CIJ Europe and Carbon Tool to Measure and Advance Sustainability at the 2025 CEDER & HOF Awards

We are proud to continue our collaboration with Carbon Tool for the 2025 CEDER Conference & Exhibition and HOF Awards. Now in its 18th edition, CEDER remains a cornerstone event for the region’s commercial property market, drawing industry leaders, investors, and innovators from across the sector.

As part of our joint commitment to environmental responsibility, this year’s event once again placed carbon footprint measurement front and center but with an added twist. In a move toward greater participant engagement, attendees were invited to log their travel emissions in real time through a scannable QR code, offering a more interactive and accurate footprint analysis.

2025 Carbon Snapshot: A Positive Step Forward

This year, the total carbon emissions from the CEDER & HOF Awards decreased to 13,530 kgCO₂e, down from 16,440 kgCO₂e last year, representing a 17.23% reduction. This translates to an average of 38.9 kgCO₂e per attendee, marking a promising step forward.Here’s a breakdown of the emissions by category:

• Food and Beverages: 8,742 kgCO₂e (64.6%)
• Commuting & CIJ Team Effort: 2,164 kgCO₂e (16%)
• Event Materials: 2,096 kgCO₂e (15.5%)
• Waste: 446 kgCO₂e (3.3%)
• Electricity: 81 kgCO₂e (0.6%)

While catering and transport remain the largest contributors, the year-on-year reduction highlights growing awareness, improved travel behavior, and more mindful planning.

Insights Through Engagement

This year’s event introduced a new way to connect attendees with their environmental impact: personalized commuter profiles based on how they traveled to the venue. By scanning a QR code and submitting details, participants gained insight into the carbon footprint of their journey. The introduction of a real-time travel logging system, along with detailed emissions tracking, reflects a broader shift in the industry: from simply talking about sustainability to acting on it. The final results were:

• 7% Eco Heroes – for outstanding environmental choices, and almost zero emissions
• 35% Offset Challengers – for big footprint and bigger potential
• 58% Smart Commuters – for choosing low-carbon transport

The initiative highlighted both progress and potential. While it’s clear that awareness is growing, the findings show there’s still considerable room to reduce transport-related emissions through smarter, more sustainable mobility choices in future editions.

With this second successful collaboration, Carbon Tool and CIJ Europe reaffirm their dedication to carbon transparency and action. The reductions seen this year are not just numbers — they represent a growing culture of sustainability within the real estate sector.

And while challenges remain, the direction is clear: data, awareness, and collaboration are the building blocks of a greener future.

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