Did you know that the meetings industry is the second-most wasteful industry in America? There are a lot of things meeting professionals can do to eliminate the waste generated by meetings and events. In this session, we'll go beyond the three "Rs" associated with green meetings and explore the myriad ways you can create truly responsible and sustainable experiences for exhibitors and attendees.
Learning Objectives:
โขIdentify ways in which suppliers and planners can partner to create more sustainable meetings and events
โขExplore what it means to create a "virtuous circle"
โขUnderstand how to integrate measurement, implementation and communication plans into meeting/event design
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Meeting Responsibly: Change Begins with You
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Kristi Casey Sanders, CMP, CMM, DES, HMCC
Director of Thought Leadership
Meeting Professionals International
@KristiCasey
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LEARNER OBJECTIVES
#1
IDENTIFY WAYS SUPPLIERS AND
PLANNERS CAN PARTNER TO
CREATE MORE SUSTAINABLE
EVENTS
#2
EXPLORE WHAT IT MEANS TO
CREATE A โVIRTUOUS CIRCLEโ
#3
UNDERSTAND HOW TO
INTEGRATE MEASUREMENT,
IMPLEMENTATION AND
COMMUNICATION INTO THE
EVENT DESIGN
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WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
WE WORK IN THE SECOND-MOST
WASTEFUL INDUSTRY IN AMERICA.
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WHAT DOES SUSTAINABILITY MEAN?
HINT: ITโS A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION
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PEOPLE. PLANET. PROFIT.
GREEN IS A TREND. SUSTAINABILITY IS A MINDSET.
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WHAT ARE YOU ALREADY DOING?
REDUCING โฆ RECYCLING โฆ REUSING โฆ
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THE QUICKEST WAY TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE
PARTNER WITH SUSTAINABLE VENDORS AND FACILITIES
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WHEN SHOULD YOU START TALKING
ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY?
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WITH YOUR RFP
HTTP://WWW.GMICGLOBAL.ORG/?APEXRESOURCES
โข ACCOMMODATIONS
โข VENUE
โข FOOD AND BEVERAGE
โข EXHIBITS
โข TRANSPORTATION
โข AUDIOVISUAL
โข DESTINATION MANAGEMENT/CVB
โข DESTINATION CITY
โข COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
โข ONSITE OFFICE
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DONโT TRY TO
REINVENT THE WHEEL
โข ASK WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE
โข VENDORS & VENUES ARE LEADING
INNOVATION
โข THEIR #1 FRUSTRATION IS THAT
PLANNERS DONโT ASK FOR IT
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DESIGN WITH THE END IN MIND
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE LEFTOVER FOOD OR PACKING MATERIALS? HOW CAN YOU
ELIMINATE ANY WASTE?
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PARTNER WITH YOUR CVB
FIND LOCAL CHARITIES, AFFORDABLE VENDORS AND SOLUTIONS
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THINK ABOUT
CREATING A VIRTUOUS
CIRCLE
HOW WILL YOU CLOSE THE LOOP?
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TAKEDA
PHARMACEUTICALS
CASE STUDY
โข $35,000 WORTH OF GOODS DONATED TO
CREATE WELCOME PACKETS FOR KIDS
โข EMPLOYEES ASSEMBLED KITS AT EVENT
โข ST. JUDEโS RANCH FOR CHILDREN ACCEPTED
KITS ONSTAGE
โข SURPRISE DONATION MADE CONSISTING OF
FUNDS SAVED BY NOT BUYING BOTTLED WATER
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WHAT DO YOU MEASURE NOW?
ANYTHING YOU CAN MEASURE, YOU CAN MANAGE.
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BASELINE MEASUREMENTS
THINGS YOU CAN MEASURE
โข COST SAVINGS
โข WHATโS BEEN REDUCED
โข WHATโS BEING REUSED
โข WHATโS RECYCLED OR COMPOSTED
โข IMPACT ON EMPLOYEES/ATTENDEES
โข COMMUNICATION METRICS
โข DONATIONS
WHAT VENDORS CAN
MEASURE FOR YOU
โข WATER CONSUMPTION
โข ENERGY CONSUMPTION
โข WASTE GENERATION
โข WASTE DIVERSION
โข ECONOMIC IMPACT
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CHALLENGE: GREENING
THE COMPANY PICNIC
LAST YEAR 300+ PEOPLE GENERATED 540
GALLONS OF TRASH.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR
TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT?
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CHALLENGE: GREENING
THE COMPANY PICNIC
โข COMMUNICATION
โข COMPOSTABLE PLATES, CUPS, SERVICE WEAR
โข LOCAL CHARITIES TO ACCEPT TRINKETS
โข 340 EMPLOYEES = LESS THAN ONE BAG OF
TRASH (COMPOST REMOVAL = $200)
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RESOURCES AND
NEXT STEPS
GMICGLOBAL.COM
ISO20121.ORG
USGBC.ORG/LEED
MEETGREEN.COM
GREENVENUEREPORT