bon iver's "holocene"

just because...

sustainability... at events + in the office.

check out this article in the guardian... a few tips on executing a sustainable event and how to be a 'green' worker bee at the office!

what kind of things do you do around the workplace or for your personal events that help make things a little greener?

"you can tell how high a society is by how much of its garbage is recycled."
- tahanie

happy 40th, greenpeace!

the vancouver 'local' turns 40 today! happy birthday, greenpeace!

we're #1!

check this out!

according to a recent article from government buyer magazine, vancouver is canada's sustainability leader!

"based on per capita gdp, vancouver has out performed many of its wealthier us counterparts and garners the mantle of “greenest” canadian city in the us and canada green city index."

check out the full results of the us and canada green city index here and learn how we ranked on the nine factors measured.

hey, san francisco! thanks for giving us something to aspire to... we'll try to keep up!

welcome to ecoEvents vancouver!

welcome to the very first blog-isode on ecoEventsvancouver.blogspot.com, where we look forward to sharing with you information on upcoming events, planning ideas, and our thoughts on the sustainable event planning industry!

based in british columbia, ecoEvents vancouver specializes in planning and executing sustainable events that lessen negative impacts on the environment and contribute positively to the local community.

a proud green leader, we provide full-service consulting and event planning for:

• corporate events
• weddings
• special events
  
• private functions

stay posted for the latest info on planning events that can positively effect the world around us!

"it's not too late at all. you just don't yet know what you are capable of."

-mahatma gandhi