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Johns Hopkins Sustainability
Director Julian Goresko
shared his top tips for
improving sustainability while
planning your event:
THINK carefully about the impact of travel
and consider alternative options. Greenhouse
gas emissions from travel, especially by air,
are an enormous part of our global carbon
footprint. Consider whether some people may
be able to access portions of the event through
tele-conferencing or explore purchasing
carbon off sets to mitigate the emissions from
attendees’ travel. “Even though it’s a little bit
abstract, it can mean a lot to participants that
they don’t have to worry about the impact of
their travel and know it’s being taken care of as
part of the mission of the event,” says Goresko.
TALK to your caterers to make sure you are
off ering adequate plant-based meals.
WASTE is one of the biggest environmental
impacts of events. Work together with the venue
to see if water fi lling stations are available; work
with caterers to source compostable materials
and limit single-use plastics.
WORK closely and collaboratively with
the vendors who are providing your goods
and services; clear and close communication
can help reveal new ways to employ
sustainable practices.
Julian Goresko
leads Johns Hopkins
University’s Office
of Sustainability to
keep the instution on
track to reach its goal
of reducing carbon
emissions by 51%.
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