Long before sustainable events were trendy, when event marketing was not yet a buzzword, Paul Salinger was passionate about the impact of events. Not only in his position with Oracle, but his personal commitment and lifestyle reflect a thoughtful consideration of our planet’s resources. He is the real thing. Leading by example, Paul has openly [...]
MeetGreen partners with many socially-minded organizations as part of our work organizing and greening conferences and because of the training services we provide. We’ve been fortunate to have a long-standing relationship with Clean the World whose work along with others in the industry is helping save lives throughout the world. "Hand washing with soap significantly [...]
Less than a decade ago, corporate social responsibility activities were unheard of during conferences and events. Today, a majority of event organizers are including them in their program. The most popular form of social responsibility for meetings is a community or legacy project. Community projects fall into the "Feel Good, Look Good" category of CSR, [...]
The MeetGreen team is very busy this fall, you may be wondering where you can find us. You are in luck, we have created a list of all the fantastic events you will find us managing and greening for our client's conferences. ROSCon September 21-22, Vancouver BC Oracle OpenWorld October 1-5, San Francisco, CA IMEX [...]
Amanda Medress, Director of Communications, The SASB Foundation – Our Hero and Humble Sustainability Leader We’ve had the pleasure of working with Amanda Medress, Director of Communications at The SASB Foundation, over the past few years. Her quiet commitment to event sustainability is vital to fulfilling SASB’s mission with the key stakeholders they convene, and [...]
When Carina Bauer, CEO, IMEX Groups says, "We do our part to leave the world a better place than we found it," she is sincere. "With 3,250 exhibitors representing 139 countries, 3,216 hosted buyers from 60 countries and 12,227 attendees, we are truly the pulse of the meetings industry. We are committed not only to [...]
Why would we develop a new version of our calculator? Because we know now what we didn’t know then... We now know the landscape of sustainable events is constantly shifting, improving, and growing. Our experience has taught us some green meeting practices are simply better at addressing negative impacts or creating benefit than others. For [...]
Technology is an interesting and, some might say, essential aspect of the modern day human experience. An indirect impact can be a loss of a personal connection with your colleagues. The 2017 Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) Summit has found a way to utilize technology to foster connection, not isolation, and promote attendance at the Summit. [...]
As the holiday season ends, we thought it would be fun AND helpful to do a countdown with the 12 Days of Sustainability. Starting on December 25th we posted to our Facebook and Twitter accounts a useful sustainable event tip you could use during the holidays and year round! In case you missed them, here [...]
In our Fun Fact Friday series we are featuring team members from MeetGreen so you can learn more about us! Nancy Zavada President, MeetGreen What project are you currently working on? We are finishing up a very busy event season, recertified as an ISO 20121 business and are now making plans for 2017. We have [...]
