ISO 20121 Events Sustainability

Management Systems

Guide to understanding

the international standard

Meegan Jones & Jane Fullerton-Smith

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InvolvementintheSustainableEventManagementmovementisfastbecomingexpectedofalleventproductionanddelivery.

Bestpracticehasmovedawayfromad-hocissuesmanagementtowardsasystemsapproach.Thisnewapproachoffersastrategicwaytomanagesustainabilityandembedcontinualimprovement.Itensurestheinclusionofstrategies,policies,processes,systemsandactionsthatintertwinetosupportandmanageeventsustainabilityissuesmoreefficiently,effectivelyandprofessionally.

Whoknowswhattodo?Howformalcanyouget?ReachforthestarsKeepontalkingMaintainingcontrolProcurementMeasure&ReportItSystemizeit,Documentit

Whatarethesteps?Whoisitfor?CommitmentandResourcingWhat’sYourSituation?StakeholderEngagementWhatareyoutalkingabout?Whatdoyoustandfor?What’stheissue?

Thisguide,writtenbyauthorofSustainableEventManagement:APracticalGuideMeeganJones,offersaplain-languageinterpretationofthestepsinvolvedinimplementingISO20121andhelpsyoutounderstandhowthisnewinternationalstandardcanbeincludedinyoureventplanninganddelivery.

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SowhatisISO20121?ISO20121:EventsSustainabilityManagementSystemsisadocumentdevelopedbyparticipating‘standardsbodies’fromvariouscountriesaroundtheworld.Thepurposeofthestandardistoprovideaframeworktoimplementasystemtomanageanevent’ssustainabledevelopmentissues.Ratherthanbeingachecklist,ISO20121requiresasystematicapproachtoaddressingsustainabledevelopmentissuesinrelationtoeventplanning.Itcanbeimplementedbyeventorganisersorowners,asingleevent,oravenue.Supplychainsuchaswastecontractors,AVsuppliers,powergeneratorcontractors,stagingandinfrastructurecompanies,orevencatererscanalsoimplementthestandard.Implementingthestandardrequirestheestablishmentofprocessesandprocedures,anddocumentationofthemtoensurefuturestreamlinedimplementation.Engagementwithstakeholdersanddisclosureofperformanceiskey.

WhatisISO?ISOstandsfortheInternationalOrganisationforStandardization.Itiscomprisedofanetworkofthenationalstandardsinstitutesofmembercountries.www.iso.org

WhatisSustainableDevelopment?SustainableDevelopmentisdevelopmentthat‘meetstheneedsofthepresentwithoutcompromisingtheabilityoffuturegenerationstomeettheirownneeds’.Itistheprocessofprovidinganenduring,balancedapproachtoeconomicactivity,environmentalresponsibilityandsocialprogress.ByISOdefinition‘sustainability’isthe‘degreeofsustainabledevelopmentinthecontextoftheorganisation’.

WhydoweneedISO20121?Thereisincreasingpressuretoaddresssustainabilityinallsectorsofcommunity,government,industryandcommerce.Asthelevelofunderstandingofsustainabledevelopmentincreasesinsocietyandintheeventsindustryspecifically,wewillfindanincreasingneedtoformalisetheprocessesneededtoidentifyandmanagethesustainabilityimpactsofourorganisations.TheISO20121standardisnotmandatory,howeverit’senvisageditwillbecomeminimumacceptedpracticeintheeventindustry.Byimplementingthestandardyouwillimprovesustainabilityperformance,haveaframeworktomanageissues,andbeabletodemonstrateresponsiblebusinesspracticetoyourstakeholders.

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Howcanthestandardhelpme?

