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. The site, www...
The best incentive State Bank & Trust ever dreamed up had nothing to do with putting money in employees' pockets. Instead, it was about raising community awareness and compassion, with an exercise that left many of the 500-plus employees...
While everyone thinks they understand what environmentally friendly cuisine means, there are a lot of fallacies out there that could lead you astray. We asked Cabrin Kelly-Hale, director of event planning with JW Marriott Star Pass in Tucson, to...
Tim Sanders, author of the new book Saving the World at Work, believes that today’s consumers, employees, and investors all expect the companies with which they do business to join them in taking responsibility for the planet. Here’s...
“Sometimes people look at corporate social responsibility as touchy-feely,” says Stephanie Olivero. “In reality, it's smart business.” Olivero, meeting planner at MetLife in Long Island City, N.Y., has seen first hand the incredible motivating ef...
You've heard of voluntourism. Now The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. has coined the word “volunteaming.” Under its VolunTeaming program, launched in July, corporate groups can plan community service projects during meetings. Overseeing the projects is Sue...
