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DRPG signs pledge for “Net Zero Carbon Events”

Event Industry News

By signing the pledge, DRPG is committing to publish our pathway to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest, with an interim target in line with the Paris Agreement’s requirement to reduce global GHG emissions by 50% by 2030. The commitments of the pledge are aligned with the targets of the Paris Climate Accord.

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isla launches impactful sustainability guide for the venue sector

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The guide encourages venues to review their sustainability progress and enables them to develop short to mid-term sustainability goals and set a realistic but ambitious aspiration to reach Net Zero by 2050 at the latest.

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How to Set a Vision, Fast

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By November 2021, the task force was prepared to come to the board with a plan: Dubbed the Road Forward , it was an industry-wide pledge to reach net-zero carbon emission asphalt pavements by 2050. “It It took us four or five months to get to the point where we were all OK with taking that to the board,” Willis said.

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Inclusive Conversations: Are Your Communications Making FRIENDS or FOES with People of Color?

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

As of the 2000 census, the African-American, Latino, Native American, and Asian/Pacific Islander communities represented 30 percent of the U.S. This number is expected to increase to 50 percent by the year 2050. Not all of these can be impacted by communications professionals but there are some that can. population.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.24.17

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Your association’s challenge is creating a strategy that shows #VolunteerLove through engaging volunteer opportunities, recognition, and communications. – Meetings 2050: How to Stay Ahead of Change in Events and Tradeshows. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. Mitra Sorrells, technology editor and Orlando bureau chief, BizBash.

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A New Take on Higher Education Fundraising

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Converge Consulting conducted a national study of 2050 alumni to examine donor attitudes, motivations, and behavior. These implications, if turned into action, could provide higher education with a glimmer of hope amidst the storm that looms so ominously on the horizon. The questions guiding the study were: What motivates people to give?

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Anniversary Special: Society Takes a Different Approach to Celebrating Its Birthday

Associations Now

“We wanted to tackle an issue that was very challenging rather than have a traditional 75th anniversary celebration,” said Jerry Bowman, IFT vice president of communications. “So, So, we looked at the key challenges out there, and a big challenge is that we have to feed 9 billion people by 2050.