Takingasystematicapproachtoproblemsolvingisanaturalnextstepasourindustrygainsunderstandingofsustainabledevelopmentissuesrelatingtoeventproduction.Theestablishmentofamanagementsystemprovidesaprovenpathwaytoidentifyingandsuccessfullymanagingsustainabledevelopmentissuesandimportantly,toembedthoselearningsintotheeventorganisationforcontinuedimprovedsuccess.Thebenefitsofimplementingamanagementsystemaroundeventsforsustainabilitymeansyou’llnotmissanyimportantstepsinidentifyingeventsustainabilityissues,impacts,risksandopportunities.Itwillfacilitateorsetupahigherlikelihoodorsuccessinmeetingsustainabledevelopmentgoals.Itmeansyouarenottreatingissuesinanadhocway,ratheryouwilltrackthroughtheprocessinasystematicway,leavingnostoneunturned…Withthetransientnatureoftheeventsector,embeddingamanagementsystemensuresthesustainabilityknowledgeandprocessesarekeptwithintheorganisation,anddon’tleavewhentheeventmanagerleaves.

CanIsavemoney?Yes.Being‘sustainable’canmeanbeingresourceefficient,whichinvariablymeanssavingmoney.Theremaybesometradeoffwithhigherlabourdemandsorprocurementchoices,howeveritisverylikelythataresource-efficienteventwillmeanacost-efficientevent.

CanIbecomecertified?Yes.Yourorganisationcanbeauditedforconformitywiththestandard.Conformitywiththestandardisthroughensuringyoursystemsareinplace.Readmoreaboutconformityassessmenthere.

HowdoIuseit?ISO20121isastandardtocomplywith,ratherthan‘use’.Amajorpartofthemanagementsystemistoensuretheteamimplementingithastheskills,knowledgeandcompetencetosuccessfullyimplementit,andthatprocessesaredocumentedandperformancemeasuredandreported.Thefollowingpageswillhelpyouunderstandthestepsandmoveyoutowardsconformitywiththestandard.

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Whatarethesteps?Whenyougothroughthestandard,andimplementamanagementsystem,youwillquicklyrealisethatit’snotajourneyyou’llgoonfromAtoB.You’llneedtodoubleback,andre-addressvariousconcerns.Forexample,youmayhavepolicyorobjectivesset,butwhenyoudofurtherstakeholderengagementorissuesidentification,you’llhavetore-lookatsomepolicyelementsorre-shuffleprioritiesofissuesmanagement.Nonetheless,thestepsinclude:

1. Gainingtopmanagementcommitmentandleadership2. Definingyourgoverningprinciplesofsustainabledevelopment3. Informingandengagingstakeholders,andunderstandingtheir

needsandexpectations4. Ensuringthatresourcesareprovidedtoenablesuccess,

includingcompetencies,timeandbudget5. Establishingawarenessanddesignatingrolesandduties6. Establishingpolicies7. Identifying&evaluatingissues,impacts,risksandopportunities8. Establishingobjectivesandmakingplanstoachievethem9. Creatingprocedures&processesanddocumentingevidenceof

requirements10. Implementingplansandtakingactiontocorrectandimprove

performance11. Performancemeasurement12. Managementreviewandcontinualimprovement

Whoisitfor?Thestandardhasbeendesignedtobeflexible,soitcanapplytoalltypesofeventsandthesupplychainthatservicethem.Ifyouhaveanykindofevent-relatedactivity,thenthestandardisrightforyou.Events:One-offorrecurringevents,whetherownedandself-managed,ormanagedbyanexternalorganisation.EventOwner/Sponsor:Thoseorganisationsthatownevents,butcontractexternalorganisationstomanageanddelivertheireventscanimplementaneventsustainabilitymanagementsystemforalltheirorganisation’sevent-relatedactivities.

EventOrganiser:Companiesthatarecontractedtoproduceeventsonbehalfofclientscanhaveamanagementsysteminplacethatguidestheproductionofeventstheymanage.Venues:Venuesthathostclient’sevents,orwhorunvenue-ownedevents.

