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Sapporo Convention Center Achieves Japan’s First LEED O+M Gold Certification

We’re proud to congratulate our partner, Sapporo Convention Center, on becoming the first convention center in Japan to achieve the LEED Operations + Maintenance (O+M) Gold certification - an internationally recognized mark of excellence in sustainable building performance.Awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) system evaluates buildings on criteria such as energy efficiency, water conservation, indoor environmental quality, and sustainable site development. Achieving Gold status places the Sapporo Convention Center among a select group of event venues demonstrating exceptional environmental performance.This milestone further highlights Sapporo’s strong commitment to energy efficiency, responsible operations, and creating a healthier environment for visitors and the local community.

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GDS-Index 2025 Results Announced

GDS-Index benchmarks sustainability in 81 destinations worldwide - Nordic cities maintain leadership in global rankings.The Global Destination Sustainability Movement (GDS-Movement) has released the results of the 2025 Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index), the world’s leading benchmarking program for destination-level sustainability performance. Now in its 10th year, the GDS-Index evaluated 81 cities across four key areas of sustainability, recognizing top-performing destinations and tracking year-over-year progress.Helsinki, Finland, claimed the top spot with a score of 93.5%, earning the prestigious Leadership Award. It was followed closely by Gothenburg, Sweden (91.5%) and Copenhagen, Denmark (88.8%), reinforcing the Nordic region’s continued excellence in destination sustainability.Sapporo achieved a score of 69.5% (improving by 4.5 points from 2024), making it our 10th submittion since the GDS-Index launch in 2016 (with only 35 destinations back then).The GDS-Index evaluates destinations against a comprehensive and updated set of more than 70 qualitative and quantitative criteria across four key areas: the city's environmental strategy and infrastructure, social sustainability performance, suppliers’ performance, and the strategy and initiatives of the destination management organization.The 2025 edition marks a decade of the GDS-Index’s impact, driving measurable progress in sustainability practices across cities worldwide.

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Annual Report 2024

From a strong recovery in international incentives - welcoming 1,000+ pax groups from South Korea and Taiwan - to hosting multi-venue, large-scale conferences, our 2024 Annual Activity Report is live!

Travel

Sapporo Joins the Global Sustainable Tourism Council

Marking another milestone since its 2008 Eco-Capital Declaration, Sapporo joins the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), reinforcing its commitment to sustainable tourism.

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New Video Alert!

We’re thrilled to share our new promotion video, highlighting Sapporo’s academic clusters and key industries.A huge thank you to our clients and partners who made this possible!