ISO 20121 - Event Sustainability Management System (ESMS)
Health Safety & Environment
ISO 20121 is an international standard that has been developed to help events organizers and hospitality organizations to integrate sustainability into everyday management.
Event Sustainability Management System (ESMS) Standard has replaced British Standard for events sustainability (BS 8901) and is very flexible. It will help you put sustainability first when managing and delivering your events.
This standard will also help you minimize your impact on the environment and local communities. It will also maximize performance, achieve energy efficiency and win you full support from all stakeholders.
ISO 20121:2012 uses Deming's Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle which is also used by manufacturers for improving quality.
Benefits of Event Sustainability Management System (ESMS)
- Increased Profit
- Effectively Managed Risk
- Increase Sales
- Improved relationships with third parties
- Clarity of purpose and strategy resulting in a more energised and aligned workforce
- More integrated management and joined up thinking resulting in improved efficiencies and stronger teamwork
- Identify ways to improve event planning and delivery
- Achieve best practice levels of efficiency and performance
- Define roles and responsibilities for staff, contractors and suppliers
- Cut costs through better energy and waste management
- Integrate with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 for even better results
