Useful links
Green Conference Centres
In Europe
SZTE Conference Center - Szeged
REC Conference Center - Szentendre
Estoril Congress Center - Portugal
Outside of Europe
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre - Australia
Arlie Conference Center - USA
Colorado Convention Center - USA
Dawid L. Lawrence Convention Center - USA
Oregon Convention Center - USA
Associations, initiatives
MeetGreen
www.meetgreen.com
EcoGreenHotel
https://www.ecogreenhotel.com/
Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria
http://www.gstcouncil.org/en/
Green Meetings Industry Council
www.greenmeetings.info
European Travel Commission
www.etc-corporate.org
Sustainable Travel International
www.sustainabletravelinternational.org/documents/au.html
Green Hotel Association
http://greenhotels.com
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Green Meetings
http://www2.epa.gov/p2/green-meetings
Co2 Offsetting
Offset it! Change it! Co2ntra
CO2NTRA was established to provide fast, easy and effective solutions for both business and consumers to neutralize their carbon emissions and actively combat climate change.
Reduce what you can. Offset what you can't. Carbonfund
Whether your event is big or small, Carbonfund.org will work with you to calculate and offset your event to make it a CarbonFree® event! Events are great opportunities to educate people about simple ways to reduce carbon emissions as well as learn about new ideas. By taking the meaningful step of making your event CarbonFree®, you serve as an inspiration to event attendees to make changes in their lives. Further, you gain a great opportunity to market your environmental commitment to the outside world, with the help of our experienced and well-connected communications team.
Calculators
Calculate the environmental impact of any printing job.
Eco Savings Calculator
Calculate your carbon footprint from flying, driving, hotel stays, events, and energy usage.
Carbon Footprint Calculator
Convert any energy savings measurements into everyday comparisons (e.g., saving 5,000 gallons of gasoline is equivalent to eliminating the energy used to run 4 homes for a year).
Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
Calculate the environmental savings associated with switching to recycled paper.
Environmental Calculator
Calculate the cost savings and environmental impact of reducing individual water bottle usage.
Bottled Water Cost Calculator