London Marathon signs landmark carbon removal deal
The London Marathon (LME), the first buyer of carbon-clearing sporting events, has completed its third portfolio purchase from market maker CUR8The purchase volume this time was 1,935 tons, and the total purchase volume reached 2,938 tons.CUR8 is the leading carbon removal science, procurement and management platform, bringing together the world's leading scientists and climate software to help global companies such as Coca-Cola HBC, ARUP and British Airways de-risk their net zero strategies.The London Marathon (LME), the world’s leading organizer of mass participation events and the first buyer of carbon-removing sporting events, has signed a third agreement with CUR8. The LME will purchase 1,935 tonnes of carbon removals from the global carbon removals market maker to support its progress towards net zero emissions.In 2022, the LME became the first sports organization to invest in carbon removal, investing its mandatory £26 levy on international players into carbon removal rather than offsets. The tax is introduced in 2021.This latest agreement will remove 1,935…
Exclusive: Why Jacqueline Selzer keeps on the run
Jacqueline Selzer has run 46 marathons, and she’s been a marathoner for a long time. How Jacqueline Selzer’s not-so-secret hobby — marathon running — helps her stay ahead in her long career as a meetings and events specialist. Jacqueline Selzer, Northeast Regional Sales Director for Isenhour International and Travel Consultant for Galloway Productions, may have devoted more than 20 years to producing successful events, but her track record as a long-distance runner is even longer. Selzer has run 46 marathons, having first started running in 1980, and what she has learned from her love of running continues to refine her as a person and a meeting professional. Prevue recently caught up with Selzer to learn more. Previous post: How did you start your meetings and events career? Selzer: After working in book sales for a textbook company, I went on to become the Senior Conference Manager for Scientific American, the longest continuously published magazine in the United States, for two…
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