The CIC’s Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) Panel on Green Meeting and Event Practices released the final draft standards for green meetings and events for review and comment by the meetings industry.
“These standards are an attempt to create a level playing field of what constitutes ‘green’ for the industry. While the standards are voluntary, demand and use by planners and competition will drive adoption,” states Karen Kotowski, CIC’s chief officer of operations.
Nine individual topic areas comprise the entire standard and nine separate committees were charged with developing the standards. The topic areas include Accommodations, Audio Visual, Communication, Exhibits, Food and Beverage, On-site Office, Destinations, Meeting Venue and Transportation. The draft standards will now go out to the industry for review and comment through APEX City Discussion Groups and a blog, as well as to the ASTM International for its review process.
The draft standards may be accessed and feedback given at http://wp.apexsolution.org.
