Cabrin Kelly-Hale, director of event planning at JW Marriott Starr Pass in Tucson, talks about the resort’s sustainabile banquet menu and how eco-cuisine is impacting meetings.
A recent survey of the readers of Financial & Insurance Meetings revealed that industry planners are personally committed to green meetings and events, but their companies are slower to get on board...
The challenge with being at the forefront of a movement is that you're mapping the way, and you can only hope that others will follow. As I write this from the 2008 Greening the Hospitality Industry Conference in Vancouver, B.C., I'm surrounded by...
ASTM International and the Environmental Protection Agency have taken a major step toward creating universal standards for green meetings. On February 14, about 25 stakeholders, including representatives from the Convention Industry Council and...
We all want to do our part to reduce the carbon footprint of our meetings, but many of us don't know where to begin. Simple Steps to Green Meetings and Events: The Professional's Guide to Saving Money and the Earth, by Amy Spatrisano, CMP, and...
