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South African Climate Change Response Expo (CCR Expo)
The Event Greening Forum spent almost a month in Durban at the end of last year for some of the build up to COP17, and then to exhibit at the CCR Expo next door to COP17. It was an amazing experience. Not only were we involved in one of the most significant environmental events in the world, we also had the opportunity to interact with so many individuals who have an interest in sustainability, and who come from diverse backgrounds in government, business, science and civil society.
Our aim at the exhibition was to promote the EGF as a brand, to grow our membership, and also to assist with the greening of the CCR Expo itself which was embracing a number of the event greening practices we are always praising. [Read on...]
Thank you to Sandton Sun Hotel, Reel Gardening and Green Stationery!
The EGF’s achievements are often the result of generous sponsorships. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the following organisations for the recent support they have given us:
The Sandton Sun Hotel has hosted our Management Committee meetings on numerous occasions, at no cost and including delicious coffee and tea.
We especially appreciate the efforts the Sandon Sun Hotel has made in terms of becoming a green venue. They are an active member of the Heritage certification programme, a programme which not only provides an environmental rating but also assists with implementing systems to improve upon the rating, as necessary.
The hotel promotes a number of green conference options such as drinking tap water in jugs (rather than bottled water), dimming the lights during tea breaks, serving menus that use only sustainable foods and recycling. View the Sandton Sun’s Green Initiatives document here.
For more information, please contact Charl Terblanche, or visit www.sandtonsun.com.
Reel Gardening was launched by Claire Reed when she invented a novel way to distribute and grow seeds – in strips of biodegradable paper, which are planted directly into the ground and out of which the seeds, encouraged with a dash of fertiliser, grow. This method of growing seeds is not only simple for the gardener, but saves 80% of water in the germination phase. (P.S. Claire was only 16 when she came up with the idea!)
Claire co-branded a large batch of seeds with the Event Greening Forum’s logo, for us to distribute at the South African Climate Change Response Expo to our stand’s visitors and thereby encourage them to offset their trip (or part thereof) to the exhibition by planting something.
For more information on Reel Gardening, please send an email to info@reelgardening.co.za or call 011 782 0661. Alternatively, please visit www.reelgardening.co.za.
Green Stationery has been growing and its product range now extends beyond stationery to include items such as toilet paper and biodegradable food containers. The only thing that has stayed the same is that all products sold through Green Stationery have environmentally friendly credentials.
For the South African Climate Change Response Expo, Green Stationery sponsored the Event Greening Forum with co-branded pens which were made from recyclable paper (all but the pen nib and ink tube, that is).
Please contact Clem Angus for more information on his products – if he doesn’t stock it yet, he most likely will be able to source it for you. His contact details are clem@greenstationery.co.za and 082 449 1781. Or you can visit www.greenstationery.co.za.
Sustainable meeting standards completed for the international MICE industry
The meeting industry is one step closer to the introduction of the very first green meetings and event standards. Today, the Convention Industry Council (CIC) announced that eight of the nine APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting standards are complete. [Read on...]
CMP Network South Africa offers a branding morning
The CMP Network South Africa will run a morning workshop entitled ‘The Professional branding of You’ on Friday, 2 December 2011, 8.30am-11am at Gallagher Convention Center, Johannesburg. It is open to current Certified Meeting Professionals (CMPs), who may attend free of charge and those who may be interested in gaining such a qualification, for which there is a nominal charge. [Read on...]
Restorative Breakfast
The Gauteng Natural Step Network invites you to their next Restorative Breakfast. The theme is “Protecting, promoting and enhancing the natural assets of the southern areas of Johannesburg”.
Presented by Gauteng Natural Step Network member, Andrew Barker, who is also the Chairman of KlipSA (Klipriviersberg Sustainability Association). [Read on...]
Walthers wins two SITE Crystal Awards in 2011
Las Vegas, 14 Oct 2011.
At a ceremony held during the SITE Conference in Las Vegas on Friday, Walthers DMC was announced as the winner in not just one, but two Site Crystal Award categories:
• Most Impactful Effort Toward Corporate Social Responsibility
• Exceptional Motivational Travel Program – Africa Middle East [Read on...]
Statistics on CMP in South Africa reveals all
With over 14,000 CMPs in 35 countries – the advent of CMP within a nation’s meetings / events industry – establishes a standard of proven ability and applied best practice.
The facts and figures reveal South African meetings / events industry has an untapped treasure-chest of meeting practitioners that continue to stand-up and be recognised together with their peers worldwide. [Read on...]
Environmental Management in Tourism Conference provisionally postponed
The Environmental Management in Tourism conference (EMiT) which offered a dedicated platform for debate on responsible tourism has been postponed until a later date conference organisers announced today.
The decision to postpone the conference, which was to have taken place from 9-10 November at the Sandton Conference Centre in Sandton, Johannesburg and included high profile local and international specialists on all aspects of environmental management in the hospitality and leisure industry, was guided by a number of factors including slow registrations, the proximity of COP17 and the current economic downturn currently being experienced in the country (and industry). [Read on...]
Heritage partners with Green Globe Certification to promote new responsible tourism app for Apple Mobile Devices
The Heritage Environmental Management Company today announced the introduction of the new Green Globe App for Apple mobile devices – an application promoting responsible tourism businesses across the continent and globally.
The Green Globe App, which is available as a free download at the Apple App store under the Travel category, is the only mobile application for Apple iPads, iPhones and iPods that allows travellers to instantly search for sustainable resorts, hotels, conference centers, attractions, tour experiences and wedding options. The App delivers photos and descriptions of Heritage and Green Globe certified businesses, with direct links to booking, views in Google-earth and YouTube videos as part of the worldwide marketing platform. [Read on...]
October Green Drinks
At the next Green Drinks Leon, Deon and Tristan will present some innovative, practical and not-yet-so-common products and services that can bring the possibility of living off-grid, uplifting rural development, alleviating poverty or simply saving energy costs closer to reality. [Read on...]
