Whether you're holding an event for a few delegates or holding a large event which requires accommodation for a large number of people, selecting and/or recommending an eco-friendly hotel can substantially lower your event's indirect environmental impacts. Even though the efforts are not physically evident at the event, this does not mean that the event is not indirectly impacting the environment elsewhere.

There are many aspects to consider when providing or recommending accommodation of hotels to lessen the impact on the environment but the major ones to include are:

• energy sources and consumption
  
• sources of food
  
• water saving measures
  
• waste management systems
  
• transport to and from the event
  
• distance from the event