Special Report
Green Meetings
A one-stop information source about green meetings.
Green Meeting Trends
Green LeadersGreen meetings. Corporate social responsibility. Voluntourism. What used to be the purview of a select few socially conscious meeting planners is fast becoming standard practice in our industry... Be Green: 14 Questions for Your HotelThe Environmental Protection Agency requires meeting venues to complete a questionnaire about environmentally preferable features and practices in use at their facilities... The Bottom LineA few examples of specific savings from going green... Green? Prove ItIt was about this time in 2008 that APEX formed a group known as the Green Meetings and Events Practices Panel... Get Started Getting Green: 10 TipsSome of the most progressive green meetings policies are emerging not from the private sector but from the U.S. Government, specifically the Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive... |
Lean and GreenEven in an economic crisis, green practices and long-term sustainability goals should not take a backseat to the bottom line... Eco-ToolsThese online calculators can help you estimate the impact of your green efforts... Carbon Neutral EventsReduce what you can, offset what you can't. Meeting professionals are using this environmental strategy to move toward carbon-neutral events.... Meeting Standard TimePat Picariello, ASTM, talks about environmental standards for the meetings industry. ... |
Case Studies
When Associations Green Their Meetings, Hotels Get Greener, TooWhen the American Institute of Architects committed to greening all 140 of its meetings, including one of the largest association conventions in the country, it set off a wave of compliance among all its vendors, venues, and exhibitors, including a contractor that went on to develop an eco-friendly product that is now the standard for all its clients. ... Building a Greener CompanyInspired by Al Gore's passion to fight climate change, this global events company is scrutinizing its office operations and even its deaings with clients to ensure that it leaves a amaller environmental footp... Sun Microsystems’ Eco Responsibility InitiativeWhat's Good for the environment is imperative for business. That axiom is a driving force behind computer technology giant Sun Microsystems' Eco Responsibility... Serve. Sweat. Inspire.Timberland pulls on its boots and gets to work improving the environment. ... |
Conference Green Initiatives from the Society of Incentive and Travel ExecutivesThe Society of Incentive & Travel Executives is planning its first green International Conference in Monterey, Calif., December 6-9. Among the steps the... Zero-Waste Meeting: Professional Convention Management Association 2007For the Professional Convention Management Association, the 2007 annual meeting, held in Toronto January 7 to 10, marked a series of firsts. It was the... Green Mega-MeetingMcDonald's decided to green its meetings ... |
Green Venues
It's a Green, Green WorldHere's a roundup of eco-initiatives: Both the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre and the Metro Toronto Convention Centre have hosted a number of... Green Cuisine: Questions to AskCabrin Kelly-Hale, a 28-year hotel catering veteran, joined the JW Marriott Starr Pass in Tucson as director of event planning during the resort's pre-opening... Hotels Go GreenWith some major exceptions, the hotel industry has been criticized for being slow to adopt an eco-friendly business approach. That is no longer the case.... Finding a Green VenueWhen Maja Leibovitz, president and CEO of Serious Celebrations, a New York-based event-management company, was asked by a financial services client to... |
Conference Centers Go GreenThe International Association of Conference Centers in late June commissioned a Green Task Force to educate and inspire member conference centers to conserve... Fairmont’s Eco Meet ProgramFairmont Hotels & Resorts has rolled out Eco-Meet, a program option for customers who want to green their events by using nondisposable items during meetings... Carbon Neutral AirlinesEven airlines are getting into the green movement. Silverjet, a new British airline that launched at the start of the year, bills itself as the first carbon-neutral airline... Greening the Hotel ContractCLAUSE: Green Your Hotel Group expects Hotel will identify, recommend, and use as many environmentally responsible practices as possible and feasible... |
Checklists and Tips
How Green Is Your Meeting Destination?Meeting Strategies Worldwide Inc., a Portland, Ore.–based environmental consulting company specializing in the meetings industry, has launched a new Web site designed to help planners select green destinations for their groups.... Green Meetings ResourcesAll the resources you need for making your meeting green.... Eco-Friendly MealsOrganic Food has moved away from its hippie associations and into upscale supermarkets, acclaimed restaurants, and, yes, even catering. In many cases,... Easy Ways to Go GreenThe more you integrate environmental steps into your planning practices, the easier they become. Here are nine easy ways to go green: Create Standards... Green Meetings ChecklistRequest basic recycling (paper, plastic, glass, and cans) and visible bins at hotels and convention centers. Require a linen and towel reuse program at... Green SitesWeb sites to get you started with green meeting planning.... |
Carbon OffsetsHere’s where to find offset providers and the companies that certify them. ... EPA Site Selection ChecklistThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has changed the rules under which it decides which facilities to use for meetings; it will now include environmental... Eco-Friendly ChainsThe latest environmental initiatives of some of the major hotel brands ... Assess Your Eco ImpactEnvironmental meeting planning company Meeting Strategies Worldwide has launched a Web-based tool, the MeetGreen Calculator, which measures more than... Conference BagAnalyze Your Baggage The obligatory conference bag, no matter how attractive (and most of them are not), is often landfill fodder even before attendees... |
Learning to Go Green
Green Meetings Call to Action: FICP WebinarConcern about the environment, and a realization that going green makes business sense, are driving the robust trend toward green meetings.... Green Build Best PracticesInternational Association of Conference Centers Seminar... Green Learning Lab at Meeting Professionals International PEC-EuropeUsing its recent Professional Education Conference–Europe as it resource laboratory, Meeting Professionals International has released a white paper that, it says, reaffirms the impact effective “learning” meetings have on ROI for both the meeting planner and the attendee.... |
Green Meeting Industry Council Best Practices ReportThere's no question that 2007 is the year of the green meeting. To lead the charge, the Green Meeting Industry Council has released The Future Is Green:... Green Power Seminar at Motivation ShowMotivation Show week began with a Monday evening celebration for the CMI 25, the kickoff for this magazine's list of the 25 most influential meeting and... Green SpeakWhy do you need a speakers bureau just for green issues?... |
Associations and Government Resources
- Green Meeting Industry Council
- Ocean Blue Foundation/BlueGreen Meetings
- EPA Green Meetings Resources
- Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Conventions
- Convention Industry Council Green Meetings Report
- Special Events' Green Events
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