Behind the scenes of a sustainable EU Presidency

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Guy Bigwood

“To have success in sustainability – you just have to make it sufficiently hard for yourself that it becomes easy”. This was the advice from Kirsten Aggersborg, the director of the super sustainable Hotel Axel in Copenhagen. I think there is some real value to this observation, and this is no where more true than [...]

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Embedding Sustainability into Copenhagen Meetings Industry

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Guy Bigwood

Recorded at EIBTM, Michael Luehrs interviews Steen Jakobsen, Director of Conventions at Wonderful Copenhagen. Steen talks about how Copenhagen has embraced sustainability and embedded it into the meetings product and culture of the MICE industry.  Steen shares the approach – called the Copenhagen Sustainable Meetings Protocol (designed by us), and how leadership, stakeholder engagement and [...]

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Predictions for sustainable meetings and events, 2012: part 3

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Michael Luehrs

We ring in the New Year by rounding out our predictions list for 2012.  As with our earlier posts (here and here) we explore the trends and practical sustainable business practices which are helping planners and suppliers save money, build community and help the planet.  If we were counting these down New Year’s style, we’ve [...]

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2012 predictions: Sustainable Meetings and Events, part 2 (of 3)

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Michael Luehrs

On what we will see more of in the coming year Earlier (this post), our list of predictions for 2012 was introduced. The thinking is informed by many conversations, readings, client requests and a dash of common sense. Technology:  As with all sectors, the meetings and events industry will see a rapid evolution resulting from [...]

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Sustainable Events 2012: Bold (and not so bold) predictions

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Michael Luehrs

As 2011 becomes 2012, lists and reviews abound (including this frightful recounting).  In this spirit, and to bring a focus to meetings industry issues, we consider the influence sustainability will have on the organizations that comprise the industry. This time last year, we created a list of predictions.  While a few examples were perhaps a [...]

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A bit about eco labels

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Michael Luehrs

 So many labels, so much confusion It’s a jungle out there.  There are over 400 labels known worldwide. (For a review of each of these labels, see the Eco Label Index site)  Many people comment that with so many labels, it’s hard to know what is ‘good’.  Yet, certifications can provide real value to meetings [...]

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Transportation & events: omission of emissions?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Michael Luehrs

Transport to and from meetings and events, and the carbon emissions which result, make many of us want to put our head in the sand.  We can hope that the problem will go away, but it sits there, a liability needing resolution.  Across the world, and in spite of commitment to reduce cost, climate impacts [...]

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Sweat, Tears and Bloody Knuckles: How Sustainability Reporting is making MCI a better company

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Guy Bigwood

“Sweat, Tears and Bloody Knuckles: How our Sustainability Report is making us a better company” The idea was simple enough.  Rather than deliver the minimum effort to be compliant with the UN Global Compact Communications on Progress requirement, we’d take additional steps to conduct measurements of the known sustainability impacts of our business.  We would, [...]

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Sustainable Events: On strength & Connectedness

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Michael Luehrs

Organisations=Organisms Within any organisation, individual department-based process are interrelated and interdependent. Random example: The person working reception at a hotel, if they are to be productive and enthusiastic, relies on the successful observation of effective processes in the restaurant.  Poor systems will result in poor service and, eventually, problems for anybody involved in guest service. [...]

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The Power of Action: Giving thanks, sharing findings

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Michael Luehrs

Thank you! The Power of Action community service event  mentioned in our earlier post exceeded every possible goal we imagined.  The enthusiastic engagement and generosity of our team, partners and participants brought the following exciting results: 171 people, including 125 kids, participated in a 4 hour long session to create 19 different figures of (mostly) [...]

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