MeetGreen Tips are your fast-track guide to making your meetings and events smarter, greener and more impactful. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to amplify your sustainability efforts, our curated tips give you actionable direction for everything from venue selection and waste reduction to attendee engagement and carbon-conscious choices.

Each tip draws from real-world event experience, distilled by our sustainability and event-planning experts. Dive in, explore the insights, and let’s power your next event — not just as a gathering, but as a force for positive change.

Badges – Avoiding Plastic Holders

At MeetGreen, we have been working diligently to find name badges that don’t require a plastic (vinyl) holder. As part of the “skip single-use plastic” movement, we are “over the holder.”
Badges

Carbon Offsets in Event Planning

What is a carbon offset? The “official” definition of a carbon offset (from Climate Trust) is, “carbon offsets are the process of reducing a ton of carbon dioxide emissions in another location for the emissions you cause in either your home, office, commute, travel or other activities that use energy and cause emissions.
Carbon Offsets

Destination Selection

Does the location of the meeting really make a difference? Absolutely! Choosing a destination that is conducive to the event’s purpose and takes into account the location of attendees is a first step in producing a successful event. It is also a first step in producing an earth-friendly meeting.
Destination Selection

Manage Event Waste

Managing event waste is a practical way to prevent waste from happening in the first place. Proactively looking at solutions during your planning of the event is the strategy to put in place before the waste even happens.
How to Manage Event Waste

Green Meeting Myths Exposed

Myth: Only “environmental types” are making efforts to go green. Fact: Several Fortune 500 hotel chains participating in an environmental benchmark program through The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum.
Green Meeting Myths

How Can I Save Time and Money?

If you’re a busy professional charged with planning a conference, you are probably wondering how best to produce a successful event while managing costs and using your time most efficiently. Most people assume that doing everything themselves is the easiest and cheapest way to go.
Save Time & Money

Hybrid Events

A hybrid event can be beneficial in ways you hadn’t considered before. Now is the time to think outside of the box and give an online experience your attendees will benefit from.
Hybrid Events

Food & Beverage

As individuals, we make choices every day: Paper or plastic? Window or aisle? Debit or credit? As conference organizers, we make choices too: Beef or chicken? China or disposable? Local or organic? Plated or buffet?
Food & Beverage

Steps to a Green Exhibit

One area that can have the greatest impact on an event is the exhibitions. Think of the waste that is generated at an average event – all of the cardboard, packing materials, brochures, pallets, carpet, etc. How can you make sure it doesn’t end up in the local landfill?
Steps to a Green Exhibit

Tips for Sustainable Meetings

You have the power to make a difference. Start by adopting a few common sense policies that will not compromise the attendee experience.  Attendees can feel good about participating and knowing what is being done on their behalf to promote healthier events.

Tips for a Sustainable Meeting

What is a Sustainable Meeting?

Large or small, meetings bring people together to share information, generate ideas, and make business connections. When you think of being green or sustainable, managing waste is usually the first thing that comes to mind. A sustainable meeting or event goes beyond recycling or zero waste events.

Sustainable Meeting

What is a Virtual Event?

Virtual meetings connect participants and provide educational opportunities for participants without travel. It has never been a better time to re-examine your events to explore a shift in live-streaming an event.

Virtual Events