Download - Iso 20121 event sustainability (iso20121)

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Cost effective certification to ISO 20121 for the Events IndustryCost effective certification to ISO 20121 for the Events Industry

ISO 20121 - Content

� What is ISO 20121?

� What are the benefits of ISO 20121?

� Challenges to implementation


� Challenges to implementation

� Our approach, timelines and milestones

� Why use SEC

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What is ISO 20121?

� Specification for a management system

� Applies to management system not the event

� Requires organisations to understand and


� Requires organisations to understand and manage sustainable development issues

� Shares common management system principles with other standards

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What ISO 20121 is not

� Specification for a sustainable event

� A “performance” standard

� A checklist


� A checklist

� A guideline

� A green standard

� Just applicable to event organisers

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ISO 20121 – Benefits to You� Proven and effective management system framework

� Reduces risk, costs and carbon footprint

� Improves management effectiveness

� Enables differentiation


� Enables differentiation

� Strengthens reputation and relationships with key stakeholders

� Enables rapid organisational growth and continual improvement

� Helps boost employee morale, attract best talent and improve retention

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ISO 20121 – Benefits to You

� Help you win new business:� Major UK government agencies are making ISO

20121 a formal requirement� Corporate customer requirement


� Corporate customer requirement� Global market requirement in 2012

� USA

� Middle East

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ISO 20121 – Benefits to Your Customers

� Consistency and reliability in delivery

� Support to customers sustainable development goals


� Reduced environmental footprint

� Improved reputation with key stakeholders

� Strengthened leadership position

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ISO 20121 - Challenges to Implementation

Sustainability Policy

Objectives and targets

Internal Audit


Specific Specific ChallengesChallenges Sustainability

issue

Stakeholder engagement

Operational controls

Supply chain

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� Initial Briefing

� Training

� Pre-Certification

Our Approach to ISO 20121 Certification


� Pre-Certification

� Desk-top Review

� Initial Certification Assessment

� Issue BS8901 Certificate

� Surveillance Assessments

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Our Approach to ISO 20121 Certification – Fast Track

SEC conducts Initial Briefing

SEC Reviews Documentation

SEC conducts Initial Certification Assessment

You prepare

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Certified to ISO 20121

You prepare documentation demonstrating compliance

You address gaps

Start End Month 2

End Month 4

Note: Timelines are indicative

ISO 20121 – Why use us� We know what sustainable development means - over 30 years

experience in working with organisations in all industry sectors on sustainable development

� We understand ISO 20121 – we are the only certification body involved in creating the standard and solely dedicated to supporting the events industry on ISO20121


the events industry on ISO20121

� SEC has trained, assisted, supported and certified many organisations to BS 8901 (the predecessor to ISO 20121)

� We have a proven, flexible and cost effective approach specifically designed for small to medium sized businesses

� We have an extensive toolkit based on real-life experience which our customers can use to achieve ISO20121

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Thank you

Tim SunderlandSustainable Event Certification


07521 316 [email protected]

www.sustainableeventcertification.com

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