Welcome to the Best Places to MeetGreen® Scorecard. Destinations offer a large range of green services and as a planner it can be difficult to know which cities are actually walking their talk. The Best Places to MeetGreen® Scorecard is a list published by Meeting Strategies Worldwide that recognizes the ability of cities to provide green meeting services. Each city's score has been independently verified by Meeting Strategies Worldwide.
The Scorecard ranks cities according to environmental programs in place at the convention and visitors' bureau, convention center and hotels in the city's conference package. Below you will find how each city scores in these three areas. You can sort the cities at the top according to your search criteria, to help make finding the right city easier. Please click on the links to learn more about each city and let them know you found them through Best Places to MeetGreen®.
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Green Destinations
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Portland, OR, USA Green Scores:
Home to the first LEED-EB certified convention center in the country, Green Seal certified major hotels and abundant natural spaces, Portland is known as the “Greenest City in America” (Popular Science, February 2008). The city’s vibrant nightlife and acclaimed dining offer delegates plenty to see and do. Portland assists planners with implementing eco-friendly strategies that support the organizational goals of the planner, boost attendance and save money. In 2008, Meetings & Conventions magazine inducted Travel Portland into the M&C’s Gold Awards Hall of Fame. Visit Website: http://www.travelportland.com/meeting_planners/ |
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San Francisco, CA, USA Green Scores:
The green movement is transforming San Francisco from grass roots to rooftop. Moscone Center has one of the largest City-owned solar installations in the country and has long set the standard for U.S. convention centers in diverting material from the waste stream. More than 17 percent of San Francisco’s 47 square miles is dedicated to parks and open space and the city has continued to pioneer legislation to “reduce, reuse and recycle.” And while San Francisco’s hills can be daunting, it is ranked as the top walking city in the United States, by WalkScore.com. Learn more about San Francisco’s natural inclinations at www.onlyinsanfrancisco/green. Visit Website: http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco/green |
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Pittsburgh, PA, USA Green Scores:
Recently named one of the top travel destinations in the world by the experts of Frommer’s, Pittsburgh has it all. With fantastic museums, art galleries, sporting events and much more, there’s plenty to see and do in Pittsburgh. Enjoy a performance at one of the five theaters downtown after dining at any of the dozens of great restaurants, all within the 14-block area of the Pittsburgh Cultural District. And, there’s no better place than Pittsburgh to hold a green meeting with the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, the world’s first – and largest – certified green convention center in the U.S. Visit Website: http://www.visitpittsburgh.com |
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Seattle, WA, USA Green Scores:
Seattle led the nation in curbside recycling, clean drinking water and reduction of climate-changing pollution. In 2005, Mayor Greg Nickels launched the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement to advance the goals of the Kyoto Protocol through leadership and action and mayors from more than 700 cities have since joined in pledging to reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions in their communities and urging the federal government to act. This year, the Washington State Convention & Trade Center introduced the nation’s first completely compostable water bottles and was named 2008 Recycler of the Year by the Washington State Recycling Association. Visit Website: http://www.visitseattle.org |
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Orlando, FL, USA Green Scores:
With a rapidly expanding inventory of quality hotel rooms, meeting space, new restaurants and entertainment options, as well as world-class golf courses and spas, Orlando is transforming into the ultimate business destination. And rapidly becoming green-friendly, too. The Orange County Convention Center is the first U.S. facility of its kind to be ISO 14001-certified for its recycling program, and the center is currently developing a solar energy project. Most of the area’s convention hotels and resorts are also designated properties in the Florida Green Lodging Program by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. To achieve this recognition, the hotels must follow eco-friendly practices and conservation measures. Visit Website: http://www.orlandoinfo.com/meet/ |
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Montreal, Canada Green Scores:
The Palais des congrès de Montréal is proud to offer a support program designed to encourage and promote the staging of ecoresponsible events in a building awarded by the BOMA Best (Go Green) environmental certification and recognized for its energy performance. Visit Website: http://www.congresmtl.com/en/planners/environment.aspx |
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