Green Meetings

Is your event helping or hurting the environment? Learn ways to "green" your next event!

Going green is one of today's hottest and most valuable trends, and ways to go green extend to nearly every industry. The mantra of "reduce, reuse, recycle" is especially relevant to meeting and convention management professionals. According to Professional Meeting Management^®, fifth edition (PMM), a green meeting is defined as incorporating environmental considerations throughout all stages of the meeting in order to minimize the negative impact on the environment (Chapter 23).

Ten Easy Ways to Go Green:

Start in your own office! Begin green initiatives such as recycling pop cans, installing a water cooler that doesn't require plastic bottles or recycle used printer paper
Create a waste diversion system for exhibitors. Get them to commit to purchasing things such as recyclable carpet
Create consistent-looking show signage for easy reusability
Don't have pre-filled beverage glasses at tables
Donate leftover food and sample products to charities like Feeding America or Gifts In Kind International
Give out refillable water bottles and set up water stations instead of handing out disposable bottles
Make exhibitor manuals digital instead of printed copies
Set up collection stations for show dailies and other collateral so that the materials can be recycled
Use china, cloth napkins and real silverware instead of disposable products to reduce waste
Work with the event facility to create a strict schedule for heating systems, cooling systems and lights

PCMA Members Get New Green Benefits

PCMA members are now able to access MeetGreen's suite of sustainable meeting tools, at a discounted rate. MeetGreen gives practical, ready-to-use tools to help planners integrate sustainability and measure their practices. Take advantage of these special PCMA member discounts:

20% off MeetGreen® Calculator ($50 savings)
30% off MeetGreen® Calculator and Toolbox ($125 savings)

Click here to request the PCMA Member discount codes and visit www.meetgreen.com to learn more or purchase.

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