GREEN MEETING GUIDE 2009:
This guide, published by the United Nations Environment Programme, is designed to assist organisers and hosts of small-to medium-sized meetings of up to 200 participants in greening their meetings - from partners meetings to small conferences.
The Guide consists of five different elements:
Section 1: "Green meetings: what to know"
Part A: Introduction - an introduction to the concept of greening meetings, and the benefits this can bring to the organisers, especially UN organisations.
Part B: Management and Communication – guidance on management and communication aspects of greening meetings.
Part C: Greening your meeting – an overview of the key environmental impacts of a meeting, and how these may be minimised - especially venue selection, accommodation, catering, local transportation, logistics.
Part D: Climate neutrality – proposals for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions generated by a meeting, especially through the impacts of long-distance travel in order to leave a positive “Climate Legacy”.
Section 2: "Green meetings: what to do"
Part E: The Greening Meetings Checklist - detailed greening recommendations for the day to day preparation of a meeting.
The guide is available online at: http://www.unep.fr/scp/sun
“Green” events websites:
www.conventionindustry.org (green meetings report)
www.greenmeetings.info (Green Meetings Industry Council - case studies, award, green meetings portal)
www.bluegreenmeetings.org (tips + RFP checklists for destinations, venues, transport, etc)
www.mpi.org (Green white paper)
www.itm.org.uk/icarus (Project ICARUS is a CSR project for business travel and meetings management)
