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What are the key principles to green meetings?
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Reduce
Reuse Recycle Donate |
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How should all green practices for your event/venue be confirmed?
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They should be listed in the contract.
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What are ways to be green with transportation?
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- Have people share rides
- try to find locations that are walking distance. - use public transportation |
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What is Energy Star?
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Products that are energy efficient
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What are the myths to Green Meetings?
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1. Environmentally responsible meetings are too expensive (true: may reduce expenses)
2. If conservation cannot be 100%, why bother? (true: effort has an impact) 3. Eco-efficiency requires too much effort (true: green practices are a matter of asking for it) 4. Only "environmental types" are making efforts to go green (true: many hotels and fortune 500 companies) 5. Individuals are powerless to change their workplaces and communities (true: marketplace is filled with success stories) |
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What are key questions to determine a companies committment to green meetings?
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- why does the comp. want to green the event? member or attendee driven?
- Is the comp. willing to commit financially? - Is the comp. interested in greening only one event, or most/all events? The learning curve improves * What do comp's leaders see as the most important aspect of going green? (most important) |
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What is the Good Samaritan Law?
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was written to support the donation of food in good faith. Donators cannot be held liable for food donations.
As of the book printing, no case of food donation liability has been brought before a US court. |
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What is the Green Meeting Report?
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was produced by CIC in 2004 to set min. standards for green meetings.
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What is a carbon offset?
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it is a way of counter-acting the carbon emitted when the use of fossil fuel causes greenhouse gas emissions. Offets commonly involve investing in projects such as renewable energy, tree planting, and energy efficient projects.
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