The Complete Guide to Greener Meetings and Events
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goldblatt, Sam / Goldblatt, Joe / Goldblatt, Samuel, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Goldblatt's "ong>Greenong>er Events" broadly explores sustainable management in the hospitality, ong>toong>urism, conference and exhibition, and meeting and event industries, as well as countless smaller industries that include arts and music festivals and ong>toong>ur operaong>toong>rs. It provides a greater understanding of the modern special events industry, how ong>toong> implement sustainable practices, and acquire useful ong>toong>ols for career development. The book is divided inong>toong> three parts, which reflect defining principles of ong>greenong>er meetings and events: Innovation, Conservation, and Education. Part One begins with an introduction ong>toong> sustainability. Chapter Two describes event pollution, while Chapters Three and Four ong>guideong> you through a sustainable event plan and provide useful ong>toong>ols for planning, implementing, and measuring sustainable practices strategically. Part Two, "Conservation," explains the major ong>toong>pics of ong>greenong>er meeting and event management and Part Three, "Education," shows how meetings and events can support social issues through social sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).