Suppliers:Thosethatsupplyproductsandservicestotheeventindustry.Thiscanincludelaboursupplycompaniessuchaswasteandsecuritystaffing,wastecompanies,powercompanies,stagingandinfrastructure,amenitiesproviders,décoranddressing,caterers,foodandbeveragestallholdersandbaroperators.

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1.CommitmentandResourcingISOSAYS:Leadership&Commitment;Provideresources.WESAY:Getthegoaheadtogetsustainable.Gettingcommitmentfromtopmanagementandengagementbytheteamfortheevent’ssustainabilityjourneyisessential.Havingthetime,resourcesandknowledgeneededtogetgoingisthefirststep.Theboss(orwhomevergivesthefinalnod–theboard,sponsors,clients,localcouncillors,departmentheadetc)mustgivethegoaheadandoffertheteamtheencouragement,leadership,resourcesandsupporttheyneedtoensuresuccessfulsustainabilityoutcomes.Topmanagement’sinterestintheevent’ssustainabilityperformanceisessential,withthemactivelyseekingresultsandencouragingcontinualimprovement.It’saconfidentandenthusiasticteamembracingsustainabilitythatwillalsocontributetosuccess.Hopefullythereareemeraldsdottedthroughoutyourteam–thosethataregreen-at-heartandreadytofocusonyourevent’ssustainabilityperformance.RELEVANTCLAUSES:4.5,5.1,5.2,5.3,7.1,7.2,7.3,7.4,9.4.10.2

2.What’sYourSituation?ISOSAYS:Understandingorganisationalcontext.WESAY:Settingthesceneforyoursustainabilityambition.It’simportanttodetermineanyinternalorexternalissuesthatcouldaffecttheabilitytomeettheintendedsustainabilityoutcomes.Thiscouldincludethingssuchas;• thenon-existenceofsolutionsinyourregion• aheadofficecorporatepolicyunderwhichyouhaveto

operate,whichmayconflictwithbestpracticeoptions• aclimateofunrestinanareawhichmakessomeaspects

impossibletoachieve• arequirementtohavesponsorswhichmayconflictwith

someoftheoperationalsustainabilityambitions• aculturalaspectwhichmayimpingeonbestpractice• safetyconcernsYoushouldensurethisorganisationalcontexthasbeendocumentedsuchasinapolicyorstrategy.

RELEVANTCLAUSES:4.1

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3.StakeholderEngagementISOSAYS:Identifyandengageinterestedparties.WESAY:Geteveryoneengagedwithsustainability.Theproductionofmosteventsreliesonthecomingtogetherofmanystakeholdersexternaltothecoreeventproductionorganisation.Thesestakeholderscanincludecontractors,venues,caterers,performers,talent,localgovernment,attendees,community,associations,neighbouringbusinesses,etc.Havingthesemanystakeholdergroupsengagedinandcommittedtotheeventsustainablyprocesseswillbepivotaltothesuccessofyourplans.Theyareintegraltotheidentificationofeventsustainabilityissues–theissuesidentifiedthroughtheengagementprocesswillinformaspectsofyourobjectivesetting,policy,actionsandoperationalcontrol.Bypurposefullyplanningtherecruitmentofstakeholdersintoyourevent’ssustainabilityplans,youwillhaveagreaterchanceofsuccess.Thecommunicationandengagementprocesswillalsohavethetwinbenefitofeducatingyourevent’sstakeholderswiththedeeperissuesaroundsustainabilityand(hopefully)ignitetheiractiveparticipationindevelopingsolutionsalongsideyou.

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4.Whatareyoutalkingabout?ISOSAYS:Determinescopeofthemanagementsystem.WESAY:Workouttheboundariesofmanagement.Beforeyoulaunchintosettingupyourmanagementsystemyouneedtodefinewhatwillbeincludedandwhatwillnot.Doesthemanagementsystemcoverasingleevent,acompanyandtheiryear’sworthofevents,oraneventorganiserwhowillapplyamanagementsystemtoalltheirclient’sevents?Areyoujustconcernedwithwhathappensinthefourwallsofyourvenue,orareyouscopinginalltheactivitiesinwhichattendeestoyoureventwillbeinvolved?(e.g.delegatesataconference).Byarticulatingthisscope,boundaryorframeofreference,youcanthenestablishparameterswithinwhichallyoureventsustainabilityconcernswillfall.

