Sustainable events come in all shapes and sizes, from large convention centers to corporate incentive events. In building our efforts to create more sustainable events across the board, the MeetGreen team traveled to Park City, Utah, to conduct a Sustainable Events Workshop. We shared our best practices and industry knowledge with local event organizers.Park City [...]
Waste management basics start with one tried-and-true best practice to help you gauge your venue's progress on its waste management journey. Taking a back-of-house tour during your site visit or onsite experience is a must to truly understand how to handle waste management for your event. Below, we will examine some key elements you [...]
As President of MeetGreen, the past 30 years of experience has given me real life lessons. Making sustainable event choices in the events industry has guided myself and the MeetGreen team. Pushing sustainability in the events industry, there have been both wise and bad choices along the way. Each one of these decisions has [...]
MeetGreen has frequently been asked how sustainability will be impacted once physical events begin again. Good question! To provide a foundation for analysis, we turned to our reliable Green Event Checklist which has provided valued minimum sustainability guidelines for events large and small. The MeetGreen Sustainability experts compared the guidelines against projected or potential [...]
The COVID-19 Pandemic has affected many industries and the meetings industry is not alone in this. In the early weeks of the pandemic the MeetGreen team had the opportunity to pivot a face-to-face meeting to a virtual meeting. The team had 10 days to make this happen. This year’s Fair Trade Campaigns Conference was [...]
There’s never been a better time to get started on greening your events. A new year is on the horizon, events are being reinvented to be more experiential, new events are starting up and hope is in the air. So, what’s stopping you? Like any good resolution, the hardest part is getting started, so [...]
Green meeting trends are all the rage and they are cool! Cool trends in sustainable events are emerging daily as our industry sees a shift to experiential gatherings. The request by attendees to be actively participating in events as a learning tool makes this a perfect opportunity to participate in green meeting initiatives as well. [...]
Into this era of "Do It Yourself" technology resources ventures the brave meeting planner. Nowhere can the planner tasked with building event websites and microsites find a better, more savvy augmentation to their important content than by leveraging the wide variety of free and low cost widgets available. What is a Widget? A widget or [...]
You want to cut back food waste at your events. You want to save money on your food budget. You want your choices to make this world a better place. Yet, the hospitality industry has set guest’s expectations high–the first person through a buffet line and the last both have access to the same amount [...]
IMEX America is known for being high energy, vibrant and full of life. It is also known for balancing those with mindfulness, wellness and healthy practices. IMEX America is also known for sustainable practices and reducing their environmental footprint even when they are welcoming 10,732 participants using 14,310 room nights visiting 3,100 exhibitors. The first [...]
