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. [...]
Rethinking How We Meet…It Matters The best place to start having a more sustainable event is often by rethinking the materials we use in an event. Rethinking how the materials were used in the past will save considerably on time, money, and the environment moving forward. Ask your team these questions at the very beginning [...]
Last year we highlighted sustainable tips for the holidays with in-person gatherings in mind. This year we looked at our twelve sustainable tips and gave them an update considering the current state of the world. These sustainable tips are not only good for the holidays but can be used year-round. Here are some ideas to [...]
This year’s Thanksgiving celebration here in the US is going to look different due to COVID-19 and depending on where you live there may be stricter restrictions than other areas. I look at it as an opportunity to shift my perspective on what is important and maybe even try something new this holiday season. We [...]
With Halloween just around the corner, the MeetGreen team wanted to share some sustainable and safe Halloween tips to help you and your family. We know that this year is going to be different in the way you celebrate but that doesn't mean you can't get into the Halloween spirit and have some fun! [...]
Working from home and sustainability has brought to mind questions of what can we do to improve our impacts when it comes to sustainability at home. Many of us are working from home for the first time or more often due to the COVID-19 crisis. In April 2020, sixty-two percent of Americans reported they have [...]
It's a time of year for celebrating and getting together with friends and loved ones. Here are some sustainable tips to keep in mind now and year round. Gift a Plant Donate to a Local Charity Use China Instead of Disposable Service Ware Source Food Locally [...]
Halloween is just around the corner and the team started thinking about how to celebrate this holiday more sustainably. Here are some sustainable tips for Halloween we’d like to share with you: Costumes Buy costumes from the thrift store and when you are finished using them donate them back to the [...]
Summer is over and the #MeetGreenChat is back! To get back into the swing of things we talked about "Tips & Tricks for Sustainable Traveling". Great topic personally and professionally. Here's a recap of what we learned: Is traveling sustainably presently a part of your trip planning? A1: Yes indeed! Both in terms of packing [...]
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 [...]
