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Lights Out Portland Portland Audubon Society LED lighting Metro Craig Stroud
Sep. 20, 2019 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center will go 'lights out' to help save migrating birds and reduce light pollution

Lights Out Portland is a one-night event where residential households and commercial buildings dim their lighting in order to raise awareness about the impact of light pollution on migrating birds.

United Nations SDGs Positive Impact Events Craig Stroud Ryan Harvey sustainability
Aug. 21, 2019 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center urges event professionals to have their say and accelerate the creation of a sustainable event industry

The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) has joined Positive Impact Events and other event industry partners to urge industry professionals across the world to take part in a vital initiative – 'Engaging the global event industry with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)' – ahead of the UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York on September 25-27.

Green Microgym Ryan Harvey Cindy Wallace sustainability
Aug. 15, 2019 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center visitors can use “pedal power” to charge their mobile devices

Visitors to the Oregon Convention Center (OCC) can now get in some exercise while also charging their phones and tablets, thanks to an innovative pedal charging station that is on loan to us from local eco-fitness company The Green Microgym.

APEX/ASTM sustainability Craig Stroud Matthew Uchtman Ryan Harvey
Jul. 12, 2019 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center recertifies at the highest level of the APEX/ASTM green meetings certification

The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) has been recertified at Level 4 of the APEX/ASTM green meetings certification. This is the second time OCC has successfully recertified at the highest level of APEX/ASTM certification since it became the first convention center to receive it in 2014.

waste diversion waste reduction sustainability Cindy Wallace Ryan Harvey
May 07, 2019 | sustainability news

A look into the Oregon Convention Center’s first-of-its-kind Waste Diversion Policy

As one of the most sustainable convention centers in the world, Portland’s LEED® Platinum certified Oregon Convention Center (OCC) is a proven leader in environmentally responsible practices. OCC is dedicated to not only minimizing the footprint of its facility, but to setting a new standard in sustainability for the entire convention industry to follow.

Earth Month sustainability community
Apr. 29, 2019 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center staff celebrates Earth Month by taking action

We like to say that every day is Earth Day at the Oregon Convention Center, and each day of Earth Month this year was packed with employee engagement activities, community involvement, and actions that had a beneficial impact on our local neighborhood and the environment.

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GoLloyd Trash Mob

OCC and Metro staff joined other devoted volunteers for the annual Go Lloyd Trash Mob on April 17th.

Nancy Judd Nancy Nordman Rise Above Plastics sustainability
Apr. 22, 2019 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center’s leftover plastic straws are being fashioned into art with a powerful environmental message

The Rise Above Plastics Cape is a “sculpture in process” currently being created by artist Nancy Judd. The project is sponsored by the Portland Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, a nonprofit clean water advocacy group, and is supported in part by a grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC).

CSRShareDay sustainability Ryan Harvey
Apr. 09, 2019 | sustainability news

Join the Oregon Convention Center for a global conversation about sustainability and social responsibility in April

#CSRshareDay is a day that recognizes and celebrates Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and offers the event industry an opportunity to share ideas on how to achieve its sustainability goals. Professionals from around the world who are passionate about sustainability join together on social media for 24 hourly conversations. The annual campaign, which began in 2015, is organized by UK-based Positive Impact Events.

Earth Hour World Wildlife Fund sustainability
Mar. 19, 2019 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center to “switch off” in solidarity with global Earth Hour campaign

Earth Hour is a global World Wildlife Fund (WWF) campaign that aims to bring attention to the effects of climate change and spark conversations about the dangerous decline in global biodiversity. People are asked to take a stand for a sustainable low carbon future by switching off lights at homes and businesses for one hour each year.

LEED U.S. Green Building Council Metro Craig Stroud Matthew Uchtman Ryan Harvey sustainability
Mar. 08, 2019 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center achieves LEED Platinum recertification

The Oregon Convention Center has been recertified as a LEED® Platinum building by the U.S. Green Building Council — the highest of the USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards and an internationally recognized benchmark for sustainable building practices. OCC is one of only two convention centers in the United States to hold that distinction and continues a Portland tradition of achieving the highest levels of sustainable practice.

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