Visionary Danish Sustainable Events Initiative set sights on ISO20121 certifying the EU Presidency in 2012

Key stakeholders within the Danish Meetings Industry have teamed up with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure that the logistics of the EU Presidency in 2012 will be as sustainable as possible and result in ISO20121 certification of the Government event management system.

Denmark will host the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2012. As a result, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs will organise over 100 meetings of various sizes, attracting more than 15.000 participants visiting Copenhagen and the city of Horsens.

Key private and public stakeholders affiliated with the Danish Meetings Industry have united and created an ambitious national sustainability project named the “Danish Sustainable Events Initiative” (DSEI) to ensure that Danish sustainability leadership in action is advanced, showcased and shared.

The vision of DSEI is to use the Danish EU Presidency to inspire businesses to greater collaboration, innovation and sustainable development. The project aims to increase the competitive positioning of Denmark as an undisputed leader in cost-efficient sustainable events and clean technology solutions.


Partners of the DSEI are: The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, VisitDenmark, Wonderful Copenhagen CVB, MCI Copenhagen, SAS – Scandinavian Airlines, Bella Center, Climate Consortium Denmark, HORESTA (The Danish Hotel & Restaurant Association), VisitAarhus, VisitAalborg, Syddansk Turisme and the City of Copenhagen.

See more information on the host cities and venues during the EU Presidency 2012