Justbecauseyoucan’tcontrolsomethingcompletely,theissueorimpactmaystillhaveaconsiderablesignificanceandbedeemedrelevantbyyourstakeholders.Dotheyseeitasyourresponsibility?Ifso,youmustfactorthesepotentialsustainabilityimpacts,issues,risksandopportunitiesintoyourplans.Remember,whatisincludedinyourmanagementsystemneedsmanaging!Don’tbetoowhimpythoughandscopeeverythingoutandthencallyourselfabrilliantperformer!RELEVANTCLAUSE:4.3

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5.Whatdoyoustandfor?ISOSAYS:Definegoverningprinciplesofsustainabledevelopment.WESAY:Establishsocialandenvironmentalstanding.Thebossisonboard,theteamisintoit,stakeholdersareidentified,butwhatisityou’retryingtoultimatelyachieve?Establishingthehigherprinciplestowhichtheorganisationsubscribes,willmakedecisionmakingeasierdownthetrack.Sowhataretheseprinciples?SustainableDevelopmentprinciplescanincludeaspectssuchasInclusivity,Integrity,Stewardship,Transparency,andLegacyorLeadership.Embracingtheseatanorganisationallevelisthefirststep,nextcomesembeddingtheseprinciplesintotheoperational,procurement(andpossiblycontent)aspectsofeventproduction.RELEVANTCLAUSE:4.5

6.What’stheissue?ISOSAYS:Issueidentificationandevaluation.WESAY:Identifyandplanforeventsustainabilityissues.Sowhat’stheissueandwho’sresponsible?Whocaresaboutitandhowbiganissueisitreally?Workingoutwhatshouldbefocusedon,whatisrelevant,wherethebiggestgainswillbeandwherethe‘must-takes’are(regardlessthesizeoftheimpact),isnext.Doathoroughanalysisofyourevent’sandorganisation’s‘businessasusual’performance.You’relookingforrisksandopportunities,anddon’tforgetthatissuescanbepositiveornegative.Theremaybebarrierstoimprovementandthatisofcourseanissue.Legalitiesandregulationsmayimpactonplans.Thisprocesswillalsoallowyoutouncoverwhatyou’realreadydoingwell.Understandwhichissueshavegreatestsignificance–justhowbigarethepotentialimpacts,especiallyifyoufailtoact?Identifyingandacknowledgingissuesiskey.Youmaydecideonastagedapproachtomanagingissuesoverthecourseofseveraleditionsofyourevent.Justmakesureyoudeclarethatyou’reaware!

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TheUNhasidentifiedthesustainabledevelopmentprinciplesthatorganisationscanusetoguidethem,includingtheUNGLOBALCOMPACTandtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.

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7.Whoknowswhattodo?ISOSAYS:Ensuresufficientcompetenciesandawareness.WESAY:Undergoprofessionaldevelopmenttraining.Theendgameforsustainabilityineventmanagementistohaveitembeddedintoalloperationalandprocurementdecisions.Butthepathwaythereisgoingtorequirepeopleintheteamtoknowwhatthey’redoingandtodrivetheorganisationtowardsustainability.Ifyou’rejuststartingoutitislikelyyou’llneedtogainnewskillsinandknowledgeofsustainabilitytobeabletoknowwhichissuesareimportantandhowtomanagethem.Undertakeprofessionaldevelopmenttraining,engageexpertguidanceoremployanin-housestaffmembertofocusonsustainabilityandbringlearningsbacktotheteam.You’llthenknowtherightquestionstoask,beabletoeffectivelyidentifyandmanageissues,androlloutplanstoachievethem.CompetencealsoincludesinunderstandingwhatISO20121isandhowtoeffectivelyimplementitRELEVANTCLAUSE:7.2DOWNLOAD:DELEGATIONOFDUTIESTEMPLATEDOWNLOAD:COMPETENCYLOG

