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CSR News

• County's popular composting program for businesses to cease
• The sustainable model we already have
• Innovative "Green" Disposable Food Service Products
• Adelaide Convention Centre leads the way in green responsibility
• ICH Gives MPI Foundation $500K for CSR, Green Meetings
• Green Gets Going
• Carbon Offsets In A Nutshell
• How to Donate or Recycle Old Office Equipment
• Local does it
• Canadian venue leads field in sustainability
• Work Continues on Green Meeting Standards
• Vancouver Convention Centre First to Achieve Top LEED Ranking
• Quiznos Embraces Green Packaging
• Darden goes green at restaurants
• Cleveland Airport Marriott Graduates from E4S Cleveland's Sustainability Implementation (SI) Program
• All Entrepreneurship is Social
• The Three Keys to a Successful Sustainability Program
• Sara Lee Calls Itself Largest Global Sourcer of UTZ "Sustainable" Coffee
• Tuna at risk? Sushi chefs find other fish in the sea
• Ben & Jerry's steps up ethical commitment
• Good, Better, Best: 9 Steps to a Greener Restaurant
• Restaurants can help educate diners about sustainable seafood
• EcoRooms & EcoSuites CERTIFIED
• Baja Fresh launches "Earth Fresh" initiative
• Cornell Sustainability Roundtable Proceedings Demonstrate Complexity of Green Operations
• Developers Getting Closer to Breaking Ground on Florida Everglades Resort
• Road to Recovery: Local foods spice up economic picture
• It's Fine to Go Green One Step at a Time
• Bardessono Hotel, Restaurant and Spa - California's First and Only LEED Platinum Hotel
• Hyatt Regency Aruba Awarded Green Globe Certification
• Italian minister defends deal on McDonald's burger
• InterContinental Hotels Group opens its first hotel in Denmark
• Green Hotel Event comes to Bentonville Arkansas
• EcoRooms & EcoSuites CERTIFIED
• "Skiing" names Targhee the greenest ski resort
• Reclaiming Cooking Oil for a Greener Kitchen
• EPA provides insight into hotel energy savings
• Americas Best Value Inn is First National Hotel Chain to Implement Biodegradable Bathroom Amenities System-Wide
• Online Travel Agencies Step Up Efforts to Feature Green Hotels
• Fewer Than 1% of U.S. Farms Are Organic, USDA Says
• Less Housekeeping, More Perks
• Produce-sack idea bearing fruit
• Coca-Cola Goes Green
• How to Engage Employees in Workplace Greening
• Treasure Mountain Inn Now Generating Own Solar Power
• Putting Sustainability on the Table
• Two-Wheel Meals
• Holiday Inn Express to Open Quebec's First LEED Hotel
• Victoria hotel becomes BC's only carbon-neutral property
• Small Business Owners to Shoppers: Stay Put
• Catch Me if You Can
• Sustainability is Good Business
• How to Be a Restaurant Forager
• First Wind inks turbine deal in Maine
• Qatar national entities and Airbus announce major environmental in initiative
• SAS Scandinavian Airlines forges ahead with environmental initiatives
• Sustainable Travel International forges new links in Indonesia
• Sustainable Meetings: Why Copenhagen Leads the Way
• Thai venue sets global environmental example
• ANALYSIS Global sustainable event standard to be developed by ISO
• Las Vegas resort finds the green way of doing business
• Green more than a buzzword for San Diego's restaurant industry
• Alternatives to Buy Local Campaigns
• TownePlace Suites by Marriott to be Baltimore BWI Airport's First LEED-Certified Hotel
• California wine gets green standards
• National Grid building goes platinum
• Seventh Generation: Protecting Its Green Turf
• Motel 6, Sofitel hotel chains joins green race, will test green rating program in USA this year
• Bangkok Convention Centre Earns Green Globe Silver Status
• Create a Blueprint for Planning Green Meetings
• Wal-Mart exec discusses the first step toward sustainability
• A "Green" hotel in Jackson MS is first of many for Kana Hotel Group
• HEI Hotels & Resorts Receives AEE's Corporate Energy Manager of the Year Award
• Two Alexandria, VA Hotels Designated Green by Virginia Green Program
• Pre-certified LEED hotel prototype conserves energy, water
• Emerging Chain Sweetgreen Is in the Sweet Spot
• La Cusinga Lodge's Strength: Dedication to Conservation and Education
• How to Market Green to the Wired Generation
• McDonald's launches study into flatulent cows used in its burgers
• 7 Green Business Resolutions for 2010
• Green With Envy
• Practice green swimming pool policies
• Downtown Portland Hilton gets a "green" rating
• Maine polar dip to raise $ for climate change work
• Green, not grand
• Fairtrade checks in with the hotel business to boost flagging sales of its cotton
• Great Inventions Of 2009: The Vegawatt
• Green movement good business for restaurants
• Entrepreneurs Keep the Local Food Movement Hot
• Hotels donate rooms for patients' families
• Obama chef has star role in USDA video posted on YouTube
• Sustainable San Fran Concept Moving Into D.C.
• Copenhagen hotels go green for COP15
• Travelocity Recognizes Green Key Global Membership in Green Hotel Directory
• Grown-in-Singapore food debuts on luxury hotel menus
• Seeing Green in the Natural History Museum's Food Court
• Responsibletravel.com offers a carbon comparison flight search
• Etihad the first long-haul carrier to introduce green aircraft cleaning process
• QSRs need to take lead on sustainable seafood messaging
• MIT dorm wins LEED-Gold certification
• Entrepreneur of the Year: Kevin Surace of Serious Materials
• From Priced Carbon To Post Carbon
• "Green" cuisine not always as ordered
• Big trips can leave small footprints - Your holiday choice can make a difference, especially if you think of biking
• Why Copenhagen Will Be Good for Business
• Hottest restaurant trends for 2010
• Can you curb energy use in your hotel even if you leave your TV turned on all day? Starwood says yes
• Eco-venues partner in Global Green Alliance
• Canadian venue gets green seal of approval
• London venue goes greener thanks to lighting upgrade
• Holiday Inn Northwest/Sea World Swimming in Savings
• Green Most Carbon Conscious
• All Element Hotels to Install Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
• CityCenter Brings Two Kinds of Green to Vegas
• Wrapping it Up
• Greener Christmas Parties
• Forget Green AV...For Now
• Is Green Getting Tired?
• Green is the New Black
• Green Rules
• The State of Green AV
• Sustainable F&B operations can create valuable profit partner
• Networking for Social Responsibility
• Cornell Sustainability Roundtable: In Search of the "Green Bullet" to Aid in Green Hotel Efforts
• Marriott location uses honey from roof-top bees in its beer
• McDonald's makes its logo more "green" in Europe
• Free Thanksgiving meal is a staple at Midlothian restauranta>
• San Francisco area utility turns food waste into green energy
• GE lands $2M grant for geothermal tech
• Sustainability concerns spark travel's "quiet revolution"
• Finally! A Green Marketplace for Hotels
• Third Coast Produce owners to bring Freshii to Houston
• Recharging Portable Electronics One Step At A Time
• Environment = Action
• Marriott steps up LEED hotel development
• Marriott Accelerates Green Hotel Development
• Eat'n Park Bringing LEED to Pittsburgh Restaurants
• Sustainable Salads
• From Soup to ... Corporate Social Responsibility: Campbell's Efforts to Lead the Way
• At Seattle's Bastille, the garden goodies are on the roof
• Sustainable Tips to Save Small Business Owners Money
• AH&LA Names 'Green Guidelines Challenge' Winners
• SECC goes green and pioneers sustainable meetings and conferences
• Marriott to Expand Green Hotel Portfolio Ten-Fold
• China's Grand Canal To Be Green Travel Route

