Planners now have an even wider choice of sustainable venues – which can all be booked at the touch of a button. venuedirectory.com is the only platform in the UK to detail each venue’s range of sustainability credentials, and the number of accredited venues has now increased following new partnerships with ECOSmart (Greengage) and Green Meetings.
venuedirectory.com, which also has partnerships with Green Key, Green Tourism Standard and Quality in Tourism, now offers a total of 2,155 accredited venues, cementing its position as the UK’s largest database of green venues.
Top 5 planet-friendly venue locations
The database reveals some interesting findings about locations with the highest number of sustainable venues. London leads with 141 venues closely followed by Scottish cities Edinburgh (63) and Glasgow (57).
Top 5 locations in the UK with the highest number of green venues (according to venuedirectory.com):
- London – 141
- Edinburgh – 63
- Glasgow – 57
- Belfast – 46
- Aberdeen – 31
‘Green’ RFPs – over 42,000 in Q1
“The demand for sustainable venues is really gathering pace, particularly as we progress towards the 2050 Net Zero target. We’ve seen over 42,000 RFPs specifying planet-friendly venues in the past quarter alone,” explains Michael Begley, CEO of venuedirectory.com.
“As the UK’s largest database of green accredited venues we want to support planners in making a sustainable choice and our new industry partnerships have helped us to do this.”