Green Events Handbook
Green Events Handbook
This handbook has been created by the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) between 2020-2023 with the support of our members. Its purpose is to educate and inspire Rotary members and friends around the world to take club action to reduce the environmental footprint of their events. The handbook includes a selection of activities that your Rotary club can do to be more sustainable.
Handbook Quick Links
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, page 1
National Geographic, page 5
Plant-based options, page 11 and 23
Every Club Climate Friendly, page 15
ESRAG On-line Rotary Club Calculator, page 15
Flight Carbon Estimator, page 15
Donate to the Rotary Foundation Environment Fund, page 15 and 19
Green Event Checklist, page 15
Center for International Environmental Law, page 22
Environmental Protection Agency, page 22
Contact ESRAG, page 22
Become an ESRAG member, page 23
For more information about this Handbook or the Green Events Working Group, contact us today.
Organize a green event
Preparations for a single-day event, a district conference or a green convention will differ in scale. There are,
however, five basic steps to always keep in mind to make your event to be sustainable:
The content of the Handbook is the product of an extended collaboration:
• Vic Grosjean, Victoria Australia, Chair
• Pat Armstrong, Victoria, Australia, Editor
• Karen Kendrick-Hands, Wisconsin, USA, Editor
• Jennifer Weitzman, Wisconsin, USA, Designer
• Clari Nolet, California, USA
• Amelie Catheline, California, USA
• Melanie Lewis, NSW, Australia
• Julie Morisot, California USA
• Christopher Puttock, Hawaii, USA
• Rick Randolph, Kansas, USA
• Salvador Rico, California, USA
• Barbara Sheehan, Victoria, Australia
• Gert-Jan van Dommelen, Amsterdam, Netherland
• Deniz Vural, Istanbul, Turkey
• Ludwig Kalthoff, Germany
• Lori Cloutier, Washington, USA
• Kris Cameron, Washington, USA
• Laurie Zuckerman, Idaho, USA
• Dakota Stormer, Texas, USA (deceased)
History
The Handbook was born from the 2020 Virtual convention on which ESRAG hosted a Breakout session in front of 1,700 Rotarians.
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