Posidonia 2010 adopts high-tech green initiatives
to foster environmental awareness

8/6/2010

When Blue Thinks Green

A few days after the world celebrated the international day for the environment on Saturday June 5, Posidonia 2010, the world’s largest international sea transportation business event, opened its doors earlier this week with a series of innovative ‘green’ initiatives as part of the event’s corporate social responsibility mandate.

Lampposts generating electricity using wind and solar energy is among the highlights of the organisers’ environmentally friendly approach which also includes recycling waste bins for plastic, batteries and paper.

Posidonia exhibitors and visitors can also use dedicated smoking stations permeating fresh air enabling non smokers to coexist with their nicotine-dependant colleagues in the same space without risking exposure to any of the health threats associated with passive smoking. Sponsored by Environmental Air of Sweden AB (EAS), the stations are strategically scattered across the Hellenikon Exhibition Centre (HEC).

EAS is just one of many companies and organizations specializing in environmental solutions and issues participating in Posidonia 2010. The event’s organizers have also offered Greek environmental agency HELMEPA its own stand at the exhibition. “We are doing everything we can to promote environmental awareness among members of the international maritime community who visit Greece to attend Posidonia every two years and the adoption of groundbreaking innovations designed to contribute to the preservation of the environment sits at the core of our CSR strategy,” said Theodore Vokos on behalf of the event’s organizers.

Source: Posidonia Events