Health and Safety

At The CCD, we are committed to long term sustainability in reducing our impact on the world. As the world’s first carbon-neutral constructed convention centre, The CCD has always been future focused and is committed to long-term sustainable excellence and addressing any sustainable development issues through its vision and purpose

Sustainability continues to be an integral part of our core values and is a cornerstone of The CCD Green book, our strategic initiatives, sustainable development objectives, and embedded in our day-to-day operations. Our objectives are set and reviewed as part of our strategic review process with our Senior management team with input from wider Clann CCD. The key objectives under The World Around Us are;

• Implementation of our decarbonisation plan.
• Industry leader in sustainable hospitality
• Develop our Sustainability Client Journey
• Community – connecting and looking outside our four walls

We strive towards continuous improvement in our business and event delivery practices, with a view to leading event sustainability in Ireland and exceeding our stakeholders’ and interested parties’ expectations.

As part of our ISO 20121 event sustainability management systems, we commit to engage and influence, where possible, our interested parties, including our service partners, contractors and suppliers that share the same values as us around our principles of sustainability. They will be made aware of our sustainability policy and how they can support our sustainability objectives.

In conjunction with our service partners, we prioritise and, where feasible, use sustainable hospitality practices including plant forward menu design, responsible sourcing, waste prevention and reduced packaging as part of our client journey, procurement approach and carbon reduction ambitions.

From the energy we use, right through to our recycling procedures, we have taken a vested interest in being a sustainable venue of choice and we seek to specialise in hosting sustainable events. We actively engage with clients from the outset to engage with them around their options in reducing their carbon footprint.

We commit to our principles of sustainability within our scope of operations and promote the principles of stewardship, integrity, inclusivity and transparency in all that we do.

We are committed to promoting positive impacts, report on achievements while identifying learnings and minimising any adverse impacts around sustainability including the environment.

Our sustainability objectives will ensure continuous improvement for scope of operations and will be intertwined with the business strategic initiatives.

The CCD will do all that is reasonable to ensure that key sustainability impacts relating to events, procurement, utilities, transport, employees, visitors, delegates and the community in general are assessed and reviewed financially, socially and environmentally.

We comply with all applicable legal and regulatory, financial and social obligations and other requirements that relate to our sustainable aspects.

The CCD will practice good governance around all data we report on and ensure it is validated and accurate to the best of our knowledge.

At The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD), we aim to provide a safe and healthy work environment for all of our staff in The CCD including those remote working, our service providers, sub-contractors and other third parties, including patrons/visitors/members of the public.

The objectives of The CCD Health and Safety Policy are:

• To promote standards of health, safety and welfare within The CCD that comply with the provisions and requirements of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, Safety Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, and all other statutory provisions, regulations and Codes of Practice in the Health and Safety area. The standards practiced by The CCD shall be no less than these requirements. Safe working is a condition of employment.
• To set health and safety objectives through the Health and Safety Committee and monitor these objectives for effectiveness.
• To follow all government guidelines on health.
• To provide a safe place of work ensuring the design, provision and maintenance of same are in a condition that is safe and without risk to injury or ill health.
• To provide a safe place of work with safe access and egress and provide and maintain safe plant and equipment.
• To carry out risk assessments bespoke to our work activities and develop a safety statement to identify hazards and reduce or eliminate the hazards identified.
• To provide staff with the information, instruction, training and supervision that they require to work safely and efficiently and to develop safety awareness among staff and sub-contractors.
• To commit to consultation and participation of all staff in matters of health and safety including service partners and contractors.
• To provide a competent person, for the purpose of ensuring the safety, health and welfare at work of staff, delegates and visitors to The CCD.
• To encourage continual improvement in occupational health and safety.
• To ensure that all legal requirements are identified and adopted as our minimum acceptable performance standard.
• To monitor and review the safety management system on an ongoing basis.

All CCD staff, service providers and sub-contractors are expected to co-operate with management in ensuring that high standards of health and safety prevail. The CCD staff and service providers are informed of their legal responsibilities and duties, which are outlined in the safety statement.

Managers and supervisors must accept responsibility for people and areas under their control and must implement and integrate all health and safety procedures into everyday management activities. All staff, including the staff of service partners and sub-contractors, must take personal responsibility for their own safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Feedback on the effectiveness of health and safety measures within The CCD is encouraged and discussed on a continuous basis.

The safety statement, together with the arrangements for its implementation, will be available for the benefit of all staff of The CCD, service providers, sub-contractors, delegates, guests and visitors to The CCD.

At The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD), we are committed to long-term sustainability. We consistently strive towards on-going continuous improvement in our business practices with a view to leading environmental best practice across our industry. From the energy we use, to our reduced carbon food offerings, right through to our decarbonisation efforts, we have taken a vested interest in being a green venue throughout and specialise in hosting sustainable events

We comply with all applicable legal and other requirements which relate to environmental aspects, and we are committed to preventing pollution and reducing any negative impact of our operations on the environment

We inform and involve our interested parties and understand their needs and expectations, including, staff, service providers, customers and suppliers about issues relevant to developing an environmentally responsible culture. We are committed to using suppliers and sub-contractors who are environmentally aware, wherever possible.

We are committed to effective management of energy and waste recycling, including reducing the amount of harmful emissions, which helps to reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on climate change.

We are committed to effective management of event generated carbon emissions, energy, waste and recycling.

Our environmental and sustainability practices cover the following wide range of programmes, initiatives, targets and recommendations.

• Planning and development: We consider environmental best practice in new innovative projects, refurbishments and high efficiency equipment upgrades.
• Resource management: We manage, monitor, and optimise our Building Management System and take positive steps to maximise efficiency.
• Purchasing: We give preference to those products and services that have minimal or beneficial impact on the environment.
• Service partners and suppliers: Environmental impact is a consideration when working with existing and new suppliers.
• Indoor air quality and external air emissions: We strive to minimise the effects of chemicals, pollutants and carbon emissions.
• Transport: We encourage the use of public transport and offer our employees a cycle to work scheme.
• Waste Management: We have a comprehensive waste management policy in place to help manage the generation and segregation of all waste, including our food waste stream.
• The CCD takes a proactive approach in working with clients in advance of their event to minimise food waste and the carbon footprint of their food choices.
• Conservation: As a company, we actively support green initiatives and organisations.

In line with our vision at The CCD to be the world’s favourite venue, experts in delivering world class events, positively impacting the world around us. We are totally committed to delivering sustainable events with excellence and continuous improvement in all aspects of our events management business.

This commitment is reflected in the following company values, which we live every day in our dealings with each other and with our clients, delegates and guests.

• We are inclusive professional, genuine, and have fun along the way
• We care about each other and recognise we all have a part to play
• We deliver on our commitments and have a relentless passion for exceptional service
• We support, challenge and learn from each other every day
• We are present and approach everyone with positive engagement

In order to deliver exceptional service on a consistent basis, to all of our customers, we recognise the need for a Quality Management System. This helps to ensures that every job is done right, first time, on time, every time and by appropriately trained and developed staff. We make big things happen by making the little things matter.

Our commitment to you, our customer, is that we will do the following:

• Work with you to plan a successful event that meets your objectives
• Offer creative and inspirational solutions to help deliver your outcomes
• Ensure we are clear about your needs and expectations
• Provide you with exceptional service and a premium facility
• Be available to you and keep you informed
• Keep it as simple and straightforward as possible
• Make you and your delegates feel at home