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ISO 20121 - Event Sustainability Management Systems

Minimize your impact on the environment and local communities by planning, managing and delivering events sustainably.

Put sustainability first, build your competitive advantage and minimize your impact on the environment and local communities with ISO 20121.

Use independent certification to build integrity and prove your Event Sustainability Management System (ESMS) conforms with your policies.

Take advantage of the post- pandemic resurgence of in-person events and gain greater visibility around their environmental costs with ISO 20121.

Maximize performance, achieve energy efficiency and win full support from your stakeholders. The standard takes into account the geography, location and purpose of your event, with sustainability its core concern.

Stand out from the crowd with environmentally friendly events by adopting practices that are also ethically and socially conscious.

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Stand out from the crowd with environmentally friendly events

ISO 20121 equips you to optimize your resources, reduce costs and mitigate risks to the environment and local community.

Identify ways to improve event planning and delivery to become more sustainable.
Achieve best practice and enhance performance.
Define roles and responsibilities for staff, contractors and suppliers.
Cut costs through improved energy and waste management.
Adopt practices that are environmentally friendly and ethically and socially conscious.
Make event sustainability your competitive differentiator.