http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/31/green-meetings-and-events-guidelines-drafted/ Environmental Leader Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/31/green-meetings-and-events-guidelines-drafted/comment-page-1/#comment-145194 Iain Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:47:25 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20476#comment-145194 Guidelines are a step in the right direction. However, it is becoming obvious that being green is a personal agenda. It is my opinion that "rules" results in rule breakers. When an agenda is forced upon a person or organization, they are less likely to conform simply because of values and rating of importance. One person is passionate about removing plastic water bottles and has little passion for reducing electricity. For example, generally people who want to control or reduce their weight drink "diet" soft drinks. People who are passionate about controlling or reducing weight drink water or fruit drinks and give up "diet" soft drinks. A company may have a vision of a "green" conference and will follow a guideline, but the majority of attendees may have a completly different opinion about being green or worse, being forced to be green. We must be careful with this moving forward. Rules evokes religion. Be this way or else. Embracing and understanding with meaning achieves acceptance and results. Guidelines are a step in the right direction. However, it is becoming obvious that being green is a personal agenda. It is my opinion that “rules” results in rule breakers. When an agenda is forced upon a person or organization, they are less likely to conform simply because of values and rating of importance. One person is passionate about removing plastic water bottles and has little passion for reducing electricity. For example, generally people who want to control or reduce their weight drink “diet” soft drinks. People who are passionate about controlling or reducing weight drink water or fruit drinks and give up “diet” soft drinks. A company may have a vision of a “green” conference and will follow a guideline, but the majority of attendees may have a completly different opinion about being green or worse, being forced to be green. We must be careful with this moving forward. Rules evokes religion. Be this way or else. Embracing and understanding with meaning achieves acceptance and results.

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