May 2013
Don’t Forget to FLOSS
FLOSS? That's right, choose Fresh, Local, Organic, Seasonal and Sustainable food for your events and meetings. According to Chef Steven Ward, DoubleTree by Hilton Portland, during his recent presentation at the GMIC Sustainable Events Conference, [...]
Upgraded to First Class
If the flight attendant serves your tea in a china cup with a silver spoon to stir in the delicate sugar cubes, you might ask yourself, “Is airline concerned about sustainability, or is this because [...]
April 2013
Confessions of a Dumpster Diving Team
Over the last six years MeetGreen has collected a wealth of information about event impacts. We have entered 40 client events into our MeetGreen Calculator which provides a meta-indicator of how successful our clients have [...]
Sustainability Quotes for Reuse
Sometimes it is one line of a speech or a sentence uttered in a hallway which provides all the inspiration you need. I offer here, my collection of sustainable meetings related quotes, overheard at the [...]
You Have Probably Heard it is Earth Day
It's Earth Day. You can't miss it. Every product, service, news show and community is parading out it's finery, boasting about how they save the planet. What good global citizens we are on Earth Day. [...]
Raise Your Hand If You Aren’t Perfect
The Sustainable Meetings Industry has come so far with so many passionate professionals dedicated to making a difference and we aren't done yet. Thought leaders at the GMIC' Sustainable Meetings Conference last week found common [...]