MPI EVENT SUSTAINABILITY POLICYAt Meeting Professionals International, we recognize that our event management activities and operations
can have both positive and negative environmental, social and economic impacts, and we, as an organization,
want to minimize our negative impacts in all three of these areas to satisfy both legal and other requirements,
in addition to our own ethical standards. To this end, we regularly audit our compliance with current
legislation, measure our progress and make improvements where possible.
Our Purpose
MPI's purpose is to provide our members, chapters and the global meeting and event community with
innovative and relevant education, networking opportunities and business exchanges, and to act as aprominent voice for the promotion and growth of the industry.
Our Values
MPI’s approach to all business practices, including meetings and events, is guided by our commitment toshowing leadership, stewardship, integrity, inclusivity, transparency and continuous improvement. These
principles are embodied in our Core Values and support the culture and environment that MPI aspires to be toenable our commitment to sustainable success: FOCUSED ON PEOPLE—Our teammates are the heart of our organization and our partnerships andrelationships with member volunteers are the keys to our success; therefore we view people as
our most valuable asset. We are responsible for ourselves, and to each other to enrich ourcommunities and sustain our environments and we will strive to develop strong individuals andunited teams.
 CARRIED OUT WITH ENTHUSIASM AND PASSION—We have unrelenting passion for our members,
our industry and our teammates’ success, carried out with personal accountability for our choicesand performance.
 EMPOWERED BY TRUST AND INTEGRITY—Diversity of thought is considered essential in ourcommunity and “intelligent failures” are viewed as a source of growth and development. We arehonest and ethical with our team members and the MPI community and we will cultivate
discipline and respect in an environment where it is safe to express opinions and take risks.
 DEDICATED TO COLLABORATION—For the betterment of our community and chapters, we commit
to share what we do and collaborate without bias or boundaries.
 COMMITTED TO PRINCIPLED PROFIT—We re-invest in our mission to serve the needs of ourmembers and our industry. We practice sound business with diligence to remain economicallyviable.
We uphold these principles and values in all our event operations and processes, and strive to improve anddevelop upon them in order to leave a lasting, positive legacy.
Scope of Sustainability Implementation
We continue our sustainability journey with the implementation of ISO 20121, the event sustainability
management systems standard. An important step in this process is identifying the scope. In 2014-2015, that
scope will consist of MPI-branded events organized by our global headquarters—specifically the World
Education Congress (WEC), the Chapter Business Summit (CBS), IMEX America Smart Monday Powered by MPI
and the European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC). Within our management system, we will begin
working with the APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meetings Standards and using the GRI Event
Organizers Sector Supplement as our reporting framework.

MPI EVENT SUSTAINABILITY POLICYOur Objectives
In 2014-2015, MPI will continue to focus on three objectives related to event sustainability:
 COMMUNICATION—We commit to being transparent about our activities and sharing the story of ourprogress with stakeholders (including members, partners, event participants, our staff and the wider
meeting industry).
 MEASUREMENT—We commit to measuring our sustainability efforts to create a baseline in which wewill identify opportunities for improvement.
 EDUCATION—We commit to providing stakeholders (including members, partners, event participants,and our staff) with industry-leading research, professional development, case studies and tools to
support their sustainability efforts.
We commit to re-engaging our stakeholders to identify the sustainability issues that we should address within
our ISO 20121 management system. These issues may include the following: ENVIRONMENTAL—How we use and conserve our resources, what materials we choose and how wemanage event waste, water and energy usage, air quality and our carbon footprint.
 SOCIAL—How we address labor standards, health and safety, local community, cultural issues,
accessibility, equity, heritage and religious sensitivities, while ensuring ongoing stakeholder
satisfaction.
 ECONOMIC—How we manage our budgets to ensure fiscal responsibility and strong economic
performance, as well as return on investment or experience, benefits to the local economy anddirect/indirect economic impact to our stakeholders.
We commit to demonstrating leadership and constantly improving our ways of working, to communicating
this policy to all of our stakeholders and supply chains, and to listening to and recording any feedback fromour stakeholders.
We invite anyone who wishes to provide feedback in relation to our sustainability policy, objectives and issues,
to complete a short online survey. Alternatively, you can contact our sustainability champion, Andrew Walker,
Manager of Events, at awalker@mpiweb.org.
This policy is available to all interested parties and will be reviewed annually.