ISO 20121 for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)

Sustainable events can be large or small, but the benefits can be the same. ISO 20121 has been developed for the events industry to help you put sustainability first when managing and delivering your event. Small businesses can adapt the same standard to get the same results as larger companies. Find out how we can make ISO 20121 work for you. 


Shaping ISO 20121 for SMEs

Small and medium-sized businesses can deliver world-class events regardless of potential budget or time restrictions. That is because we understand how to overcome these challenges by helping you adapt ISO 20121 to your needs. Whatever your starting point with sustainable event management, we provide services that can be packaged and customised just for you. This can remove the complexity of achieving sustainable events.  Work with us to discover how ISO 20121 can help you achieve the highest levels of efficiency and performance – reducing waste, energy use, and environmental impacts. We will also show you how to work with stakeholders right from the start to build better relationships. ISO 20121 will give you a reputation for the responsible delivery of events. For event management companies, it could open up opportunities for you to compete alongside larger companies. 



Training courses to get you started in ISO 20121

ISO 2012 sustainable event management can be adapted to events of all sizes and types. Our training is designed for all levels of experience.


Help us to shape standards

We are open to suggestions for new standards and take these to consultation with industry associations or equivalent organisations. We make sure that we get the standards right by working with representatives from consumer organisations; professional institutions; certification, testing and inspection bodies; educational establishments; research organisations; UK notified bodies; enforcement bodies; and government departments. 

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Why choose BSI?

As experts in this field we can verify your carbon footprint and as a result, you’ll understand the level of emissions you need to reduce and/or offset to become ‘carbon neutral’.

Our CFV service is delivered in accordance with the international management systems standard ISO 14064-1. Our process of third party verification embraces the highest standards of quality assurance and quality control procedures in the industry.  So you can be sure that the information we provide is a complete and totally reliable basis for improving your performance in monitoring and reporting emissions.