ISO 20121:2012 Event Sustainability Management System

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ISO 20121:2012 – Event Sustainability Management System is an international standard that provides a structured framework for managing events in a sustainable way. It helps organizations identify, reduce, and manage the social, economic, and environmental impacts of their events—whether they’re concerts, conferences, festivals, sports competitions, or corporate summits.

Rather than focusing on the event itself, ISO 20121 is all about how events are planned, managed, and executed—ensuring a balance between the event’s business goals and broader responsibilities to society and the environment. It encourages continual improvement, stakeholder engagement, resource efficiency, ethical decision-making, and legacy planning.