{"id":1294,"date":"2025-07-31T10:58:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scala-events.be\/over-ons\/duurzaamheid\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:50:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:50:24","slug":"duurzaamheid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scala-events.be\/en\/about-us\/duurzaamheid\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#0133a0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]        <div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/scala-events.be\/en\/\" class=\"breadcrumbs__home\"><\/a><span>><\/span><span>Wp Json<\/span><span>><\/span><span>Wp<\/span><span>><\/span><span>V2<\/span><span>><\/span><span>Pages<\/span><span>><\/span><span>Sustainability<\/span>        <\/div>\n        [\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;48px||||false|false&#8221; header_text_align_tablet=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_align_phone=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_align_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;21px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;21px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Together for a greener future<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2.3em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;999px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; text_orientation_tablet=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation_phone=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>At SCALA event center, we believe that hospitality and sustainability are inextricably linked. Together with the other entities within Akkerhage Center, we are fully committed to making a positive impact on the environment and our surroundings. Through targeted efforts, we aim to keep our ecological footprint, carbon emissions, water consumption, refuse, and food waste as low as possible. 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