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Other green elements included meals featuring local food served on reusable dishes rather than disposable plates, composting and recycling at all summit events, decorating with organic or locally grown flowers, and printing programs and other materials on recycled paper using soy-based ink. The summit also featured a panel discussion for leaders who are interested in environmental action. The session, titled Women Leading Environmental Change, featured sustainability leaders who shared emerging trends and tools for reshaping an organization’s sustainability vision and ways to leverage relationships across sectors for maximum impact. Session attendees were offered a map for leading environmental change within their communities and workplace. The green elements of the Women’s Leadership Summit are examples of ways in which Meredith College is integrating sustainability into the College’s practices in education and daily operations. The College approved a “Greenprint” plan for sustainability in the spring of 2009. For more information, visit www.meredith.edu/sustainability. |
In addition to being the first Meredith event of its kind, the Women’s Leadership Summit was notable because it was a “green” event. Held September 24-25, the Women’s Leadership Summit featured several elements that support the College’s sustainability goals. With support from sponsor Progress Energy, the summit organizers secured carbon offsets for participants’ travel to and from the event, and for the College’s energy use during the summit.| Questions? Feel free to contact the Office of Alumnae and Parent Relations with any questions at parents@meredith.edu, or by phone at (919) 760-8548. |