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Africa Tech Festival 2023 – The Home of AfricaCom & AfricaTech
Event dates: 13-16 Nov
Exhibition Opening Dates: 14 - 16 NovCape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town

Find out more about our sustainable initiatives and why sustainability is so important to us at Africa Tech Festival

Sustainability at Informa Tech

At Informa Tech,  Africa Tech Festival, we are dedicated to becoming the most sustainable, ethical, and positive impact business we can be.

Sustainability at Informa Tech has five focus areas: people, communities, environment, customers, and governance. Our passion to being sustainable is central to how we behave, make decisions, and do business daily.

We are driven by insight, innovation, and collaboration, and take pride in our commitment to having a positive environmental and social impact on the communities and industries we work within.

You can see more about how Informa Tech, within Informa plc, remain a sustainable business here.

Sustainable initiatives at Africa Tech Festival

  • Creating less waste by swapping paper agendas for digital and printing as much signage as possible onto recyclable material
  • Using our content and partnerships to help support the sustainability of the market our event serves
  • Inspiring our suppliers, exhibitors, and other stakeholders to deliver a sustainable event with initiatives such as our shell scheme
  • Partnering with charities whose missions align with our own for the sustainable future of Africa and of the world
  • Using local suppliers as much as possible for sourcing AV equipment, technical crew, furniture, and signage
  • Working with an accessible venue to ensure we create a welcoming environment to all
  • Creating a positive impact on our host city, Cape Town, by encouraging local tourism and interacting with the tourism board
  • Empowering our team and partners to be sustainable through frequent newsletters, team meetings and delegating responsibility to our graduate producer to ensure the next generation of event professionals continue to be inspired