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A Story About Sustainable Production vs. Sustainable Reduction

What do you see in the picture above?Hint: It's not often seen by event attendees…Answer: This is a pile of hundreds of waste bags waiting for sorting at a waste sorting station after a meal serving food on compostable, disposable service ware. It's also a picture of an event doing "the right thing."Here's What They [...]

It Starts with a Question: Food and Beverage

Incorporating sustainability into events may seem daunting. The myriad of options available to make your events more sustainable can leave your head swimming. There is no clear path to immediate success, but keep going. It makes it easier by asking just one question, then another, and then another. Taking a Look at Food and Beverage [...]

Bridging the Gap: The Secret Sauce for Impactful Event Execution

What lies between initial desire to hold an event and the successful execution of the event? At first glance, organizers might think a checklist is enough however the depth of knowledge and experience may leave you confused. For example, if "Order food and beverage" is a line item there's more to it than meets the [...]

By |2023-06-27T18:58:12+00:00June 26th, 2023|Blog, Conference Management, Sustainability|0 Comments

How Event Planners Can Harness the Potential of AI

Here at MeetGreen, our enthusiasm for utilizing technology to support our clients and geeking out about the latest tools out there is something that is embedded in our company culture. If you're at all like us, your Slack channels, staff meeting shares, and personal newsfeeds have been chock full of tidbits about how AI will [...]

By |2023-07-13T22:12:58+00:00April 20th, 2023|Blog, Conference Management, Technology|0 Comments

My Event Footprint Tool Helps You Tell Your Sustainable Story

There’s a sustainable story to every event but you may not know how to tell it. We have created an easy-to-use tool to help you. The My Event Footprint asks a few data points from your event and then it will generate fun facts and data for you to use. You will be able to [...]

Start by Asking a Question: Carbon and Attendee Travel

Incorporating sustainability into events may seem daunting. The myriad of options available to make your events more sustainable can leave your head swimming. There is no clear path to immediate success, but don’t let that stop you. By asking just one question, then another, and then another it makes it easier. In this premier post [...]

Lessons in Leadership – American Meteorological Society

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) held its 103rd Annual Meeting at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado from January 8th to 12th, 2023. Marking the first in-person gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic forced a two-year hiatus. The American Meteorological Society’s commitment to environmental stewardship is impressive. We were honored to be involved this year. [...]

By |2023-02-22T23:43:18+00:00February 22nd, 2023|Blog, Lessons In Leadership, Sustainability|0 Comments

Making the Connection Between Food and Carbon

Did you know the food served at events significantly impacts carbon emissions? In fact, transport, housing, and food have the three largest carbon footprints. What determines the carbon footprint of food? Food’s carbon footprint is the greenhouse gas emissions produced by: Growing Rearing Farming Processing Transporting Storing Cooking Disposing High Versus Low Carbon Footprint [...]

One Bin, Two Bins, Red Bins, Blue Bins

Recycle Bins and Waste Bins Struggle with sorting your recyclables and waste? Why does every venue have its own style of bins? Every city, region, and country have their own rules. Confused? You should be! Average Diversion Rate The good news is you are not alone. The bad news is according to [...]

Cool Things Our Clients Do – Giving Back Edition

Giving back is key to your organization's impact on the host city of your event. Organizations meeting in a destination can have either a positive or negative impact on the community. An increased focus on communities regarding health, food scarcity, and environmental factors, gives hosting organizations an opportunity to make a real difference—to DO GOOD. [...]

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