5 ways to step up your green meeting practices. 5.23.15
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With a steadily growing world population and an increasingly “disposable” mentality, our global footprint is threatening more and more of our earth’s resources. As a planner responsible for the impact made by large groups of people, you can actually contribute to a healthier planet by instituting a “green meetings” policy if your organization doesn’t already have one. If you have adopted green initiatives, have you been following the same basic practices for the last few years, or do you constantly look for new ways to broaden your sustainability impact? In the last decade, most organizations adopted basic green practices for their meetings: separating recyclables from trash, conserving paper by printing on both sides (or eliminating paper handouts altogether), purchasing re-usable name badges, and handing out re-useable water bottles instead of bottled water. However, if you want to make greater strides in reducing your meeting’s footprint on the environment, in our webinar we will explore: *Thinking reusable *Thinking dual purpose *Setting a “green” mindset and customizing practice to fit your meeting or event *Choosing vendors who practice environmental sustainability *How using a CVB and make “greening” easier and help you leave any destination better than you found it!TRANSCRIPT
5 Ways to Step Up YourGreen Meeting Practices
Amy Frostick,VP of J&A Racing
Al HutchinsonVP of Conv. Sales
Virginia Beach CVB
Kimberlee DobbinsSustainability Coor.Virginia Beach CC
Greener Meetings Step it Up!
•Think reusable•Think dual purpose•Set a “green” mindset and customize•Choose vendors who think green
•$$$$$•How using a CVB makes it all easier for you to leave any destination greener than you found it!
CSR
REUSABLE
DUAL PURPOSE
MAKING GREEN FIT YOU AND YOUR MEETING
• Think outside the box• Make a list of sustainable actions you are
taking• Are you doing enough…is there more?• Bring it front and center• Involve everyone involved in the meeting • Make green mindset comparable to budget
mindset-are you making the mark?
Choosing Green Vendors
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