greenloop 2021

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greenloop 2021

greenloop is Blooloop’s new conference focussing on sustainability in visitor attractions. Learn from leaders sharing their sustainability experiences at the first conference specifically for the industry. The conference took place April 20-21st 2021.

Post COVID, the green agenda will be the most powerful driving force across all industries. Consumers will demand sustainable attractions. Be part of the solution for the planet with greenloop - help future proof your business and the industry.

Content will be available to view until 31 May 2021.

The videos are free to watch for greenloop attendees. If you attended the conference, but haven't received a coupon code then contact Alice at events@blooloop.com.

Carbon neutral theme parks

Choni Fernandez Veciana, PortAventura Central Services Director: Purchasing, Logistics and Corporate Responsibility, & PY Gerbeau, CEO, The London Resort.

PortAventura is the world’s first carbon neutral theme park. Choni will take attendees through an overview of the process from identifying UN sustainability goals to measurement to implementation.

The London Resort is one of the most ambitious projects in Europe. Set to open in 2024 the plan is to be an operationally carbon neutral theme park. PY will share how this will be achieved.

Carbon neutral theme parks - PortAventura London Resort.mp4

Show me the (green) money!

The pandemic has shone a light on how many companies operate and has pushed ESG thinking even more to the forefront. We will consider the point of view of consumers, operators, developers and investors, revealing the compelling motivations for visitor attractions to become more sustainable.

Gay Coley (Chairman of the Board, The Wave & previously MD, Eden Project) and Philip Shepherd (ex-PwC and advisor to the Leisure Industry), Geoffrey Dixon (A Different View) and Michael Collins (Leisure Development Partners).

In this session we also have the preliminary results of exclusive sustainability surveys, carried out by A Different View for Blooloop, to share.

Sign up here for our free webinar on May 19th to find out the full results our surveys and download the report.

Show me the money!.mp4

Creating a sustainable legacy

Dominic Hare, CEO, Blenheim Palace & Lukas Scheub, Management representative for Public Affairs, Europa-Park.

In this session we look at how two very different attractions, both with rich heritages, are creating a sustainable legacy.

Thank you to our sponsor ProSlide.

Creating a Sustainable Legacy.mp4

Can water parks go green?

Michel Linet-Frion chairs this session discussing the challenges faced by waterparks in becoming more sustainable. The panel includes Therme Group’s Viorel Beltechi, VP Energy & Engineering, CEO Therme Asia; Chris Hall and Peter Gamble, Partner and Senior Partner at Holder Mathais Architects; and Marie Balmain, Sustainability Unit Director at Egis.

Thank you to our sponsor ProSlide.

Can water parks go green.mp4

Inspiring change

Karen Fifield, Chief Executive, Wellington Zoo & Chair of the WAZA Ethics and Animal Welfare Committee & David Rosenberg, Vice President, Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Karen will present WAZA’s new sustainability strategy.

David will talk about Monterey Bay Aquarium’s mission to inspire conservation of the ocean and why it pays to be sustainable.

Inspiring Change.mp4

The world's greenest museums

Wayne Hitchings, Head of Sustainability, The Natural History Museum and Ike Kwon, Chief Operating Officer & Head of Government Affairs, California Academy of Sciences are at two very similar institutions facing very different sustainability issues.

Green Museums.mp4

Expo 2020 Dubai's sustainable legacy

John Bull, Sustainability Pavilion Director, Expo 2020 Dubai | Loic Finlan, Director – Environmental Sustainability, Qiddiya.

Expo 2020 Dubai has said Terra – the Sustainability Pavilion is already inspiring visitors to make changes that will contribute to a cleaner environment. John will take us through the hopes for a legacy for this meaningful visitor experience.

Expo 2020 Dubai.mp4

Cultural change

Sara Kassam, Sustainability Lead, The V&A, & Guillaume Allaire, Director of International Affairs, Puy du Fou.

Sara will look at the organisational change needed instilling sustainability into everyday processes in the world’s leading design museum.

Sustainability is in the DNA of Puy du Fou. Guillaume will explain how sustainable practices have been hard wired into historical spectaculars at “the best theme park in the world“.

Cultural Change.mp4

Walking the talk with Eden

David Harland, CEO, Eden Project International will talk about Eden's international development and how to walk the talk of sustainability.

The Eden Project has been hugely influential in the creation of green attractions since it’s opening in a disused Cornish clay pit in 2001. The iconic biomes have led the way for eco-attractions. Eden Project International was launched in 2014 to deliver social and ecological benefits to new locations around the world.

Green pioneers.mp4

Does digitisation hold the key to a greener future?

Mark Locker, CEO of Attractions.io is joined by special guests from Tampa Zoo in this talk which explores technology’s power to overcome environmental challenges.

Attractions.io presentation.mp4

Treading lightly with Extreme International

Alistair Gosling, Founder and CEO of Extreme International, Qiddiya Advisory Board Member is joined by Ben Barker, MD Extreme Destinations, and Amber Nuttall, Extreme International's Sustainability Director for this session.

Alistair will discuss how Extreme works to leave a positive legacy and how it has taken action to become more sustainable with its ‘Tread Lighter’ initiative.

Extreme International.mp4

Floriade - Growing green cities

From 14 April 2022, Almere will be the stage for the Floriade Expo 2022 International Horticultural Expo for six months: the greenest day out. Once every 10 years Floriade is the park to enjoy the scent and colour of flowers, plants, vegetables and fruit. The Expo offers 40 inspiring country presentations, a spectacular greenhouse complex, a cable car over the Floriade park, pavilions with sustainable innovations and a vibrant arts and culture programme. We’ll hear how Floriade plans to create a green legacy.

Floriade - the greenest day out.mp4

How water parks can save power, water and money

Kelly Williams, Water Slide Engineering Manager and Franceen Gonzales, Chief Experience Officer from WhiteWater.

WhiteWater experts share how ride design advancements and extending the life of waterslides are practical sustainability solutions you can implement this season.

WhiteWater presentation.mp4