Sustainable Meetings:
Going Green the Easy Way
Original Air Date: Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 View this webinar online now! |
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For Good Measure
Now that key sustainability standards are out, how does one begin quantifying results?
By TYLER DAVIDSON
After years in the making—good things take time, after all—the APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting Standards were released earlier this year, sharing 2012 with two other major sustainable event standards releases: ISO 20121 and GRI EOSS.
But now that you know what you’re supposed to measure to ensure more-sustainable meetings, how do you go about doing it?
Whether you’re a green meetings expert equipped with a slide rule and advanced powers of mathematical cognition, or just an average, everyday planner with a heart of gold and/or an organizational mandate to “go green,” the age of measurement is upon us.
Following are some key tips from sustainable meetings experts.
“The first thing to do is really reflect and document what you do today because you’re not going to mark any progress unless you have a pretty clear understanding of where you are,” says Sue Tinnish, a Kendall College assistant professor and principal of SEAL Inc. who is an authority on sustainable meetings. “I think the reality is it’s difficult—if not impossible —to go from 0 to 120 mph in terms of sustainability. Being able to mark your progress will help you build future business cases to know your progress as well as any costs or benefits.”
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Measurement, standards, reporting…are you more confused than ever about sustainable meetings? You aren’t alone. In fact, you are one of many trying your best to become more sustainable while keeping all of the other meeting planning balls in the air.
Join Meetings Focus and Nancy J. Zavada, co-founder of the Green Meeting Industry Council and president of MeetGreen (perhaps the foremost green meetings specialist in the industry), for a webinar that will simplify the process and give you easy steps to reach your goal.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- What are you already doing but may not realize
- How to determine your organization's commitment to sustainability
- What you could be implementing for no additional resources (time and money)
- How you can develop a step-by-step sustainable meeting plan
- How to be recognized for saving your organization money while making it look good.
Earn CEUs: This webinar is worth 1 clock hour of continuing education toward the initial CMP application and recertification through the Convention Industry Council.
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Earn CEUs: This webinar is worth 1 clock hour of continuing education toward the initial CMP application and recertification through the Convention Industry Council.
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