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UFI Sustainable Development Award

A little history Once upon a a time…

Atelier de Reproduction

et Reliure

A little history … the initial surface has doubled

2003-2013 1987 1981 1995

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Congress Center

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Entrance Hall 1-2

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Geneva International Motor Show

730’000 visitors – 12’000 journalists

The world's largest nonwovens exhibition

7 Over 12’000 trade visitors and conference attendees

CSI/W International Show-jumping competition

and Supercross International

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CSI - The largest indoor show-jumping arena in the world

Supercross - Same earth used since very first edition in 1985!

Switzerland and sustainable development

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Geneva and sustainable development

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Mission - Vision – Valeurs Valeurs d’entreprise déterminées par tout le personnel

Professional integrity Customer Focus Flexibility Efficiency Teamwork

Values – Corporate values determined by the staff

" Q " Q U A L I T Y L A B E L F R O M S W I S S T O U R I S M

F C T F ( F U T U R E C L E A N T E C H F O R U M )

E U R O P E A N F U T U R E E N E R G Y F O R U M

I A M F ( I N T E R N A T I O N A L A D V A N C E D M O B I L I T Y F O R U M )

G R E E N P A V I L I O N

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" R " – R E C U P E R A T E , R E C Y C L E , R E - U S E

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+ 24.15% exhibitors + 14.16% events + 27.31% sales

In 2011 (compared to 2010):

Economic dimension

of sustainable management at Palexpo

Economic dimension

of sustainable management at Palexpo (cont.)

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Energy audits

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Sqm rented and energy consumed

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Energie

m2 nets

Energy

2011 2006

Net sqm

2007 2008 2009 2010

Ventilation

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Lighting

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Climate change – Carbon free electricity

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Water

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minus

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water

consumption

Water consumption (thousands of cubic meters)

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Waste

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60% recycled

20% burned for electricity and

heat generation

40% waste

50% factory sorted

80% recycled

50% sorted at source

100% waste 2012 Motor Show

Wood recycling

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Pollution and biodiversity

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Transport

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Transport used by visitors during the International Motorshow

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City bus cars train bus Bikesmotorbikes

Series1

tourist bus

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TaxiBike and recharging station for two-wheelers

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Social dimension

of sustainable management at Palexpo

Next steps

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Enhanced Public Transportation Services

Electric city buses that recharge at the bus stops along the

route

• Making use of the efficiency advantage of electric drives on

the traction chain level…

• … while avoiding the disadvantages of heavy batteries or an

expensive catenary infrastructure on the energy supply level

The partners

• TPG: The public operator

• OPI: The project manager

• SIG: The energy provider

• ABB: The technology developer

A collaboration for the bus stop

with the Engineering School of Geneva

Layout of the project Demonstrator: Palexpo - Airport – Palexpo

Distance 1.824 km

Duration 3’20’’

Height 25 m

End of

development April 2013

Testing UITP World Congress, May 2013

Geneva Motorshow, March 2014

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Genève Lac Urbain

Genève Lac Aéroport

GLU-GLA: How it works?

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Potential power to connect up to 250 MWth

Pumping up to 6.8 m³ / s (24,500 m³ / h)

Investment up to 200 MCHF

Vengeron - Depth: 45m

Water pipe going 5 km on the bottom of Geneva lake

Pumping station

GLU-GLA: Airport area

Zone ICC

Zone Organisations

Zone AIG

Zone Palexpo

Zone Blandonnet

Zone Rectangle d’Or

Balexert

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T H A N K Y O U F O R Y O U R A T T E N T I O N !