The use of green messages in marketing events is particularly an area that requires further analysis, given the difficulties of implementing some of these strategies and the potential liability for claims that might amount to ‘green-washing’ in some instances. Case studies on green events could focus on success factors, as well as studying examples of failure (Getz, 2002), to provide some guidance as to best practice in this area. These case studies should be chosen from a range of different types of events, in order to build a more complete picture of the ‘green event’. It might also be valuable to compare green events in different countries, to explore whether the concept of a ‘green event’ varies, as well as the incidence of green events, the value placed on them, and any barriers to staging them in some parts of the world. The role of ‘green’ events in attracting sponsorship could be considered as an example of socially responsible corporate behaviour, which could in turn form part of a discourse on green events as a form of ‘responsible tourism’ (Getz, 2009). Green events could also be studied in terms of their potential role both in building and as a measure of community identity and social capital, particularly where partnerships and collaborative arrangements are used to develop these community links.