Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

The CSR track is designed to address multiple levels of proficiency in the field of Sustainability and will include three areas of concentration: Basic Sustainable Meetings, Measurement (Tools, Standards and Guidance) and Strategy (using CSR to give back to the world, aligning your brand and practical case studies on implementation). By attending CSR sessions at WEC, you will reinforce your knowledge of sustainable meetings which will increase your level of CSR awareness and competency. You will turn theory into practice by learning from case studies of major events and see how it really works.  The majority of the content in this track has been created for intermediate to advanced level professionals that are ready to take the next steps in CSR.

In addition to the CSR educational sessions, you can witness sustainability in practice by participating in a number of CSR projects and also see transparent application of sustainable meeting practices by our Partners.  Click here to learn more.

Sponsored by:

The MPI Foundation recognizes that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a cornerstone of successful organizations.  In partnership with the Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG), your Foundation is supporting a major CSR initiative to help position meeting and event industry professionals drive sustainable organizational success. The partnership supports initiatives over five years including development of training, certification, reporting tools and a CSR research center.

CSR Sessions available:

Meetings & Sustainability: Core Competencies for Meeting Professionals
Greening COP 15 – Implementing sustainable events that transform a destination
Does measurement really matter?
CSR Selling Strategy
A Holistic View into Greening: Case Study of Greenbuild
LEED, Follow or Get Out of the Way
APEX/ASTM Green Meeting Standards Unveiled – How to Evaluate if your Meeting is Sustainable
Shape the Future of the Event Industry- Give your input to ISO 20121
Green Meeting Standards Training Workshop powered by Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC)
Your Event Carbon Footprint Demystified