Infographics

Let's follow the fork to see how sustainability with a single-use plastic fork stacks up to a reusable fork. The MeetGreen sustainability team looked at emissions, water use, and weight. The journey took them through lifecycle, use, and disposal of the service ware. The impacts of moving away from single-use forks [...]

The MeetGreen sustainability experts compared event sustainability guidelines against projected or potential COVID-19 impacts as we know them to date. In the findings below, the green sections are “all clear” while the yellow sections are “use caution.”

In 2019 the Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association gathered in Portland,OR for their annual conference. The event sustainable impacts include giving back to the hosting city's community, reducing paper usage, as well as providing a LifeStraw to attendees! We are proud to share the post events from the Pacific Northwest Clean [...]

Since 1994, MeetGreen has worked with progressive global organizations to integrate leading event sustainability practices and produce conferences and events that deliver targeted business results. Rooted in our core company values and principles of conduct, we are pleased to share the following highlights from our cumulative impact and legacy.

Sustainability is a collaborative effort, and you can’t do it alone. It takes the passion, commitment and expertise of many organizations and individuals. The bottom line is…without your foremost partners you simply won’t be as successful. By using a step-by-step process, the task isn’t as daunting as might be imagined. Infographic [...]

For 25 years, MeetGreen has worked with progressive global organizations to integrate leading event sustainability practices and produce conferences and events that deliver targeted business results. Rooted in our core company values and principles of conduct, we are pleased to share the following highlights from our cumulative impact and legacy.

The choice of food and beverage can have a big impact on an event’s environmental footprint. Sustainable menu planning reflects the decisions that organizers make regarding the selection of food and beverage served at conferences and events. This infographic is broken into seven categories to help you plan your menu.

Whether you are a event/meeting professional, an event marketing team leader, or a sustainability champion you are probably in need of a Green Event Checklist. We have created this list from our years of experience and implementation of green practices.

Single-use plastics are pervasive, often because they are so inexpensive to produce. Unfortunately, many items like plastic water bottles, which are used for only minutes, but can linger in the environment for over 400 years. We produce roughly 300 million tons of plastic each year and 91% of that is not [...]

Beef vs. turkey

Here is a chart that will help you make sustainable choices for conference signage. From the book "Meet Better – 167 Ways to Make Your Events More Environmentally and Socially Responsible".

Here is a handy infographic that shares researched information about a typical conference event footprint. The aim: to give you an idea of what to measure, how to measure and a few tips you can follow to shrink your waste and carbon footprint.

Do you know your event food choices effect water consumption?