Links and Resources

Click on the headings below to find more resources and tools for greening your meetings:

• More Tools, Tips and Resources
• Other Green Meetings Guides
• Green Lodging
• Green Building Design
• Green Purchasing Guides
• Miscellaneous
• Testimonials and Case Studies
• Advisory Committee Members
• Sponsors

• Environment Canada Greening Meetings
• “It’s Easy Being Green.” The EPA-developed Guide to Planning Environmentally Aware Meetings and Events
• “How Green Are You?” Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) Reference and Resource Guide for Activities Supporting A Green Meetings Philosophy
• National Recycling Coalition's Green Meetings Policy
• The US Environmental Protection Agency’s “One Stop Information Source for Green Meetings”

• Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) Green Hotel Initiative
• Energy Star for Hospitality (USEPA)
• International Hotels Environmental Initiative
• Green Hotels Association
• Greenseal’s Lodgings Certification Program (USA)
• Green Leaf Eco-Rating for Lodging Program (Canada)

• US Green Building Council
• World Green Building Council

• Audubon Society Living Oceans Initiative - Ethical seafood information
• Centre for the New American Dream - Tips and resources for green purchasing
• The Enterprising Kitchen
• Environmental Choice Program (Canada)
• Oceans Blue Foundation Ecolabelling Programs and Resources
• Marine Stewardship Council - Certified seafood
• Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch - Ethical seafood information
• Ten Thousand Villages - Fairly traded handicrafts from around the world
• TransFair Canada / TransFair USA - Certified fair trade coffee, tea, cocoa and sugar suppliers
• TravelOrganic.com - Online directory of sustainable and organic goods and services
• UNICEF
• United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Database of Environmental Information on Products and Services

• American Institute of Philanthropy - Make an informed choice about which charities you support at your next meeting.
• The Composting Council of Canada
• EcoSpeakers.com - Find speakers on sustainabillity-related topics.
• Energy Star Program
• USEPA Composting site
• GreenBiz - The self-proclaimed “resource centre on business, the environment, and the bottom line.”  See the toolkit section for guides on greening various types of businesses and business practices, including communications, restaurants and others.
• International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus Education Session Resource Materials (July 15, 2002)
• Meeting Professionals International Workshop Resources (August 5, 2003)
• Oceans Blue Foundation Guidelines for being an Environmentally Responsible Visitor
• SustainableBusiness.com
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development

The following organizations were represented on the BlueGreen Meetings Advisory Committee:

• Oceans Blue Foundation
• International Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus
• The Canadian Standards Association
• The Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies
• Corbin Ball & Associates
• Jacksonville and the Beaches CVB
• Meeting Professionals International
• Meeting Strategies Worldwide
• Seattle-King County Convention and Visitors Bureau
• The Society of Government Meeting Planners
• Tourism British Columbia
• Tourism Vancouver
• Tourism Whistler
• The United States Environmental Protection Agency
• The United States General Services Administration

The following organizations provided financial support for the development of www.BlueGreenMeetings.org:

• The Bullitt Foundation
• The Canadian Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaux
• Canadian Pacific Charitable Foundation
• The Canadian Tourism Commission
• IMEX - The Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings & Events
• The International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus
• Tourism British Columbia
• Tourism Vancouver
• The United States Environmental Protection Agency
• The Vancouver Foundation
• The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation