocturne.

Transportation

Geneva offers an extensive and very convenient public transport system until late at night (about 1am during the week and later at the weekend). We strongly recommend that you use it. Most Geneva Public Transport vehicles are electric and run on hydroelectric energy.