“How do we reconcile the need to serve all corners of the globe, to help boost development, and to support sustainable tourism, whilst also taking care to reduce CO2 emissions?” asked Tony Tyler, director general and CEO, International...
Meet Better: 167 Easy Ways to Make Your Events More Environmentally and Socially Responsible offers an easy-to-digest, checklist-rich approach to making your events more sustainable.
Compiled and written by three women who put the green in gre...
The Green Meeting Industry Council kicked off its 2015 Sustainable Meetings Conference, taking place June 17–19 at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, with a sandwich-making CSR activity to benefit the Atlanta Children's...
Global Experience Specialists, a full-service provider for live events, has become the first general services contractor to be certified to an international sustainability standard for the meetings and events industry. GES exceeded Level One and...
For creating social responsibility programs with MPI for Canadian communities
Racking up some impressive numbers, Ray Bloom, IMEX Group chairman, was ebullient about another successful IMEX Frankfurt on the closing day in late May. “Nearly 9,000 hosted buyers and visitors who came to participate and do business at this yea...
Maybe not as bad as you might think—or maybe worse? Check out this infographic created by the Event Manager Blog and MeetGreen for ways you can benchmark your meeting's environmental impact against the typical event.
The Environmental Foo...
Behind the scenes tours are always captivating. Now the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta is offering your meeting attendees a Green Tour, a look at how the convention hotel maintains its Green Seal Silver Level certification. The hotel is...
Inspiration, best practices, and eco-tours on tap at the Sustainable Meetings Conference
