Sustainability Resources

 

 

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Sustainable Event Strategist Certificate

Integrate sustainability into your events with tools for carbon emissions, food and beverage, single-use items reduction and more.

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Serve 360: 

Doing Good in Every Direction

Inspired by Marriott’s core values to Serve Our World and Put People First, our sustainability and social impact platform, Serve 360: Doing Good in Every Direction, guides the company’s efforts to make a positive, sustainable impact wherever we do business.


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MPI Sustainability Advisory Council  

The MPI Sustainability Advisory Council is dedicated to advancing MPI's commitment to sustainability by offering guidance, resources, and best practices to the MPI community.

We’re working to bring you resources that aid you in your sustainability journey. Here are some resources recommended by MPI’s Sustainability Advisory Council. Check back as we update the page with new and late breaking content from within and outside the industry!

 

Download Destination Canada’s Sustainability Storybook today!

With actionable insights and tangible tools for planning events that foster environmental, sociocultural and economic sustainability, we invite you to read the Sustainability Storybook—and be inspired.

 

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Sustainability Top Stories
Sustainable events: Great memories, small footprints
“It is entirely possible to plan and execute a luxurious event that is packed with content and sustainable, with a net-zero or event-positive carbon impact.”
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Event sustainability: ‘An eagerness like never before’
It’s clear that planners have become far more open to sustainability and are showing a willingness to change past planning practices with a more sustainable future in mind.
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A holistic approach to a sustainable industry (and world)
This month, MPI and Marriott International are launching a long-term sustainability partnership to significantly move the sustainability needle for the meeting and event industry by bringing people together for meaningful conversations.
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07 March 2024 BizBash Magazine Article: Mardi Gras 2024 Sustainability Efforts By Claire Hoffman

07 March 2024 EIN Magazine Article: Sustainability in Events - Is it all Green Hushing By Matt Coyne

06 March 2024 TSNN Magazine Article: EIC Awards WEFTEC and VISIT DENVER Highest Levels of Sustainable Event Standards Certification By Lisa Plummer Savas

06 March 2024 TSNN Magazine Article: Navigating the Path to Net Zero Carbon Events – A Comprehensive Guide By Alex Alles

06 March 2024 EIN Magazine Article: Ultra Music Festival Wins Prestigious World Sustainability Award By Adam Parry

06 March 2024 EIN Magazine Article: The Sustainable Event Guide 2024 By Adam Parry

05 March 2024 TSNN Magazine Article: DEI: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Is Sustainability. Here’s Why By Honeycomb Strategies

05 March 2024 EIN Magazine Article: GEI16 a resounding sustainable success By Adam Parry

04 March 2024 EIN Magazine Article: Wellness Tips for Meetings and Events By Mackenzie Kahl

04 March 2024 EIN Magazine Article: Green Events & Innovations Conference 16 a Sell-Out Success By Adam Parry