Recently, environmental issues have taken on new importance in countless industries, with energy conservation and minimized consumption of natural resources receiving the most public attention. There is an increased awareness of the need to protect the earth’s environment and the reality that each individual can do their part to help achieve this goal.
Meeting planners, hotels, convention centers, and trade-show providers are realizing the importance for eco-friendly practices within the meetings and conventions industry. Event planners are starting to fully consider the importance of environmentally-friendly events as they strive to minimize their events’ environmental impact.
The National Recycling Coalition originally developed its Green Meeting Policy in 2001. The new and updated manual, which includes fresh ideas and strategies, is now available to inform and encourage other individuals and organizations to adopt the environmentally sustainable policies.
The Coalition is also a founding partner of the Convene Green Alliance, a grassroots organization of associations involved and concerned with lessening the environmental footprints of associations and the events they sponsor.
Click here to view our Green Meetings Policy.