Swedish venues get SUSA certification

The two Easyfairs Swedish venues, Kistamässan and MalmöMässan, have achieved SUSA certification, underscoring their commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainable practices. All Nordic team leaders undergo intensive training to get their next event certified by SUSA for sustainable event management.

Fredrik Lantz, you are Head of Venues for Easyfairs Nordic. Could you explain what does SUSA certification entail exactly?

SUSA certificates are issued in accordance with the Swedish environmental management system standard.
Sustainable management standards under SUSA cover, among other things, energy and electricity usage, ethical catering,
and waste reduction.

These are areas where we have made significant progress:

• From its very foundation MalmöMässan adopted geothermal heating and both Kistamässan and MalmöMässan venues
  are powered with 100% green electricity.
• In a significant move towards ethical catering, our two Swedish venues have taken the bold step of eliminating red
  meat from menus.
• As it is the case in other Easyfairs venues, the Swedish teams use reusable carpets in both venues, contributing to waste reduction.

What targets does SUSA set that our venues are required to follow?

SUSA has selected eight mandatory action areas, such as safety, security and risk evaluation, to achieve compliance. It requires us to document our progress in each of these areas, together with a time plan to reach the required targets.

What is the next step for Easyfairs Nordic?

In addition to our venues certification, all Nordic event team leaders were subject to intensive training to get their event certified by SUSA for sustainable event management. So far five shows have been certified: Elmässan, Fastighetsmässan, SETT and Mötesplats Samhällssäkerhet, and Heroes Comic Con Stockholm.