8.HowFormalCanYouGet?ISOSAYS:Establishanddocumentpolicy.WESAY:CreateanEventSustainabilityPolicy.Developingasustainabilitypolicyforyoureventand/oreventorganisingcompanyisanimportantstepinformalisingandarticulatingyourcommitmenttosustainableeventmanagement.Itisagooddocumenttohavetodisseminatepublicly,togiveforstudentenquiries,andtonewcontractorsandstaff.Thepolicycanbeaone-pagerandvisionaryinscope,butweliketogetsomemeatonthebonesandsuggestamoredetailedapproach. TheSustainabilityPolicyshouldindicateyourcommitmenttosustainabledevelopmentanddescribeyourpathwaystosustainability.Itshouldincludeanoverviewonprocurement,energy,transport,waste,water,venues,lightandsound,ecology,heritage,community,destination,andanyotheraspectsrelevanttotheorganisationorevent.Itshouldincludeastatementofgoalsandadescriptionofkeysustainabilityindicatorsthatperformancewillbemeasuredagainst.RELEVANTCLAUSE:5.2DOWNLOAD:SUSTAINABILITYPOLICYTEMPLATE

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TheGlobalReportingInitiativeEventOrganizersSectorSupplementhasover30indicatorsofsustainability.

Choosingonesrightforyouwillformthebasisofnotonlyhowyouwillreportonyoursuccesses,butwhataspectsyoushouldfocusonmanaging.Formoreinformation:www.gri.org

9.ReachfortheStars,BlastOff!ISOSAYS:Setobjectivesandplanstoachievethem.WESAY:Setobjectivesandmakeaplan.Settingobjectivesandsupportingtargetsprovidesnotonlyanendgoal,butcanhelpgaugehowyouhaveimprovedandwhetheryourundertakingsarehavingapositiveeffect.Ifyou’reinthefirstyearofimplementingsustainabilityatyourevent,youwillbeinbase-liningmode.Youroverarchingobjectivewillincludegatheringperformancedatainordertoestablishabaselinefromwhichtoassessfutureimprovement.EstablishingKeySustainabilityPerformanceIndicatorsisanotheraspecttosettingobjectives.TheGRIhasworkedtocreatethese.RELEVANTCLAUSE:6.2

10.KeeponTalkingISOSAYS:Maintaininternalandexternalcommunications.WESAY:Makesureyoukeeptalkingtostakeholders.Youneedtokeeptalkingtotheboss,keeptalkingtotheteam,andkeeptalkingtoyourstakeholders,orasISOcallsthem‘interestedparties’.You’llgoaroundinseveralloopswhendoingyour‘communications’stepofthemanagementsystem.Atfirstyou’llbetryingtogeteveryonetunedintogoingonthesustainabilityjourney.Sojustwhatarethebenefits?Reputation,costsavings,meetingindustrybestpractice,stakeholder’sexpectation,andparentorganisation’spoliciesandCSRrequirements.You’llbetalkingtoeveryonewhendoingthediagnosticandagainwhendiscussingideasandplansofaction.You’lltalktofolksaboutwhatshouldbeinthepolicyandwhat’smandatorytouptake,thenhavingmorediscussionwhenworkingouttheobjectivesortargets,andofcoursewhenyourolloutyourplansandinitiatives.Talking’snotyouronlytooloftrade.Formalizerequirementsorexpectationsincontracts,encourageparticipationthroughnewsletters,online,socialmediaandonsiteattheeventthroughvariouscommunicationsmediumsatyourdisposal.RELEVANTCLAUSES:4.2,5.3,7,3,7.4DOWNLOAD:COMMUNICATIONSPROCEDURETEMPLATE

