Green Meeting Seminar Estoril – Presentations
Yesterday I was privileged to be in Estoril, Portugal and to be organising a seminar program about sustainable events. The days previous to the event I was participating in a workshop to co-develop the...
View ArticleGreen Meetings: FAQ’s
We continue to see a demand for answers to fundamental questions related to ‘green’ or ‘sustainable’ events. What follows are responses to some of the questions which, while general, may provide some...
View ArticleGreen and Sustainable events: can 2011 be a ‘corner turner’?
The many ’2010, a year in review’ lists (random example here) prompt consideration of what meeting industry trends might indicate, if anything, for 2011. 2010 saw many high water marks in the pursuit...
View ArticleSustainable Events 2012: Bold (and not so bold) predictions
As 2011 becomes 2012, lists and reviews abound (including this frightful recounting). In this spirit, and to bring a focus to meetings industry issues, we consider the influence sustainability will...
View ArticlePredictions for sustainable meetings and events, 2012: part 3
We ring in the New Year by rounding out our predictions list for 2012. As with our earlier posts (here and here) we explore the trends and practical sustainable business practices which are helping...
View ArticleLaunch of GRI event organizers reporting guidelines
Launch of new event reporting guidelines from GRI In continuation on our series of posts about reporting, we have a great announcement to make: From today event organizers around the world now have a...
View ArticleBehind the scenes of a sustainable EU Presidency
“To have success in sustainability – you just have to make it sufficiently hard for yourself that it becomes easy”. This was the advice from Kirsten Aggersborg, the director of the super sustainable...
View ArticleSustainability as a driver for successful associations
I was at the IMEX tradeshow this week in Frankfurt, and had the opportunity to present at the Association Day. This is a yearly event which brings leaders together to discuss trends and issues...
View ArticleManaging performance sustainably at London 2012 – through ISO20121
To function any business or event requires a management system. The new ISO20121 standard specifies what is required for a well-functioning sustainable event management system. One that considers and...
View ArticleTop 10 Sustainable Event Trends for 2020
It’s the start of the year, and as seems to be in fashion, it’s time for us to share some thoughts about what’s coming up in the sustainable events world in the next few years. As such the following...
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