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Travel plays a big part in the meetings and events industry. In a global effort to reduce carbon emissions, companies are exploring how they can do their part to help sustain our environment. Before you can make an impact, it’s important to understand the problem and devise an efficient way to tackle it. In this episode, Timothy Jones (https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-jones-2bb781142/), Head of Corporate Travel at Cvent (https://www.cvent.com/), discusses carbon emissions and their impact on meetings and events. Tim dives into the idea that by combining trips, researching flight and hotel emissions, and purchasing offset credits, you can cut back your company’s carbon footprint. He also shares the importance behind researching the best industry practices for sustainability to be more green. In this episode, you’ll learn: The importance of internal communication about the environment How the Paris Accord has kickstarted an environmental awakening How you can leverage local staff to reduce travel emission