Ten Tips for Environmentally Friendly Events
July 20, 2010
Structuring your next meeting or event as an environmentally friendly can benefit you, your company, your client, AND the environment. Here are a few tips from BlueGreen meetings to get you started on a road to a greener business.
- Determine the environmental policy you plan to implement then put it into writing. Get funding from the meetings host organization then share the policy with suppliers and speakers who will most likely be eager to help you go green.
- Use the media to cut back on paper use. Create a conference website, advertise on the web, and offer electronic registration.
- Choose a central location. Find a host city that is close to as many attendees as possible and a venue that is close to where they will be staying.
- Make sure the venues you use have recycling policies and facilities available.
- Use bulk dispensers for condiments and salt and pepper instead of individually packaged items.
- Pick a hotel that offers linen reuse programs and bulk dispensers for shampoos and soaps.
- Offer vegetarian meals and serve meals that use local seasonal produce.
- Use environmentally friendly products such as recycled paper, cups made from corn, and vegetable based inks.
- Be sure lights and air conditioning units are turned off when rooms are not in use.
- Calculate the money and energy you save by implementing environmentally friendly policies. Chances are, you’ll never return to your old traditional ways.
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