The Minneapolis Convention Center announced it is the first convention center in the U.S. to offer meeting planners and conventions Green Your Event packages to balance the environmental impact of event-related emissions and electricity use.
These packages include certified renewable energy credits generated by wind farms or other renewable energy projects across the U.S. and Canada, and verified carbon offsets from projects that reduce carbon emissions entering the atmosphere.
Green Your Event will be offered by meeting planners and conventions and purchased by event attendees.
By offering these packages, conventions and events can differentiate themselves by reducing their carbon footprint and offering attendees the opportunity to reduce their individual environmental impact. A Green Your Event purchase will offset a percentage of the attendees’ electricity use along with travel to and from the event, while supporting the generation of renewable energy and carbon mitigation projects.
This option will be offered to all conventions that wish to participate and is completely optional for meeting planners and their attendees.
To learn about this program and other eco-friendly efforts of the convention center, visit www.minneapolisconventioncenter.com/about/sustainability.asp.
