Case Studies & Notes From the Field
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more
questions than answers, MeetGreen® wants to offer information
with
solutions. We have years of hands-on experience when it comes
to
event planning, green consulting and just about everything related to
it. We invite you to dive into our pool of knowledge and take your
events to the next level.
The Case Studies below offer an in depth look at some of our past projects. Not only do we want to team up with you to execute a flawless project, we want to take time once the event is done to review the challenges and successes of those projects.
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CASE STUDIES
BSR Conference - Conference Management
MeetGreen® has provided conference management for
the annual BSR Conference since 2006. This case study
showcases the evolution of the conference’s sustainability
efforts from mere initiatives to standard practices. The
study also highlights the realities the conference faces in
implementing these practices and the measurable results they
have been able to achieve through collaborative partnerships.
Highlights include:
- Green clauses included in 100% of vendor contracts.
- 100% energy offset for travel and meeting space.
- 11,780 pounds of waste was diverted from landfill.
- 100% organic coffee offered.
Oracle OpenWorld
Since 2007 MeetGreen® has helped Oracle Event
Marketing emerge as a leader in sustainable events. Beginning with the
production team for the 40,000-participant Oracle OpenWorld,
MeetGreen® is helping to guide Oracle’s global event
team to act, measure and report on event sustainability, achieving the
following success:
- $1.3 million in costs avoided through waste-cutting actions
- 37 garbage trucks of trash diverted from landfill
- 1363 trees saved through paper use reductions
- Emission reductions equivalent to taking 190 cars off the road for a year
- Conserving enough water to fill 3 Olympic-sized swimming pools
- Saving enough energy to power 62 American homes for a year
Live Earth
What happens when performers across 7 continents come together for 24
hours of music to focus the world's attention on protecting the planet?
An amazing story emerges of people dedicated to green working with one
another to make sustainability real for 80,000 concert-goers and 2
billion spectators, worldwide. MeetGreen® was responsible for
greening the high-profile Giant's Stadium concert.- Assembling an 800-person volunteer army to provide education about a pioneering recycling and composting program for Giant’s Stadium, including full conversion to compostable service ware
- Achieving a 76% diversion of event waste from landfill.
Canada Media Marketplace
Think it’s only large events that have an impact? Not true!
The Canadian Tourism Commission’s Media Marketplace is a
500-person event that continues to add value through event
sustainability by:- Contracting to achieve 100% compliance with sustainable venue, catering and guest room practices at no additional charge.
- Improving to 72% of all menus sourced within 100 miles of the meeting destination.
- Contributing $4750 of materials to local charities post-event.
- Earn four IMEX Green Meeting Awards, the highest global accolades for event sustainability.
- Independently certify compliance with the BS 8901 Sustainable Event Standard, the first conference and event team in North America to do so.
- Introduce industry-first mandatory minimum sustainability requirements for exhibiting companies.
- Transformed venue waste management practices to improve facility baselines as much as 46%. This amounts to less than 1.5 lbs of trash per event attendee for this 3500-person event!
- Improved to providing menus with 31% certified organic content.
- Reduced paper use to save 26 trees, and $6000 against budget.
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
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