The more you integrate environmental steps into your planning practices, the easier they become. Here are nine easy ways to go green: Create Standards...More
At its Solutions Show at the Miami Global Education Conference in May, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives recognized exhibitors who are showcasing...More
Inspired 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...More
WYNDHAM NASSAU RESORT & CRYSTAL PALACE CASINO, Bahamas, has 850 guest rooms and suites, all with private balconies. A recent renovation added flat-screen...More
A U.K.-Based Incentive company is taking a stand by refusing to do business with a company that it believes contributes to global warming. Tim Waygood,...More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has changed the rules under which it decides which facilities to use for meetings; it will now include environmental...More
Freeman, the Dallas-based exhibition services giant, has recycled more than 1 million square yards of used aisle carpet as part of a pilot program begun...More
Environmental meeting planning company Meeting Strategies Worldwide has launched a Web-based tool, the MeetGreen Calculator, which measures more than...More
The Society of Incentive & Travel Executives is planning its first green International Conference in Monterey, Calif., December 6-9. Among the steps the...More
The GLOBE Foundation of Canada and DNC Parks and Resorts took top honors at the IMEX Environment Awards, held in Frankfurt, Germany, in April. Taking...More
There'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:...More
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has rolled out Eco-Meet, a program option for customers who want to green their events by using nondisposable items during meetings...More
The debut of Eco-Systems Sustainable Exhibits captured the Buyer's Choice Award at the Exhibitor 2007 trade show in Las Vegas in March. This portable,...More
As I was preparing this special issue, which is devoted to green meetings, I looked up an article I had written on the subject in 1991. Back then, I had...More
A growing number of restaurants more than 1,000 in 23 states are earning certification through The Green Restaurant Association, a nonprofit environmental...More
We sat down with Shawna McKinley, executive director of the Green Meeting Industry Council, to talk about what's happening now and what's on the horizon for her organization....More
Organic Food has moved away from its hippie associations and into upscale supermarkets, acclaimed restaurants, and, yes, even catering. In many cases,...More
Meeting Professionals International has released a white paper addressing the role of our industry in greening meetings. The paper was drawn from the...More
Check out these Resources for more about Greening your Meetings: Green Meeting Industry Coucil Focused on the development and dissemination of resources...More
Coffee costs specialty coffee shops such as Starbucks get grief for their overpriced coffee drinks, but as meeting professionals know, major meeting hotels...More
