Greening or sustainability policy on event websites. This shows the contribution that events can make towards developing the green economy. However, it must be note that not all events are organized and managed with such goals in mind, and some large events continue to fail to take greening into account in any substantive way.
In the business events context, many conferences and conventions have also made great strides in terms of improving their environmental performance. Tinnish and Mangal (2012) cited the 2009 State of the Sustainable Meetings Industry report from Meeting Strategies, which found that over half of all professional meeting planners are focusing on sustainability in their event planning. Kotowski (2012) noted that two-thirds of meeting planners consider a venue’s green imitatives to be important when selecting a meeting venue. Such things as using recycled paper, creating online programs and agendas, producing downloadable speaker presentations and handouts, electronic event evaluations and re-using and recycling name badges are all fairly commonplace at meetings and conferences now (Tinnish and Mangal 2012). However, by far the most serious environmental consequence of the business events industry is the large amount of GHG emissions, mostly as a result of air travel. In recent years, carbon offsetting has been increasingly publicized by airlines and other transport providers as a means to mitigate the carbon emissions from air travel (Mair 2011). As early as 2007, the Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association (PACIA) announced that their annual conference would be carbon neutral, and that this would mean that the carbon emissions generated by activities associated with the conference, including air and land travel, flights, meals and accommodation, would be off-set as part of a sponsorship deal with one of its supplier (PACIA 2007). Mercure Hotels for example (part of the Accor Group) introduced a carbon emissions generated during a meeting, with the offsetting paid for by Mercure. Hilton Worldwide has launched a carbon offset programmed for meetings and events at eleven selected properties in South East Asia (Kot 2013). The beneficiaries of the offset programme are the Borneo Rainforest Rehabilitation Project, and the Cambodia Cook stove Project (which produces and distributes an energy-efficient cooking stove that uses less wood and charcoal than traditional cooking methods. These initiatives of the contribution that events can make to the green economy. However, it should be stressed that simple offsetting will not solve all the GHG emissions problems associated with business travel, and changes in behavioral norms relating to travel as a necessary part of business may be required before significant progress towards the green economy is achieved.
สร้างโลกสีเขียวหรือความยั่งยืนนโยบายบนเว็บไซต์ของเหตุการณ์ นี้แสดงผลที่สามารถทำกิจกรรมต่อการพัฒนาเศรษฐกิจสีเขียว อย่างไรก็ตาม จะต้องหมายเหตุว่าเหตุการณ์ทั้งหมดไม่มีระเบียบ และจัดการกับเป้าหมายดังกล่าวจำ และเหตุการณ์บางอย่างขนาดใหญ่ต่อไปล้มจะ greening การเข้าบัญชีได้ตามที่เรา In the business events context, many conferences and conventions have also made great strides in terms of improving their environmental performance. Tinnish and Mangal (2012) cited the 2009 State of the Sustainable Meetings Industry report from Meeting Strategies, which found that over half of all professional meeting planners are focusing on sustainability in their event planning. Kotowski (2012) noted that two-thirds of meeting planners consider a venue’s green imitatives to be important when selecting a meeting venue. Such things as using recycled paper, creating online programs and agendas, producing downloadable speaker presentations and handouts, electronic event evaluations and re-using and recycling name badges are all fairly commonplace at meetings and conferences now (Tinnish and Mangal 2012). However, by far the most serious environmental consequence of the business events industry is the large amount of GHG emissions, mostly as a result of air travel. In recent years, carbon offsetting has been increasingly publicized by airlines and other transport providers as a means to mitigate the carbon emissions from air travel (Mair 2011). As early as 2007, the Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association (PACIA) announced that their annual conference would be carbon neutral, and that this would mean that the carbon emissions generated by activities associated with the conference, including air and land travel, flights, meals and accommodation, would be off-set as part of a sponsorship deal with one of its supplier (PACIA 2007). Mercure Hotels for example (part of the Accor Group) introduced a carbon emissions generated during a meeting, with the offsetting paid for by Mercure. Hilton Worldwide has launched a carbon offset programmed for meetings and events at eleven selected properties in South East Asia (Kot 2013). The beneficiaries of the offset programme are the Borneo Rainforest Rehabilitation Project, and the Cambodia Cook stove Project (which produces and distributes an energy-efficient cooking stove that uses less wood and charcoal than traditional cooking methods. These initiatives of the contribution that events can make to the green economy. However, it should be stressed that simple offsetting will not solve all the GHG emissions problems associated with business travel, and changes in behavioral norms relating to travel as a necessary part of business may be required before significant progress towards the green economy is achieved.
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