EVPL 245 - Sustainable and Green Events

2.0 Credits
Sustainable practices that promote environmentally responsible decisions in event planning.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Define and describe the terms “sustainability” and “sustainable business practices” and their effect on the role and scope of event coordination.
Research sustainable event products.
Critically analyze a sustainable event’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats using a SWOT analysis.
Explore and implement recommended Green Meeting Guidelines developed by the Convention Industry Council to include: meeting and venue selection, food and beverage, and transportation.