You arrive by public transportation. The hotel reminds you to turn off the lights in your room to conserve energy. Workshop materials are printed double-sided with soy or vegetable-based inks. As a name tag, you wear your own business card inserted in a reusable name tag holder, which is collected as you leave.
Coffee is served in reusable mugs embossed with the workshop name and sponsor. Sugar and cream are served from a covered sugar bowl and a small chilled creamer. Bite sized breakfast snacks and fresh fruit are served on small reusable plates, and you are even asked to throw your discarded food items in a worm composting bin.
This workshop took place April, 1992 in Montgomery County, MD.
The green meeting movement is well underway. The Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) recently reported that by the year 2020 a green meeting or event will be the industry standard, having a zero net environmental affect.
Fortune 1000 companies are incorporating various level of green practices within their organizations. These organizations are doing so because it makes good business sense. Greening your meetings and events visibly demonstrates your environmental commitment and keep you in step with this growing trend by enhancing your brand in a rapidly evolving market.
We invite you to join us in our efforts to help the environment. Let us know you are interested in planning a green event and we'll show you how you can benefit.
The KelJoy Group supports the Sierra Club and their dedication to educating and informing the public on the imperative environmental issues of our time, as well as making a real effect on the outcome of important environmental legistration. http://www.sierraclub.org/
The KelJoy Group is also a member of the Green Meeting Industry Council. GMIC's goal is to encourage collaboration within the meetings industry toward the development of green standards that will improve the environmental performance of meetings and events on a global basis. GMIC is the leading global community for sustainability education, research, policy and standards for the meeting, incentive, conference, and event industry. http://.greenmeetings.info
As defined by the EPA, environmentally aware meetings and events "are those planned in such a way as to eliminate, reduce, or recycle waste". They also positively contribute to the environment and host communities.
You don't have to believe in global warming to see that green meetings and events can save time and money. For example, collecting name badge holders for reuse, reducing paper use and recycling used exhibit booths and materials are just some of the ways green meeting practices can enhance your cost-effectiveness.
The KelJoy Group believes, until greener alternatives become the norm, it is up to each of us to lead by example. We encourage clients and vendors, to help protect our natural resources by implementing as many Green Meeting Policies as possible.
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