Host Your Next Event as a Great Lakes Green Event
Benefits to Great Lakes Green Events participants
- Establish your event or organization as a leader in environmental sustainability
- Market your meeting as a Great Lakes Green Event
- Support local communities and protect the environment
- Earn positive public recognition for your environmental leadership
Great Lakes Green Events is an initiative designed to encourage destination stewardship and environmentally beneficial practices at conferences, corporate meetings, and other events in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence region.
Become a Great Lakes Green Events Partner
Is your organization looking for an opportunity to establish itself as a leader in environmental sustainability? Consider hosting your next meeting, trade show, conference or event as a Great Lakes Green Event. Participants in the Great Lakes Green Events program earn positive public recognition by supporting tree planting projects and implementing environmentally friendly practices at their event. Leave a lasting positive legacy in the Great Lakes region - become a Great Lakes Green Event partner today.
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers (GSGP) created Great Lakes Green Events as a program under the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Trees Initiative - a regional effort to plant 250 million trees across the region by 2033. Great Lakes Green Events participants will help us achieve our goal. Financial contributions support regional tree planting including on-the-ground partners planting trees in local communities.
Want to host a Green Event or need more information?
Find the right sponsorship level for your organization
- Birch (US$1,000+) Support the planting and care of trees in the host community. Implement at least one sustainable practice (download PDF) at your event.
- Oak (US$5,000+) Combine support for tree planting with a customizable sustainability package to fit the need of your organization and make your event even greener.
- Maple (US$10,000+) Create a meaningful, hands-on volunteer experience such as a day of service or team building event. Sponsorship covers the cost of trees, staff time and refreshments
- Walnut (US$25,000+) Take the next step - fund tree planting in the region on an ongoing basis by becoming a Supporting Partner of the Trees Initiative.
Note: Number of trees planted depends on event location (i.e., urban vs. rural), cost of trees, etc.
Did you know the typical event attendee creates
- 4.2 lbs. of waste per day
- 2.6 lbs. of landfilled waste per day
- 389.5 lbs. of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2E) emissions per day
(Source: MeetGreen)
Planting 2 trees can help capture the CO2E emissions from one attendee and helps balance the environmental footprint of your event.