For Meetings and Events

• CRV Education Day Presentation 2/3/09 keynote
• 2009 Meet Different Speaker Presentation
• Find a "green" hotel: www.istaygreen.org
• Government of Canada Green Meetings Guide
• VERTigo: Canadian Chapters of MPI Plan to Meet Green
• How to hold a Carbon-neutral event
• Green Resources List
• BlueGreen Meetings
• Wiki: Green Meetings
• Voluntourism
• Green Offices
• Convention Industry Council Green Meeting Report
• Find a volunteer project

For Carbon Offsetting

• World Wildlife Fund Gold Standard Carbon Credits
• Definition: Carbon Offset

For Marketing

• Six Sins of Greenwashing (TerraChoice)

For Destinations

• Restless Communities to Sustainable Places
• National Geographic Centre for Sustainable Destinations
• Foundation for Green Destinations
• Green Globe
• Picture Project: Proactive management of the Impact of Cultural Tourism on Urban Resources and Economies
• European Sustainable Cities and Towns

Calculators

• Calculate the impact of your event: Government of Australia Event Footprint Calculator
• Calculate the impact of different paper types for sustainable events: Paper Calculator
• Conservation International Calculators for Events
• Atmosfair: www.atmosfair.de
• Carbon Counter: www.carboncounter.org
• Climate Care: www.climatecare.org
• Event Footprint Calculator: http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/calculators/event/introduction.asp
• Zero Footprint: www.zerofootprint.org

Case Studies

• 2008 WEC Sustainability Report
• Greening The MPI World Education Congress A La Montreal: A Case Study
• Making the 2007 World Education Congress a more eco-responsible event
• MeetDifferent Environmental Sustainability Case Study (Houston, February 2008)
• The European Meetings and Events Conference 2008 (London, England)

Standards

• British Standard 8901 for Sustainable Events
• Green Meetings & Events Practices

Other Resources

• US Green Building Council
• USGBC Introduction to LEED
• Wiki: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
• UN Global Compact
• Wiki: United Nations Global Compact
• Green Meeting Industry Council
• Voluntourism

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