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2Heads appointed by sustainability champions WBCSD

Event Industry News

The Geneva based CEO-led organization connects 200 of the world’s leading businesses, with a combined revenue of $8.5 Ultimately the program will become a vital lever in WBCSD’s vision to create a world in which more than 9+ billion people can live well and within the boundaries of the planet by 2050.

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How to Set a Vision, Fast

Associations Now

Research and organization set the tone—and generated revenue too. 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

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.24.17

Reid All About it

If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the next few weeks, please send me the link. Learn how to develop your education strategy to optimize mobile learning in your organization. – Meetings 2050: How to Stay Ahead of Change in Events and Tradeshows. webinars and other learning events. More info/register.

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Reaching Out To Global Markets Through Meetings & Events.

GlowGlobally

India has the potential to nearly catch up with the United States by 2050. The projected list of fastest growing economies to 2050 is headed by Vietnam, and the top 10 include Nigeria, Philippines, Egypt, and Bangladesh. China is expected to overtake the United States as the largest economy around 2025.

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Start with One Change to Create a Sustainable Meeting

Associations Now

The organization had rebranded and printed new signs for the event—but it left off the event details. Don’t fill registration bags with promotional items from your organization and vendors—a lot of that material gets thrown away, especially as your guests pack their suitcases for the trip home. Learn more at VisitIndy.com.

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Old Members Are The Future!

High Context

I’m going to take a good crack at the idea we have to increase the percentage of young people in our organizations and I wanted to give Deirdre credit for kicking off this idea when I read her post. By 2050 over 25% of the population in the U.S. I’d wager a beer that it’s a very low percentage for many organizations.

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New Climate Advocacy Group Has CEO Pedigree

Associations Now

At a time when climate change discussion has been picking up both in frequency and tenor, the business world is hoping to put its stamp on things with a new organization. It comes as chatter around climate change is heating up. In comments to Axios , Jamie Gentoso, the CEO for U.S.