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2023 Sustainable MICE Award Winners Announced

2023/12/07


The 2023 Sustainable MICE Awards, organized by the International Trade Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, encourages Taiwan's MICE industry to practice sustainable ESG concepts and reduce carbon emissions to achieve sustainability goals.

The Sustainable MICE Award for SDG Implementation recognizes MICE companies that have innovative approaches to implementing sustainable development goals in the areas of environment, society, and economy.

The Sustainable MICE Award for Carbon Emission Reduction recognizes innovative and replicable practices of carbon emission reduction during events organized by MICE companies and NGOs.

This year, a total of 35 projects vied for an award; after a two-month review by a professional judging panel, the top three of each award and several best practices were selected.

Notably, there were 27 projects entered in the Carbon Emission Reduction category this year. To encourage continuous improvement of MICE industry participants regarding sustainable actions and innovative practices, the judging panel decided to increase the category's number of best practice awards. Consequently, there were a total of 6 best practices for Carbon Emission Reduction this year.

The Sustainable MICE Award winners for this year are:

Sustainable MICE Award—SDG Implementation


Winners
1ST PlaceICC Tainan Green Year, ICC Tainan Co., Ltd.
2ND PlaceInterplan 3D Configurator, Interplan International Corp.
3RD PlaceISO 20121 implementation across events, arTecture Co., L
Best Practice【The Sustainable Development Vision Project】, Round Table Professional Conference Organizer
Best PracticeOYA­_Low Carbon Solution, O,YA MARKETING SOLUTION & INTERIOR DESIGN CO., LTD.


Sustainable MICE Award—Carbon Emission Reduction


Winners
1ST PlaceHaoFun_Sustainable Tourism Expo, Golocalday Ltd.
2ND PlaceWorld Earth Day & World Reading Day Events, Buddha's Light International Association Chung Hua
3RD PlaceSDGs Asia 2023, Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE)
Best PracticeDigiAsia 2022, Taipei Association of Advertising Agencies (TAAA)
Best PracticeAsia Pride Games Taipei 2022 & Sports and Equal Rights Conference, Taiwan Gay Sports & Movement Association
Best PracticeSDGs Asia 2023-"GILDAN Sustainable Clothing Showcase Pavilion", ArtDoor Creative Co., Ltd.
Best Practice2023 42nd Young Designers’ Exhibition (YODEX), Taiwan Design Research Institute
Best PracticeSustainable Taiwan Expo 2022, Intercon Convention Management Co., Ltd.
Best PracticeTaiwan Smart Agriweek 2023 & Taiwan International Ocean and Fisheries Industry Show 2023, MY Exhibition Co., Ltd.


To congratulate all of the Sustainable MICE Award winners, a press conference and awards ceremony has been held on December 19, 2023, at the Taipei International Convention Center. Presenting the awards will be the Ministry of Economic Affairs' International Trade Administration Director General.


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