The Green Editorial Archive

Chicago Marriott Downtown - Magnificent Mile - April 21-23, 2008

Event Marketer | Event Design | EXPO

Click on the topics below to access content on the issues, advancements and dialog surrounding the green event movement.

Event Marketer:

• Brighter Shade Of Green
  How Sun Microsystems went environmentally friendly with their conference offerings.

• Green Events:
  Horizon Organic Includes Enviro-friendly Elements In Mobile Tour
  A back-to-school mobile tour goes green
  
  
• Green Events: Toyota Promotes Hybrid Vehicles With Enviro-friendly Tour
  Toyota launches a tour incorporating a mix of environmentally friendly elements.
  
  
• Green Scene
  A mini-guide to smart alternative event materials, venues and energy resources.
  
  
• Greener Pastures
  Event tours can be eco-friendly—here’s how.
  
  
• Green Tours
  These sites will lead you to the leaders when it comes to green event goods.
  
  
• Joining The Green Team
  Real stories of how brands like Clif Bars, Subaru and Starbucks are taking the green plunge.
  
  

Event Design:

• Green Horizons
  Design Firm CEO Discusses why eco-friendly design is the way of the future.
  
  
• Seeing Green
  Behind the scenes at the Green + Design Conference and Expo.
  
  
• Eco-Flooring
  Green floor options from carpeting to padding to recycled rubber materials.
  
  
• Eco-Lighting
  The brighter side of eco-sensitive lighting options.
  
  
• Online and Eco-Friendly
  Behind the scenes of eco-design site Greenexhibits.org,
  
  

EXPO:

• CIC releases green standards
  Details on the Convention Industry Council’s Green Meeting’s Report.
  
  
• U.S. Green Building Council launches conference and expo
  Building industry conference sets the standard for green buildings.
  
  
  
• Borkovich and team form show management company, launch Ecobuild America
  New green buildings conference arrives on the scene.
  
  
• Energy shows collaborate for power
  Exhibition group teams up with competitive show to consolidate resources.
  
  
• Trade show launched for sustainable furnishings
  Green design and home furnishings expo hits San Francisco.
  
  
• Hanley Wood launches green construction trade show and magazine
  Green Products and Technology network features a magazine, Web site, trade show and e-newsletter.
  
  
• Green media event launched
  Event focused on environmental sustainability in the media to hit Boston in October 2008.
  
  
• Study shows exhibitors want to go green
  Research finds 62 percent of exhibiters feel the need to use environmentally –friendly products and services.
  
  
• Canon launches Green Manufacturing Conference
  Media company creates live event for manufacturing industry.
  
  
• earthNOW expo launches
  Eco consumer products conference set for Las Vegas.
  
  
• Prepared to go green
  How to move toward the green side of the fence, and what it will cost.
  
  
• Producing green shows
  The do’s for what you and your suppliers can do to go eco-friendly.
  
  
• Best Practices: Offsetting carbon emissions
  How the Business for Social Responsibility Conference reduced carbon emissions.
  
  
• Tip of the Week
  Find low-cost ways to make your show green.