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Best of 2022: Sustainability

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Sustainability is a topic of much discussion and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future. Meeting venues, airports, car manufacturers and hotels have all been making efforts to tackle the question of climate change and longevity in the hospitality industry. Check out how these venues are making sustainability a priority.

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How IMEX Frankfurt Answered Critical Questions for a Sustainable Event

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MeetGreen Director of Sustainability Eric Wallinger here and in photo at top. Attendees will also need to eat at an event, and numerous studies continue to find that vegetarian and plant-based meals require lower greenhouse gas emissions to raise, produce or manufacture. A Place to Start.

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DIY Car and Train Booking App Could Ease Transportation Inflation 

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Hertz, one of the leading rental car companies, sold nearly half of its stock to repay creditors, and is having a tough time meeting the sudden spike in demand as a computer chip shortage is slowing down the manufacturing of new cars. billion deal with Tesla to purchase 200,000 electric cars from the manufacturer by the end of 2022. .

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New and Renovated: Innovators, Go International!

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BMA House The Great Hall at BMA House BMA House , a leading sustainable London venue, unveils a sustainable renovation of its iconic Great Hall. BMA House also invested in Burgess chairs from sustainable manufacturer Burgess Furniture, which uses environmentally friendly materials in all their products.

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New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Hits Record-level Clean Up

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The program is a partnership among 25 organizations, including New Orleans & Company, the city of New Orleans, Grounds Krewe and Can Manufacturers Institute. He added that one krewe announced that next year they’ll only be tossing out sustainable throws. Ledger says when those U.K. It’s good to get that outside validation.”

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The Overlooked RFP Asks That Could Save The Planet

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How to master the New Green RFP In Smart Meetings’ latest Smart Chat Live webinar, “ How to Master the New Green RFP ,” attendees learned about how to create a sustainable RFP and prioritize sustainability in every area of their sourcing processes. Spoiler alert: the most overlooked areas are often the most impactful.

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UBQ Is Turning Garbage into Events

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In collaboration with Palram, manufacturer of thermoplastic sheets (moldable plastic, essentially), PLANETech World 2022 , to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sept. Tuviahu expressed the difficulty of balancing the desire to be sustainable without decreasing the quality of the event. That doesn’t always come hand-in-hand.”.

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