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Sustainable Green
Meetings/Event Planning
Presented by:
Katrina Johnson
Overview
What steps will you take to convince suppliers to support the green
meeting practices?
Point out cost-savings as well as environmental benefits, track
efforts and measure results and explain customer/attendee appeal
to more sustainable practices. One way of doing this is by
conducting a MeetGreen summary report to show the
environmental impact and compare it with previous events. The
differences in lower cost and environmental impact alone should
be incentive enough to carry out such sustainable practices.
List at least three factors to consider in evaluating the environmental
aspects of a destination.
Understand the event’s purpose and the attendees’ geographical
locations.
Obtaining a list of environmentally responsible organizations…
Green meetings and Destinations
Cont…
FUN FACT:
A new standard for small size, high-efficiency speakers is here!
www.teresonic.com
Teresonic recently announced the next generation compact speaker called Magus. With its remarkable
levels of the highest quality sound from only a few Watts per channel, it is a perfect candidate for
environmentally friendly audio applications. Its small in size compared to most popular small speakers on
the market but its high performance and unique design is surpassing most of such products by a wide
margin. In many cases, for the amount of sound it puts out and lack of space needed it is also lighter on
the budget.
There you go! A space efficient, higher quality, environmentally friendly
Alternative that saves you money… How can you beat that?
Paper and Printing
Of course we all love the idea of always using the web to
deliver information, but sometimes paper usage is the only
alternative. In times like these you shouldn’t give up on
you eco-friendly habits. There are alternatives available!
That’s right; there are environmentally sustainable
papers and inks. When using paper products and/or
printing for a meeting or event, here are some basic
guidelines to consider:
Basics for Printed Materials:
Print on recycled paper
Design to conserve paper
Print double sided
Use vegetable inks; inks with a lower VOC
Include environmental information on the paper
Avoid printed materials if event information can be sent electronically
Minimum Considerations:
Paper companies that use only recycled wood fiber and tree-free fiber
Non-chlorine bleaching agents
Products that contain at least 50% post-consumer fiber or higher,
whenever possible
Basics and considerations from Meeting Planners ToolKit.
Paper and printing…
FUN FACT:
Paper can be Planted!
When you think of paper you think of trees right? Well the normal
paper you buy from an office supply store has come a long way from its natural
tree roots. Now, there is actually paper that once your done with it, you can
plant it back into the ground to complete the cycle.
What is Renewable
Energy Energy???
Renewable Energy is the new
preferred source of energy because not
only is it a renewable resource, it doesn’t
cause damage like green house gases to
the environment. The most common ways
to retrieve renewable energy is through
wind, sunlight and water.
What does this mean for green
meeting and event planning?
When it comes to venue selection it is
FUN TIP: One way YOU can save beneficial to know what kind of energy
energy at your Green sources they use. If you want you event to
Meeting/Event: be Green, a renewable energy source
Use less light in the venue to save would be extremely beneficial. It can help
energy. Make sure what ever light save you money, help the environment,
fixtures you do use have energy and even demonstrates good
efficient product like light bulbs etc… management, which can only help your
You could also use reusable long- business succeed. You’re happy, you’re
lasting soy candles, or energy saving guests are happy, and the earth is happy!
lamps per table. Dimming the lights
may make it more personal, calming
and even a little romantic.
Green Office