Inspiring Sustainability through Meetings & Events
1. Tamara Kennedy-Hill Executive Director, Green Meeting Industry Council Megan Rooksby,CMP GMIC Oregon Chapter President Maxvantage Meeting Solutions Inspiring Sustainability
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7. GMIC Member Community Destination Communications & Marketing Accommodation F & B Transport Venues On-Site Exhibits
19. 51% of independents (a 16% increase over 2008) 46.8% of corporate (a 10.5% increase over 2008) 44.4% both of association planners and government planners Source: 2009 Meetings Media Survey Who’s planning green meetings now 2009?
20. Competitive Advantage 84% of buyers felt meeting industry should take environment more seriously into account Source: IMEX 3 rd Annual Survey Results 2008
22. An average meeting attendee uses 20 pounds of trash PER DAY… … That’s compared to 4 - 5 pounds of trash per day when at home!!! Collect. Track. Report. Evaluate. Improve Just the Trash Facts
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28. Report & Evaluate Success Disposed Wet Waste/Food/Non-Recycables 5 tons or 5.5 yards 90 Gallon Recycling Totes 24 bins x 150 lbs each Paper, Plastic, Glass, Aluminum 3600 lbs or 1.8 tons Cardboard Recycling 1 and ½ bales Food Pans or Trays served 358 pans Total Number of food pans reserved in employee cafeteria 26 pans
34. Communication/policy Air quality Community Partners Staff mgmt/policy Procurement Energy Water Waste Eight Categories in each (sector) pie
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37. “ 95% of the meeting professionals who have ever lived are alive today. We have the opportunity together to decide what this young profession will be about; bringing people and ideas together as part of the problem, or as part of the solution. “ David Berman, Expert Speaker on Design, Ethics, Social Responsibility.
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39. THANK YOU! BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD! -Ghandi www.greenmeetings.info Visit us at booth #207 now!
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