Sustainability, SIC/SOC codes and sector recognition are at the heart of The Business Visits & Events Partnership's plans for the coming year.
BVEP's newly published Strategic Plan of Work for 2022/23 promises that it will continue to raise the profile of the sector to government departments,
highlighting its economic and social contribution aligned to the relevant
priorities set for each department.
It will also focus on the issue of sustainability and the role business events can play in
supporting the UK’s journey to net zero, as well as developing a plan to quickly adopt the new sector specific SIC/SOC codes.
The plan takes
priority objectives from each of its five sector specific Working Groups, which
include Advocacy & Government Relations, Business Events, Outdoor Events,
Skills, Talent & Diversity and Research & Business Intelligence. Other objectives include promoting the entire outdoor sector
to re-establish a more competitive supply chain.
Chris Skeith OBE, chair of the BVEP, said: “This plan not just sets out our goals for the year
ahead, but also makes clear our commitment to represent the entire UK events
economy as it continues to face its many challenges. We are also looking to the
future, to ensure that the BVEP has the right structure, resources and voice to
serve the industry as effectively as possible.”
As part of its
government relations and advocacy activity, the BVEP is liaising with the
new government on how the events sector can support the delivery of its
priorities of growth and Levelling Up, specifically highlighting the
contribution business events make to inward investment, trade, innovation and
exports and how cultural events enhance the social prosperity and wellbeing of
local communities.
The Strategic Plan
is available for download here from the BVEP website.
