The Queen Elizabeth II Centre
The Queen Elizabeth II Centre is one of London’s premier venue for events, located close to the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace. Exceptional transport links and strong sustainability credentials make it the perfect place for the ever-growing Sport Positive Summit.
GETTING THERE
Situated in the heart of Westminster, the QEII Centre is ideally located to take advantage of everything London has to offer.
Address: Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE
What3words address (entrance to the QEII Centre): ///puppy.fine.open
Transport Options
Nearest Underground Station and walking times:
St. James’s Park – 4 mins walk
Westminster – 5 mins walk
Nearest Mainline/ Overground Station and walking times:
Victoria Station – 14 mins walk
Charing Cross – 12 mins walk
Victoria – 14 mins walk
Waterloo – 18 mins walk
International Airports – travel times:
London City – 26 mins
Gatwick – 44 mins
Heathrow – 47 mins
Luton – 47 mins
Stansted – 1 hr 5 mins
To plan your journey here use the TRANSPORT FOR LONDON JOURNEY PLANNER
SUSTAINABILITY POLICY & PRACTICES
The QEII Centre undertakes and promotes the highest standards of environmental practice to ensure it is operating as a socially responsible organisation both locally and globally. It recognises that protecting the environment is essential for the future and has a policy and event checklist that increases awareness of sustainability amongst staff, service providers, clients and the local community.
Sustainability is an ongoing journey, and the Queen Elizabeth II Centre seek to continuously improve performance. Some initiatives include:
Having robust waste management protocols in place to ensure that we reduce, re-use, and recycle as much as possible and actively encouraging our clients and visitors to participate in our recycling programmes.
Striving to minimize our carbon footprint by implementing energy-efficient and resource efficient practices and investing in systems that monitor, manage and reduce energy and water consumption
Embedding sustainability within our procurement processes and wider supply chains. Prioritizing sustainable sourcing and procurement, and choosing suppliers and partners who share our commitment to environmental stewardship. This includes using eco-friendly materials and products, as well as supporting local businesses to reduce transportation emissions.
Ensuring, wherever practicable, that refurbishment; projects; and building enhancements are undertaken with sustainability considerations as a thread throughout the process.
For more information: https://qeiicentre.london/about/sustainability/
