MICEcarbon’s Daniel Chua.
MICEcarbon, a MICE industry targeted carbon offsets platform that
allows the transaction of carbon offsets, has partnered with Commodities
People in its inaugural conference, Commodity Trading Week APAC from
24-25 Jan 2024 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
The conference will use MICEcarbon’s integrable system that provides
end-to-end transparency and traceability on the origin of the carbon
offsets, to decarbonise the new event in Singapore.
Following 15 years of successful commodity-focused events for the
European and US trading communities, and heeding global demand,
Commodities People is expecting the Singapore launch of the conference
to be the region’s largest and most significant multi-commodity trading
gathering.
Commodities People will be supporting two verified carbon-offset
projects for this event. These are the “High Impact Cookstoves in Malawi
by Ripple Africa”, a project focused on reducing emissions and
improving living conditions in Malawi, and the “Avoided Conversion
Cerrado”, an initiative to prevent deforestation and preserve
biodiversity in the Cerrado region, Brazil.
As a further benefit and incentive, event attendees offsetting their
travel emissions through these projects stand a chance to enjoy event
premiums through selected partners.
Ben Hillary, MD of Commodities People
“This collaboration shows our commitment to environmental responsibility
by making the event carbon-neutral, with calculable Scope 1 and Scope 2
carbon emissions generated by this event offset through MICEcarbon’s
verified projects.”
Hillary added: “At the same time, we’re pleased to offer our
attendees a means of offsetting their travel-related emissions through
selected verified carbon-offset projects.”
Daniel Chua, founding partner of MICEcarbon, said: “This
collaboration marks a wonderful start to 2024, and is particularly
meaningful given the event themes and the esteemed audience of industry
leaders expected. Off-setting the event’s carbon emissions via verified
projects with many co-benefits, in addition to the carbon offsets, is
proactively responsible. At the same time, it sends a positive message
to the event’s attendees that it is possible to factor in the mitigation
of environmental impact as a business consideration, and to inspire
them to action in their own arenas.”