Discover Aalborg's initiatives and certifications
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Aalborg's environmental and social initiatives
Aalborg works with a range of environmental and social initiatives, including certified venues, accommodation providers, public transport solutions and community-focused projects.
Venues
Event venues with certified environmental and social initiatives.
Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center
In the autumn of 2017, Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center was the first venue in Denmark to receive the ISO 20121 certification for sustainable events. Aalborg Congress & Culture Center has afterwards obtained a certification for their work with UN’s sustainable development goals through DNV GL’s world goal certification. Active action is taken in goals of health and well-being, sustainable energy, responsible consumption and production, climate efforts and partnership for action. Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center focuses on welcoming customers and visitors and ensuring that sustainability factors are considered in all practices and facilities.
Råt & Godt
Råt&Godt operates a furniture workshop, a material bank and entrepreneurship initiatives in Aalborg. A key part of its work is providing employment and skills development opportunities for young people who are not thriving in education or employment. The young people help build tailor-made furniture and fittings from reused materials for private individuals, businesses and institutions. Production has also expanded to include furniture for children and young people made from reused materials. ‘Urban City’ is a creative community for entrepreneurs and artists, offering space for cultural and social activities in an environment that encourages new ideas.
Musikkens Hus
The Foundation of Musikkens Hus is built around the fact that culture must be sustainable and contribute to creating both environmental and social change. Their focus on environment has been on reducing CO2 emissions, where in 2020 Musikkens Hus received the extensive DGNB certification in gold within the category “buildings in operation”. Musikkens Hus is the first concert hall in Denmark to become DGNB-certificated. Social responsibility is an important role with many events, including: Nursing home concerts, the Dementia Choir and the Rolling Culture Academy. Musikkens Hus has implemented sustainable initiatives within several of the world goals, 6: clean water and sanitation. 7: sustainable energy. 8: decent jobs and economic growth. 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure. 11: sustainable cities and communities. 12: responsible consumption and production.
Outdoor experiences
GO’out – GO’fun
Exploring the great nature and make sustainable choices do not have to be boring! Be a captain, feed the animals , go hiking. GO’fun – GO’out.
Aalborg Zoo was environmentally certified with ISO 14001:2015 in 1999, as the first zoo in the world. This has led to an increased focus on the environment with many years of efforts to limit and reduce negative environmental impact and working strategically with UN’s World Goals. Aalborg Zoo focus on the following areas: Reducing consumption of natural resources - especially of water, heat and energy. Recycling of resources through waste sorting. Conscious choice of materials e.g. FSC-labeled wood and choosing products that are locally produced or organic. Active participation in nature conservation projects locally as well as internationally. Dissemination to increase awareness among their audience about the environment and the connection with nature conservation as well as research collaborations that can contribute to the above points.
Low-emission transport options
Accessible places for visitors with special needs
We have participated in the GDS-Index - a global performance ranking tool - since 2016. The GDS Index helps us measure and track environmental, social and governance-related initiatives across the destination. As part of the GDS-Movement, we are part of a network of destinations striving for long-lasting regeneration of our sector and in doing so, continue to grow together, share best practices, and celebrate success.