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Tag Archives: sustainable events
Six Simple Sustainable Event Choices that Make a Difference
If you think one simple step by one event professional doesn’t make a difference: think again. Even everyday decisions can make a big impact. In honour of Earth Day I’d […]
The Ultimate Online Guide to Sustainable Event Tools
Need help with your sustainable event plan? Odds are there’s an app for that. Or an online tool. Or maybe even a book to read. Don’t have the time to […]
What happens to your event waste?
These days, many planners ask venues to provide a recycling program for their event. But what happens to your event waste when it leaves the building? Every year, the Unitarian […]
Six ideas to jumpstart your event’s carbon weight loss plan
500,000 pounds! Pretty dramatic weight loss for an event that in 2011 weighed 1.8 million pounds. In 2011, when Oracle OpenWorld began measuring the carbon footprint of onsite logistics, the […]
The -ants and -ents of event sustainability
Not even a lazy weekend matinee or reading a book is free from work metaphors these days. Thank you Veronica Roth and Divergent for the latest installment of “seeing event […]
UUA celebrates 10 years of event sustainability progress
“Perhaps we should realize that our need is not to ‘find something to believe’—but rather to discover that our lives indicate what we believe right now. This is the place […]
Event Sustainability Lessons from a Stanley Cup Champion
Dear Mr. Mike Richter, I’d like to ask your forgiveness. You see, for the last 19 years I’ve had a bit of a grudge against you. If you don’t remember […]
Seven steps to a zero-waste event
Just what goes into providing a successful waste management program at a conference? If you follow the example of the Unitarian Universalist Association a heck of a lot more than […]
Monday Meeting Mythbusters: Waste at conventions
When it comes to waste from conventions and trade shows I often hear two statistics cited: Tradeshows are the second most wasteful industry Event participants produce 20 pounds of waste […]
