Simple Steps to Green Meetings and Events: The Professional's Guide to Saving Money and the Earth
Finally, the definitive word on green meetings from the industry pioneers. Nancy and Amy provide a clear, compelling business case to mainstream organizations for integrating environmental thinking into event planning, and offer cost-saving tools and advice to enable every meeting to become not just greener, but better. --Joel Makower, Executive Editor, GreenBiz.comGreen meetings are one way that the planners can contribute to solving the serious environmental challenges of our time and meet the new strategic imperative for businesses to be socially responsible.  Amy and Nancy have de-mystified high-impact green actions with their practical and flexible approach in this user-friendly book. --Marge Anderson, Associate Director, Energy Center of WisconsinAmy Spatrisano and Nancy Wilson, acknowledged leaders in the greening of the meeting industry, have put together a highly useful, practical guidance document for meeting planners to make their events more environmentally responsible. Simple Steps to Green Meetings and Events describes actionable steps that organizations at any level of commitment can implement. One of the most valuable themes in this work is that you don't have to be an expert, or try to do everything at once, to make a difference. The authors sprinkle the text with real examples and data to support their assertion that these actions result in benefits to the environment as well as to the bottom line of all involved. --Arthur B. Weissman, Ph.D., President & CEO, Green Seal, Inc.