ANZCA is committed to minimising the health impact of climate change and promoting environmental sustainability and has taken measures to reduce its environmental impact. Learn more about ANZCA’s sustainability initiatives here.

Zero waste recycling

What we’re doing to reduce our carbon footprint at the 2025 3SCTS Symposium

• • We aim to select venues and suppliers that are committed to sustainable practices (based on their certifications, services, products) and we use these “sustainable practices” as part of the supplier selection process/criteria.

• • As part of the college’s commitment to environmental sustainability, we’ve eliminated printed registration brochures, handbooks, and pocket programs from our meetings.

• • Promoting the onsite 3SCTS mobile app and the onDemand platform.

• • In most cases we use digital signage and where possible single use signage has been eliminated. If printed signage is required, we ensure it is printed on recycled material and can be recycled.

• • The 2025 3SCTS Symposium lanyards are made of bamboo which is a renewable resource and eco-friendly product that will break down over time. We’ll have dedicated recycling stations in key areas at the convention centre.

• • We have partnered with Greenfleet for our carbon offset program.

• • We have allocated a staff member designated for implementing ANZCA’s sustainability program who has completed the Sustainable Event Certificate Programme.

• • We are introducing the production of a sustainability report annually, which covers the destination targets, achievements and performance

What you can do to reduce your carbon footprint at the Symposium

• • • At time of registration, please choose to offset your in-person meeting attendance. At a miniscule cost of $2 per day, let’s aim to increase this percentage significantly. Learn more here.

• • • Please choose to offset the carbon emissions of your flights. Most airlines offer this for a small fee.

• • • Make sure you recycle your lanyard! Look at out for the recycling stations.

• • • Where possible, reuse hotel linen, as this will help save water.

Sustainability at the symposium venue
Find out how ICC Sydney reduces the environmental impact of their operations by working with their partners and clients to facilitate sustainable events.

Carbon offset – why your registration contribution matters

We’re offering delegates the option to purchase carbon offset credits to help us reduce our carbon footprint and minimise the impact of the 2025 3SCTS Symposium.

Where does my offset go?

ANZCA has partnered with Australia’s first carbon offset provider and environmental not-for-profit, Greenfleet to take climate action and reduce the carbon footprint of the 2025 3SCTS Symposium. Greenfleet plant legally protected biodiverse native trees in Australia, that address critical deforestation and biodiversity loss, protect our climate, reduce soil erosion, improve water quality and restore critical habitat for wildlife.

The event offset with Greenfleet covers the average carbon footprint of a person attending an in-person event. It considers the transport to and from the event, the average utility use, food consumption and waste management for a one-day event. When you offset your emissions, your contribution directly enables Greenfleet’s reforestation projects.

At time of registration, you have the option to contribute an extra:

• • • $2 – Offset carbon footprint for 1 day of the meeting.
    • $4 – Offset carbon footprint for 2 days of the meeting.
    • $6 – Offset carbon footprint for 3 days of the meeting.
    • $8 – Offset carbon footprint for 4 days of the meeting.

Greenfleet offsets carbon emissions on behalf of our supporters by planting native, biodiverse forests in Australia and New Zealand. As they grow, these forests remove carbon from the atmosphere, conserve biodiversity and build critical habitat for our wildlife. Greenfleet has been delivering climate action for over 25 years. Since 1997, they have planted more than 10 million native trees across 500 legally protected forests that will remove 4 million tonnes of carbon throughout their lifetime.

You can learn about Greenfleet’s projects and see where they are growing here.