All Things Organic(TM) Conference and Trade Show Offers Green Travel to Attendees and Exhibitors

Green Tags Will Offset Environmental Impact of Climate-Altering Travel to and from the All-Organic Show

Press Release from Bonneville Environmental Foundation

"Now All Things Organic attendees and exhibitors can make their travel to and from Chicago more environmentally sound by participating in the optional purchase of renewable energy certificates from BEF," said Caren Wilcox, executive director of OTA. "These certificates are an important component in building the market for clean, renewable homegrown energy supplies, and BEF makes it simple for people to support this option."

Prior to the show, attendees were invited to 'green' their travel by simply checking an option on the registration form. The options reflect the average distances exhibitors and attendees traveled in prior years. Funds were then used to purchase Green Tags from BEF. The typical All Things Organic attendee or exhibitor who chooses to green his or her travel will displace approximately 4,080 pounds of CO2 from the electricity grid, which is the leading industrial contributor to global warming. All of BEF's Green Tag products come from new renewable energy projects (such as wind and solar) and are certified as 100 percent renewable by Green-e(R).

"Having a renewable energy program complements OTA's mission to encourage organic trade to the benefit of the environment," Wilcox said. "By using renewable energy, biodegradable sampleware, booth drapes made from organic fiber, soy inks and recycling, All Things Organic and its participants are reducing impacts on the environment."

The All Things Organic Conference and Trade Show, presented by OTA in partnership with Diversified Business Communications, is the only conference and trade show in North America focusing exclusively on the organic trade industry. OTA's partnership with BEF at All Things Organic Trade Show provides another avenue for OTA members to participate in activities that directly improve the environment. As a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, BEF reinvests all the net revenues from Green Tag sales in support of its mission, which supports solar power systems for schools, wind power systems for farms and ranches, and restoration efforts for salmon-bearing streams.