The 2024 UFI Sustainable Development Award


The theme of the 2024 award was “Best example of sustainability integration into business proposals”, with the objective of celebrating examples of business propositions aimed at fostering sustainable practices across clients.

The jury selected Easyfairs (Belgium) as the winner. This recognition highlights the intrinsic sustainability of their business model and their overall ESG plan that includes initiatives engaging all stakeholders.

The jury also recognised two other finalists:

  • Jaarbeurs (The Netherlands) for “Accelerating sustainability at our trade shows and events”
  • RX France for “Our global sustainability strategy in action”

Watch the UFI Connects presentation featuring the SD Awards 2024 Finalists on :  https://www.ufi.org/news-media/ufi-connects/sustainability-integration-into-business-proposals-best-examples-from-the-2024-ufi-sustainable-development-award-finalists/

This year, the jury acknowledged  twelve additional best practices during the first round of the competition:

For more information, please contact UFI at sustainability@ufi.org. 

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