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Sustainable Events and Meetings
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Contact Information
Pollution Prevention and Innovation Team
U.S. EPA Region 4
r4sustainability@epa.gov
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British Standard 8901 for Sustainable Events Management: The British Standard requires organizations to identify and understand the environmental, social, and economic effects of activities and establish measures to minimize the negative effects.
Convention Industry Council: Trade association representing firms and properties involved in the meetings, conventions, and exhibitions industry.
EPA Green Meetings: Tips, tools and resources to make environmentally responsible choices.
| EPA Region 9 Green Meeting Policy and Green Meeting Checklist (PDF) (27 pp, 4.8MB, About PDF): Aims to reduce the environmental footprint of Region 9 conferences and meetings as outlined in Executive Order 13514. |
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Green Meetings Industry Council: Global nonprofit professional meetings association dedicated to sustainability in the meetings and events industry, not only through education but also by spearheading research, policy and standards. |
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ISO20121 Standard for Sustainable Events Management: The ISO standard, which will use BS 8901 as its starting point, will take a management systems approach to creating a sustainable event. |
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Oceans Blue Foundation BlueGreen Meetings: Best practices for hosts, planners, and suppliers of meetings and conferences. |