Designation:E2743−11StandardSpecificationforEvaluationandSelectionofTransportationforEnvironmentallySustainableMeetings,Events,TradeShows,andConferences1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2743;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisspecificationoffersawaytoaddressenvironmentalsustainabilityinthemeetingandeventindustry.Itisatoolforeventplannersandsupplierstounderstandtheattributesofanenvironmentallysustainablemeeting.Thegoalindevelopingthisspecificationistoestablishcommonbenchmarksforenvironmentalperformanceinmeetingsandeventsforbothplannerandsuppliersectors.Thisspecificationconsidersthecreationofanenvironmentallysustainablemeetingoreventtobeapartnershipbetweenmeetingplannersandtheirsuppliers.Eachplaysacriticalroleintheeffort.Inthisspecification,optionsareaddressedforminimizingtheenvironmentalimpactofface-to-facemeetings.Theapproachofthisspecificationistofocusonmeasurableoutcomesandpoliciesforplannersandsuppliers.Thismaximizestheabilityofbusinessestoselectthemethodsbesttailoredtotheirneedstoachievebenchmarksandmeasurableoutcomes.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationdelineatesproceduralrequirementsforevaluatingandselectingtransportationforuseinmeetings,events,tradeshows,andconferences(hereafterreferredtoasevents).1.2Transportationforeventsincludes,butisnotlimitedto,thefollowingactivities:transportingparticipantsto/fromcon-ferencerelatedevents,transportingparticipantsbetweencon-ferencefacilitiesandhotels,andtransportationofmaterials.Thisspecificationfocusesprimarilyonthereductionofcarbonemissionsfromtransport-relatedactivityarisingfromevents.1.3Thisspecificationidentifiesenvironmentalsustainabilitycriteriatobeincludedintheselectionoftransportationbyplannersordestinationmanagementcompanies.Thisspecifi-cationalsoidentifiescriteriafortran...
