Ⅰ. Background and Aims of Research
1. Research background and objective
o There is a transition from the existing green MICE to sustainable MICE.
ㅇ MICE refers to Meetings, Incentive, Convention, Exhibition, and Events.
ㅇ The MICE industry is a high value-added industry with high economic and social benefits, which is a new growth engine, but it is also pointed out as a source of environmental pollution.
ㅇ Green conventions that focus on solving environmental problems are evolving into sustainable MICE.
-Achieving sustainable development in environmental, social, and economic aspects through efficient resource management and stakeholder participation.

o Public institutions can play various roles in organizing zero-waste events.
ㅇ Public institutions are expected to act as demanders for the establishment of industries and infrastructures related to the promotion of zero-waste events, thereby driving the expansion of the base of related industries.
ㅇIt can provide citizens with zero-waste experiences and foster a widespread consensus among citizens.
ㅇThey are playing a leading role in reducing the use of disposable products through the enactment of measures such as the “Practice Guidelines for Reducing the Use of Disposable Products in Public Institutions.”
o There is relatively little research on the feasibility of zero-waste events.
ㅇ Related guidelines, such as checklists for zero-waste events, have been studied, but research on whether these guidelines can be implemented in the field is relatively lacking.
- In order to hold a zero-waste event, it is necessary to prov