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How to Plan A Sustainable Event

Any event can be successful and sustainable. This downloadable brochure offers ideas to help you get started. Even if you only implement a few, you will make a difference! All it takes is vision and commitment. A sustainable event conserves and restores resources, honors and supports those involved, adds value to the local economy, and educates participants about the benefits of sustainability.

How to Plan a Sustainable Event takes you step-by-step through the planning process, addressing issues such as

Choosing a site,

Presenters,

Publicity and Registration,

Event Materials,

Food Service,

Logistics, and more.

This publication is free and may be printed on legal size (14"x8.5") paper. Adobe^® Acrobat^® Reader is required to view the brochure; this is a free program and can be downloaded at adobe.com.

Download the PDF file now (53kb).

Additional Sustainable Event Resources

General

Oceans Blue Foundation — BlueGreen Meetings: www.bluegreenmeetings.org

World Resources Institute — Green Conference: www.wri.org/wrisummit/2003_greenconference.html

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3, Mid-Atlantic Region Pollution Prevention — How to Hold a Clean Conference: www.epa.gov/reg3p2p2/conference.htm

Event Site and Lodging

Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) — Green Hotel Initiative: www.ceres.org/our_work/ghi.htm

Energy Star for Hospitality: http://yosemite.epa.gov/Estar/business.nsf/webmenus/Hospitality

Green Hotels Association: www.greenhotels.com

Green Seal — Green Lodging Program: www.greenseal.org/greeninglodge.htm

International Hotels Environmental Initiative: www.ihei.org

Hotel Benchmarking Tool: www.benchmarkhotel.com

Event Materials

Meeting Professionals International — "How Green are You?": www.mpiweb.org/resources/greenmeetings/default.htm

Co-op America Business Network — "Greening Your Purchasing" : www.coopamerica.org/business/Bgreenng.HTM

Paper Resources

Forest Ethics — Green Purchasing: www.forestethics.org/purchasing/paper-copy.html

Union of Concerned Scientists — "Tree-free Paper": www.ucsusa.org/publication.cfm?publicationID=509

Food

Where Does Your Food Come From?: www.foodroutes.org

Seafood Selection — "Seafood Solutions: The Questions Chefs Need to Ask When Purchasing Seafood": www.chefnet.com/wcrc/seafood.html

Organic food — "What is Organic?": www.organic-ingredients.com/organic.html

Waste Reduction

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality — "Waste Reduction Tips for a Green Conference or Event": www.deq.state.or.us/wmc/solwaste/cwrc/wrstrategy/grevent.html

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