How Green is The HRSouthwest Conference?

The volunteers and staff of The HRSouthwest Conference are always mindful of the environmental impact that educating, feeding, housing and entertaining 2,500 people over four days has on our host city. We do everything we can to mitigate or offset our carbon footprint and are always looking for new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle. Send us your feedback.

The Conference

Reduced pre-conference printed material by 15,000 pages annually since 2010
Eliminated bottled water from meals and breaks in 2011
Eliminated hotel shuttle service in 2010
All session handouts available online
Water stations and refillable bottles keep more than 16,000 bottles out of area landfills

Trinity Catering

100% Starbucks products are served, all in compostable containers
Recycled paper towels are used in all back of house areas
Concession serving trays are made from recycled products and biodegradable
40% of food product is locally produced and/or from local vendors
100% use of eco-friendly cleaning products

Fort Worth Convention Center

Low-impact cleaning policy, using green-certified products
Waste reduction through recycling of paper, cardboard, aluminum, glass, plastic containers, and metals
Low-impact pest management, using Integrated Pest Management practices
Use of recycled paper products, green-certified soap and cleaning products, and automatic lighting and dispensers in rest rooms
Low-impact HVAC and electrical