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Green Events


BLUEGREEN Meetings - U.S. website providing links to resources and tools for greening your meetings. Convention Industry Council’s Green Meetings Report, 2004 (14p. PDF) - guidelines for event organizers and event suppliers on running environmentally friendly events. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe - the largest arts festival in the world. The Green Directory - Australian directory promoting sustainable living. A Green Event Policy - Australasian Special Events Industry Resources link. GreenBiz.com - U.S. online news and information resource on how to align environmental responsibility with business success. Greener Events: a Guide to reducing the environmental impacts of conferences and seminars (5p. PDF) - Produced by South West of England Regional Development Agency, May 2008. A Greener Festival - A Not For Profit British website containing resources promoting greener practices and sustainability for festivals. The focus is on music festivals, such as Glastonbury. Guide to Recycling at Public Events in the Australian Capital Territory (7p. PDF) - A simple step-by-step guide for public event organisers. It's Easy Being Green! A Guide to Planning and Conducting Environmentally Aware Meetings and Events, 2006 - Report of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. LiveEarth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis resourceSmart - Sustainability Victoria website. Roskilde Festival is the largest North European culture and music festival. Televised Events as Agents of Environmental Information in Order to Enforce Women Participation in the Environmental-Decision Making Process: The Green Oscars 2007 (10p. PDF) - Constantina Skanavis and Maria Sakellari (Working paper 3307) in 'Re-eventing' the City/Town: Events as Catalysts for Change - Proceedings of 4th International Event Research Conference (Melbourne, July 2007). Proceedings available to purchase from ACEM website. Towards a One Planet Olympics: Achieving the first sustainable Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (7p. PDF) - Joing initiative of London 2012, WWF and BioRegional. Waste Wise Events Guide - NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change guide developed for councils, landowners and managers, and event organisers. Zero Waste Events - A website from the South Australian Government promoting waste management practices. Includes guidelines for event managers and reports on events such as WOMADelaide.