Green Meetings and Events

Decisions municipal staff make when planning meetings or public events have direct and indirect environmental consequences. If you make a checklist for yourself each time you plan an event/meeting, it will become habit to consider things that will make your event more environmentally friendly.

Some things to think about include:

• how people get to the meeting (transit, carpool)
• how much solid waste is generated
• how much energy is consumed
• what quantity of air emissions are generated as a result of the event.

Why consider green meetings and events?
By choosing more creative and environmentally sensitive approaches to your event planning and implementation, your municipality will:

• potentially reduce the overall costs of your event
• show leadership in environmental responsibility
• set an example for other members of the community
• encourage more local businesses to improve their environmental practices.

The information in this section will help you plan an emissions-reduced event, meeting or conference.