ISO 20121 Management Systems Certification: credibility and authoritative guarantee on the eco-sustainable management of the event

ISO 20121 'Sustainable event management systems - Requirements and guidance for use' is an international standard that provides the requirements that an event management system must possess in order to be considered sustainable.

With the certification according to the requirements of the ISO 20121 standard, Cm Group offers an independent third-party evaluation and gives organizations the opportunity to concretely demonstrate to interested parties that the events and activities connected to them have been designed and managed in a sustainable way. Certification adds credibility by providing authoritative and independent assurance of compliance with the sustainability standard for management systems.

The ISO 20121 standard

Based on the 'Plan-Do-Check-Act' methodology, the standard is applicable to various categories of structures such as those engaged in the organization of events, the service providers for these events, in addition to the Management System relating to the organization of a single event (e.g. catering, systems, stands, etc.). In particular, it applies to any type of Organization that intends to:

  • establish, implement or improve a sustainable management system for all types of events and parties involved in the process
  • ensure compliance with a sustainable development policy
  • demonstrate process management compliance internationally

The advantages of ISO 20121 certification

The international standard ISO 20121 allows those involved in the organization of any type of event, the advantage of demonstrating their Corporate Social Responsibility through the adoption of an organizational design based on the economic management of environmental and social impacts, allowing them to :

  • Reduction in the use of resources and costs
  • Increased efficiency and profitability
  • Improvement of effectiveness, credibility and transparency
  • Reduction of the risk of administrative proceedings and penalties
  • Improvement of relations with all stakeholders
  • Consolidation of relationships with investors and customers
  • Improvement of competitiveness on the market
  • Protection and enhancement of corporate reputation.