Green Initiatives

Green Initiatives

IMA wants to work with you to make the 91st Annual Conference & Exposition a more environmentally friendly meeting.  Below are the initiatives we are taking this year.  Thank you for your support in this effort!

 

IMA Initiatives:

  • All advance marketing will be done on recycled material.
  • Online registration will be encouraged instead of paper registration.
  • The attendee roster will be available electronically and will be sent one week prior to the Conference.
  • All session handouts will be distributed on a CD-rom at on-site registration.
  • The final program and session evaluation form notepads will be printed on recycled paper.
  • Conference badges will be printed on recycled paper.
  • Conference badge holders will be made of recycled material.
  • A Conference bag drop will be available on-site for any attendee who wants to donate his/her bag after the event.

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel Initiatives:

  • Atlantis Laundry Water System reduces 38,000 gallons of chemicals and 2.6 million gallons of water used to launder towels and sheets each year.
  • Hotel-wide Single Stream Recycling program and Food Composting program reducing the amount of Post Consumer Waste by 80%.
  • Working with Constellation Energy to further reduce our carbon footprint with green roofs, solar power, and “green” energy from a wind farm in Pennsylvania.
  • Battery recycling and disposal program.
  • Kitchen cooking oil recycling program.
  • Tinted windows in the meeting space to reduce energy costs.
  • Contracts an environmentally friendly transportation service using hybrid and blue tec vehicles.
  • Paperless Banquet menus.
  • E-folio’s are available for all guests so they can review their bill online.
  • All sales proposals are Web based.
  • All meeting and convention bills are available electronically.
  • ENERGY STAR® certified property
  • Water saving showers heads in all guest rooms
  • Water conserving 1.6pgf toilets in all guest rooms
  • Sensors and water conserving faucets in all public restrooms
  • Purified Water Stations in foyer areas
  • Pens made from recycled materials
  • Eco Friendly Water service

Marriott Hotels and Resorts Initiatives:

  • Replaced light bulbs with energy-efficient bulbs
  • Installed low-flow showerheads and toilets
  • Introduced water/energy saving linen program
  • Operates the most ENERGY STAR® certified properties in the industry,  as part of Marriott’s portfolio of brands
  • Involves its global workforce in eco-volunteerism