The Complete Guide to Greener Meetings and Events

Goldblatt's Greener Events broadly explores sustainable management in the hospitality, tourism, conference and exhibition, and meeting and event industries, as well as countless smaller industries that include arts and music festivals and tour operators. It provides a greater understanding of the modern special events industry, how to implement sustainable practices, and acquire useful tools for career development. The book is divided into three parts, which reflect defining principles of greener meetings and events: Innovation, Conservation, and Education. Part One begins with an introduction to sustainability. Chapter Two describes event pollution, while Chapters Three and Four guide you through a sustainable event plan and provide useful tools for planning, implementing, and measuring sustainable practices strategically. Part Two, Conservation, explains the major topics of greener 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).

Dr. Joe Goldblatt, FRSA served as the founding president of the International Special Events Society (ISES), the author of the first international certification examination for the special events industry and is the author, co author and editor of twenty books in the field of events management education including the first published text book in the field. He has received life time achievement awards from the International Special Events Society and Special Events Magazine. He was one of the first inductees into the Special Events Industry Hall of Fame. Russia awarded him the Silver Medal for lifetime creative contributions to the events industry. He was selected as the Event Educator of the Year by the Professional Convention Management Association and honored as the distinguished alumnus by his undergraduate college. He was the first educator to be inducted into the International Festivals and Events Association Hall of Fame.