Fear of bad publicity forces event organisers to embrace offsetting

James S Murray
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As delegates at African climate change conference are criticised for not offsetting, events management experts insist buying offsets should become standard practice

Firms hosting green events were given a stark reminder of the need to minimise the environmental impact of their attendees this week after delegates at two African conferences on climate change were slammed...

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