I believe we’ll look back on 2006 and say one of two things. “That was the year we began to change things for the better” or “The catalyst for change was there, but we did too little and failed”. I’m referring to our responsibility towards the environment. I’ve noticed more and more that climate change is on the news agenda and is being debated in a more realistic way than it has before.
Pardon the pun, but there is a climate of change, big business has begun to shift its position and is showing signs that it is starting to take carbon emission reduction seriously. I’m beginning to believe that action to avoid severe climate change will happen, as long as we don’t allow this new enthusiastic and proactive approach to wither out.
As an industry we have a moral obligation to continually examine our effect on the environment, and aim to reduce it. View it as a burden and you’ll get nowhere, I prefer to think of it as an opportunity.
I don’t believe a sound economic policy is something that should be used as a basis for competitive advantage by individual organisations; that’s a short term strategy and unethical. The opportunity is for us to pool our resources and share our ideas, working together to progress our industry. And the MIA is the perfect medium from which to do so.
It’s a core part of the MIA’s corporate social responsibility, and the reason the MIA was a keen supporter of this year’s National Meetings Week, with its Green Agenda.
Being socially responsible to our communities and making headway into the reduction of our carbon emissions is a great way to raise the industry’s profile. Let’s continue the debate started by NMW and demonstrate how the meetings industry is prepared to act together to ensure a sustainable future.
So, what do you think? How are we going to achieve environmental stability for the meetings industry? Are you already making a difference? Post your thoughts and ideas here.
Please use this BLOG to share your ideas on how to achieve environmental stability for the meetings industry.
Jane Evans
Chief Executive MIA
Pardon the pun, but there is a climate of change, big business has begun to shift its position and is showing signs that it is starting to take carbon emission reduction seriously. I’m beginning to believe that action to avoid severe climate change will happen, as long as we don’t allow this new enthusiastic and proactive approach to wither out.
As an industry we have a moral obligation to continually examine our effect on the environment, and aim to reduce it. View it as a burden and you’ll get nowhere, I prefer to think of it as an opportunity.
I don’t believe a sound economic policy is something that should be used as a basis for competitive advantage by individual organisations; that’s a short term strategy and unethical. The opportunity is for us to pool our resources and share our ideas, working together to progress our industry. And the MIA is the perfect medium from which to do so.
It’s a core part of the MIA’s corporate social responsibility, and the reason the MIA was a keen supporter of this year’s National Meetings Week, with its Green Agenda.
Being socially responsible to our communities and making headway into the reduction of our carbon emissions is a great way to raise the industry’s profile. Let’s continue the debate started by NMW and demonstrate how the meetings industry is prepared to act together to ensure a sustainable future.
So, what do you think? How are we going to achieve environmental stability for the meetings industry? Are you already making a difference? Post your thoughts and ideas here.
Please use this BLOG to share your ideas on how to achieve environmental stability for the meetings industry.
Jane Evans
Chief Executive MIA