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11.MaintainingControlISOSAYS:Establishandimplementprocessforoperationalcontrol.WESAY:Getcrackingandrolloutyourinitiatives.Thechunkiestandmostrewardingpartofimplementingsustainabilityintoeventmanagementisrollingoutyourinitiativestoreduceimpactsandenhancelegacies.ISOcallsthedoing‘OperationalControl’.Wecallitdeliveringyourevent.Thissectionofthestandardasksthatyouhaveprocessesinplacetocontrolthevariousissuesyouaremanagingandinitiativesyouareimplementing.Forexample,whenmanagingwaste,thatyouhaveallthestepsthatwouldneedtobetaken,fromorderingbins,tositingandsigningthem,andwasteremovalsteps.Sowhattodo?Thisiswhereasmallpdfdocumentisnotgoingtobeabletodo-the-doinganyjustice.Assumingyou’velearntwhat’swhataboutsustainabilityorhavesomeonetoholdyourhandonthisjourney,thatyou’veundertakenadiagnosticofyoursituationtouncoverissues,impactsandopportunities,andyouhavesomegreatcreativeandlogisticaltalentintheroom,thenyou’llbebrimmingwithideas!Lookatwww.greeneventbook.comforideas.RELEVANTCLAUSE:8.1

12.ProcurementISOSAYS:Enablesupplierstodemonstratetheircapabilitytosupportsustainabilityobjectives.WESAY:Sourcesustainablesuppliersandincludesustainabilityrequirementsintenders.Manyaspectsofeventsaredeliveredthroughthesupplychain,suchasvenues,caterers,signageanddécorproviders,exhibitioninfrastructure,soundandlightingsuppliers,wasteandsanitationcompanies,andgeneratorsuppliers.Alotoftheanevent’ssustainabilityperformancewillrelyonsolutionsbeingavailableandprovidedthroughthesupplychain–bothmaterials,productsandservices.Tomeettherequirementofthisclauseofthestandard,you’llneedtoinfluencesupplierstosupportsustainabilityobjectives,throughinclusionofrequirementsintenders,throughcontractstipulations,rewards,penaltiesorwholeheartedengagement!

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13.MeasureandReportitISOSAYS:Monitorandevaluatesystemperformance.WESAY:Determinehowyouwent,tellothers,setgoals.Monitor,measureandreportyourefforts.Performancemeasurementcanbeinmetricterms(volume,dollars,percentagesorproportions)aswellasinobservationalreporting(generallyaboutparticipationandbehaviourchangeorsocialimpact).Choosinghowyouwillmeasuretheevent’sperformanceisimportanttocouplewithplanstomanageissues.Beginwiththeendinmind.Knowwhatisimportantforreportreaderstounderstandandyou’llhaveuncoveredtheissuesneedingmanagement.Nextmakesureyouhavethesystemsinplacetomeasureperformance.Conductamanagementreview,andidentifyareasforcontinualimprovement,setnewgoalsandobjectivestoachieveforthenextevent. RELEVANTCLAUSE:9.1,9.2,10.1,10.2DOWNLOAD:EVENTREPORTINGPROCEDUREANDTEMPLATES

14.Systemizeit,DocumentitISOSAYS:Createandmaintaindocumentationandproceduresrequiredforsystemeffectiveness.WESAY:Getitinorder,documentyoursystems.Manyofusflybygut-feelandyearsofpracticalexperienceratherthanproceduremanualsandprocessdescriptions.Buthavingacentraldepositoryofallinformationandprocessesregardingeventssustainabilityishelpfulandarequirementofthestandard.Thesystemshouldexistwithoutdependenceoninformationheldbyanyoneperson.ISO20121requiresthatsystemsareestablished(itisamanagementsystemafterall)andthatyouwriteeverythingdown.Establishinganintranetportalisagreatsolutionforthis.

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