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LEED Platinum Convention Center–Meet Sustainably in Portland

Smart Meetings

The LEED Platinum Oregon Convention Center (OCC) guarantees that you will have a sustainable event. Sustainability is in the Pacific Northwest’s DNA, and the OCC team is committed to the role of being an industry leader in sustainability. It’s one of the largest solar arrays in a convention center in the nation. The best part?

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Destination guide for sustainable venues in Stuttgart 

The MICE Blog

There’s a lot happening in Stuttgart right now, especially in its transformation into a leading destination for sustainable events. It drew over 2000 participants dedicated to sustainable urban development. The hotel has a strong commitment to sustainability through its Gold DEHOGA sustainability certification.

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Beyond Carbon-Neutral Hotels: Evolution of Eco-Friendly Hotels

Smart Meetings

To continue the reduction of fossil fuel-dependency, Bucuti & Tara provides employees with loans for electric bicycles, electric automobiles and solar panels for home use. Replacement rooftop solar panels will continue heating water to meet most of the resort’s hot water demand. Why the Focus on Carbon Neutrality?

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Meeting Spaces Work to Keep the Earth Clean and Green

Smart Meetings

Food sustainability, clean oceans and repurposed rainwater Compared to the largely unexplored universe we inhabit; our little blue and green shimmering marble is small. Sustainably, Seattle Seattle, Washington, has always been a progressive leader in sustainability and environmental mindfulness. The Summit totals 563,770 sq.

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Green Horizons: Madrid's Sustainability Revolution Unveiled

inVOYAGE

With inVOYAGE Madrid, just round the corner we catch up with destination specialist, Jorge Treceño Pachón – Legacy Manager from the Madrid Convention Bureau to see just how Madrid is paving the way for sustainable events… inVOYAGE: Jorge, it’s wonderful to have you here and we’re incredibly excited to be bringing our inVOYAGERs to Madrid!

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5 New Briefs from the Events Industry Council

MeetingsNet

The EIC, which celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2019, has decided on a major change to its membership, which was previously limited to the associations that serve the events industry. Sustainability and digital technology are among the learning areas expected to be updated. Jason Dunn, Sr.,

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A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World

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In August, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which was issued by more than 200 global scientists and academics, “a code red for humanity.” See “Glasgow’s Sustainable Head Start” at the end of this story.) “We It also was the site for negotiations. Laura Lopez.