Who Are We? 

Green Events Consulting (GEC) is a program under the Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) Student Services Division, as well as a service under Stanford Student Activities Leadership (SAL).  GEC promotes sustainable practices on campus and encourages VSOs (voluntary student organizations, or student groups) to make their events as green as possible.  Our objective is not only to tangibly increase the number of campus events that are executed in an environmentally sustainable manner, but also to engage a diversity of student organizations in the decision-making process, thereby creating a base of active and informed students who understand the complexities of “sustainability in practice” and can readily utilize that knowledge.  

VSOs that work with us are each assigned a team of Green Events Consultants, and these project teams give VSOs step-by-step guidance throughout the event-planning process.  For VSOs and student group leaders who are not working with us extensively but would like short-term advice and guidance regarding sustainable event-planning, we have created a new division within GEC called GEC Express.  

News

  • If you are planning an event, would like to make it sustainable, and want some quick advice, visit us at drop-in hours: Wednesdays 3-5 PM in the SAL office (Old Union Room 206) 
  • Want quick tips on how to green your event? Here's our newly published, comprehensive but succinct guide on how to do so.
  • Want to learn more about GEC metrics (how we assess what to recommend to groups + how we measure our impact on groups)? Read our Impact Assessment and Post-Event Metrics guides.

Navigating through Our Website

Student Group Leaders / VSOs
  • If you are interested in receiving consulting from GEC, please visit the VSOs tab.
  • If you are interested in acquiring quick advice from us for your event, please visit the GEC Express tab.
Students Who Want to Get Involved