After launching its carbon-reduction pledge at COP26, the Net-Zero Carbon Events campaign has now developed the first draft of its roadmap to carbon zero meetings, and it’s ready for your input.
While it could be a mostly symbolic gesture from top business leaders, news from the Davos conference might represent something truly meaningful in the realm of sustainable events—especially given the results of a recent business-traveler survey.
Meetings management lags travel management in terms of sustainability efforts, but companies often ignore both departments in their carbon-reduction goals. Is there an opportunity for planners to make an impact?
A just-launched platform called Trace and two new services from American Express Meetings & Events tap into the growing impulse to control the environmental impact of meetings and events.
While many employees pay attention to it, the youngest employees are notably more aware of their companies’ successes—and failures—in implementing sustainable elements for meetings.