24 GREEN MEETINGS
Plan-Do-Check-Act( PDCA) Approach is a Recipe for Successful Sustainable Events
When you prepare to make a minestrone soup you know it will take many different ingredients: Pasta, vegetables, beans, fresh herbs, parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil to complete the Italian classic.
But to truly make a gourmetworthy batch, success depends on mixing the tastes and textures of the ingredients in such a way as to bring out their best flavors, melding them together. To achieve this, you can pick from thousands of minestrone recipes in cook books, on Facebook pages of favorite chefs or on food Cable TV websites.
Just like with good soup, the same balance and combination of sustainability has to be achieved( discovered) to create a successful green meeting. Unfortunately, though, a winning formula or recipe is not always so readily available. Since mid-2012, however, there has been progress made in creating a cookbook or sorts to help demystify the process of creating a green event with the creation of the new ISO20121 standard.
The standard covers the entire value chain of an event( from supplier selection, to recycling practices, to environmentally friendly mobility and communications) and offers practical help with its“ Plan-Do- Check-Act Approach”( PDCA)
This approach – whether your aim is to fully certify your event or just get greener – can be a useful recipe