November 2012
Not Worth Weighing
If this is the amount of recycling (and no landfill waste) left at the end of a three-day conference for 250 participants that's a "green meeting" in my book. No certification or standard required. All other conference materials [...]
Are You on the Transition Team?
"The world is changing and I am on the transition team." This is an exciting time to be on the transition team for meetings and events. After years of meeting planning practices being fairly static, our world [...]
Greener Meetings Held in 2012
The headline reads, "Is Green a Priority? Most Planners Have Stepped Up Conservation Efforts." It is a headline that, five years ago, very few would have believed still newsworthy in 2012. The greening of meeting [...]
Sustainability: What I Learned From Football
Trying to incorporate sustainable event practices into your meetings or organization? Take a hint from American football. Yes, football. While you know your goal is to be as green as possible, it is a long way [...]
October 2012
Hiding the Dirty Laundry
Call me crazy, but when I see a bin like this...I leap to the conclusion that items placed in the correct slot will be recycled. Not necessarily true! Within days of the greenwashing article I [...]
Back of House Tour: Dealing with Food Waste
Touring back of house at the Grand Hyatt New York during the BSR2012 Conference, we had the opportunity to observe their sustainable practices. Chef Nick Rutyna; Dimitrios Mantzouranis, Executive Steward; and Wan Yi Tang, Convention [...]