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ISO 20121

ISO 20121:2024 (ESMS)-Event Sustainability Management System, The International Standard is a comprehensive approach to accomplishing sustainability in the event industry. It specifies requirements for a sustainability management system for any event or event-related activity. Also, it provides opportunities to reduce the use of resources efficiently. It has been designed to address improved sustainability management throughout the entire event management cycle.

Why ISO 20121:2024?

It is a practical tool for managing events sustainably contributing to the green environment. This sustainable standard has been developed to relieve the stress on society and the environment by any event industry, often generating significant waste. It offers guidance to help manage your event more sustainably and restrain the social, economic, and environmental impact.

Benefits of ESMS

• Positive image to attract consumers locally & globally
• Improve profitability, Better employee motivation, clear roles and responsibilities for staff, contractors, and suppliers
• Reducing carbon footprints one of the main drives of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Reducing costs by planned use of resources ends in waste reduction
• Achieving an increase in efficiency and performance
• Cut costs through improved energy management
• Improved planning and execution of waste management
• Competitive tendering and facilitating economic benefit

Mandatory Documents

ISO 20121:2024 applies to all types of events like Concerts, Competitions, Family or Business Events etc., interested in implementing and improving event sustainability management practices.

The mandatory documents are as follows,

• Scope of the event sustainability management system (ESMS)
• Sustainability management system policies
• ESMS Plans and objectives.

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