Did you ever wonder what happens to those partially used soap bars and half-full shampoo bottles after you check out of your hotel room? If you stay at one of the eight Harrah’s properties in Las Vegas, the soap and shampoo goes to people in Haiti...
Community service projects are a hallmark of a growing number of religious conferences. “It’s a way to not only reach out and give back to the host city, but also to educate adults and youth on how they can do service in their own communities,”...
For John Hancock Financial Services, sponsoring a charity cycling event offers plenty of payoffs, from community goodwill to bonding with producers and clients to boosting the wellness of its own people.
Hundreds of industry professionals have helped create the soon-to-be released Green Meetings and Events Standards developed by the Convention Industry Council Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) and ASTM International.
The sight of the Opryland Hotel underwater in May marked the beginning of an extreme weather season, highlighting for me the vulnerability of the meetings economy to effects of climate change...
Most meeting activities aimed at satisfying a commitment to corporate social responsibility are meaningful to meeting professionals and to a small minority of participants, but mostly irrelevant to the social, economic, and environmental goals...
The 2010 IMEX exhibition, showcasing incentive travel, meetings, and event suppliers from around the globe, recognized outstanding environmental and community-service efforts during its annual awards ceremony in Frankfurt.