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IMEX America, working with MeetGreen® is committed to the following initiatives for IMEX America:
Measure the Event Footprint
- Measure the event footprint for:
- Water
- Energy
- Emissions
- Waste
- Overall event sustainability
Measure Sustainable Procurement
- Measure sustainable procurement in the following areas:
- Trade show venue
- Hotels
- Catering
- Print material
- Signage and carpeting
- General service contractor
- Transportation
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Encourage Exhibitor and Hosted Buyer Adoption of Green Practices
- Please contribute to IMEX America green goals by:
- Using the recycling bins
- Posting brochures back to the office
- Carbon-offsetting your travel to Las Vegas
- Exhibitors can order a a sustainable booth that includes: FSC certified and formaldehyde free wall panels; earth-friendly inks; shelves and counters made from formaldehyde free particle board and eco friendly carpet.
- Exhibitors can opt for sustainable catering for their booth.
IMEX America runs two Green Teams open to all exhibitors and hosted buyers and attendees to join by completing green tasks to reduce waste output and increase awareness of corporate social responsibility. Members of the Green Team are given a green ribbon to wear during the show.
Join the Exhibitor Green Team
Join the Hosted Buyer and Attendee Green Team
- Share your Spares: USB recycling
Drop your spare (pre-cleaned) USB sticks in the recycle bins at the show and we will send them to schools in India for re-use. You will find the recycle bins at the Sustainability Center on the show floor and at the Information Counters.
 We are embracing the 'Clean the World' initiative, a not-for-profit company that collects and recycles leftover soap and shampoo products discarded by hotels and re-distributes them to needy groups around the world to help prevent illness and disease. Many of the hotels IMEX America works with in Las Vegas support this initiative including:
Venetian I Palazzo, Wynn, Encore and Caesars Palace.
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Education
- We will provide educational opportunities for attendees, exhibitors and hosted buyers on issues and solutions related to sustainability practices within the industry:
- Provide information on how attendees can participate in sustainability practices
- Free educational sessions will take place at the Sustainability Center on the show floor, view more information here.
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Run a Legacy Program
We run a 'badge back' legacy program, sponsored by Estoril. As participants leave the exhibition they can recycle their badges in designated badge boxes, each box will represent a legacy project in the local area. For every badge recycled donations will be made to support the project.
The supported Las Vegas legacy projects are:
 Opportunity Village are a local non-profit organization employing people with intellectual disabilities in Las Vegas. They operate three employment training center campuses and a Thrift Store, employing approximately 1,600 individuals with disabilities in the Las Vegas Valley. The revenue generated in the Thrift Store supports programs like PRIDE and ENABLE, which are respite and rehabilitation programs, costing approximately $4.5 million to run per year. Visit www.opportunityvillage.org for more information.
Exhibitor Donations: At the close of IMEX America 2011, Opportunity Village passed out bright pink donation stickers to exhibitors looking to donate any products that can be sold in their Thrift Store.
The Shade Tree is a local 'grassroots' non-profit organization with no national affiliation or support. Their mission is to provide safe shelter to homeless and abused women and children in crisis and to offer life-changing services promoting stability, dignity, and self-reliance.
Using programs offered by The Shade Tree, women can rebuild their lives. They can find employment, secure permanent housing and become productive members of the community. The Shade Tree is the largest shelter of it's kind in the state, and is the only 24-hour accessible shelter designed specifically to meet the needs of women and children in Southern Nevada. With 364 permanent beds, The Shade Tree provides some 80,000 nights of shelter each year. On average, 33% of their clients are children under the age of 18.
Visit www.theshadetree.org for more information.
Thanks to Estoril for sponsoring this program.
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Additional Environmental Initiatives at IMEX America
- Recycled and recyclable paper show badges and hosted buyer luggage tags
- Show badge lanyards made from plant silk
- Recycled and biodegradable badge holders
- Reusable and recyclable polypropylene show bags
- Recycled and recyclable show signage
- Anti-idling policy on IMEX America buses
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