ISO 20121 Event sustainability management system
ISO 20121 is the international standard for event sustainability management systems. It helps organisers and venues reduce environmental and social impacts while delivering successful events. ICFC supports implementation, audits and training.
ISO Management Systems
- Standard or scheme
- ISO 20121
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Type
- Certifiable
- Certificate issued by an accredited certification body
- Funding
- Not on the EDGE Standards list
- Non-grant engagement
What is ISO 20121?
ISO 20121 sets requirements for an event sustainability management system covering environmental, social and economic impacts of events.
Who is ISO 20121 for?
Event organisers, venues, MICE companies and suppliers to the events industry.
No grant found when checked - Non-grant engagement
We did not find this standard on the EDGE Standards list when we checked. Ask us about non-grant options or other schemes that may apply.
Impartiality
Impartiality comes first. Every engagement begins with a conflict-of-interest check. We keep consulting and auditing roles separate, and our auditors never audit, on behalf of a certification body, an organisation that ICFC has consulted on the same scope within the period set by that body.
Our certification role
We do not certify organisations ourselves; certificates are issued by accredited certification bodies or scheme owners.
How we help
Third-party audits
Third-party certification audits for ISO 20121 are delivered by our auditors on behalf of accredited certification bodies. The certificate is issued by the certification body, not by ICFC.
Second-party audits
Supplier and partner audits against ISO 20121 on behalf of your organisation, with clear findings you can act on.
Internal audits
First-party internal audits of your event sustainability management by experienced auditors, combinable with other standards in one integrated audit.
Funding
We explain which scheme, if any, applies and what it requires before you commit.
Non-grant
A fixed-scope engagement: gap assessment, documentation, implementation coaching, internal audit and management review, and support through the formal audit or assessment.
How we work
Practical, proportionate systems that your staff can run after we leave.
Classroom
Public and in-house classroom courses on ISO 20121: awareness, implementation and internal auditor levels.
Online LMS
Self-paced and live-online courses on the ICFC Digital LMS, with progress tracking and certificates of completion.
Funding
Funding depends on each course's approval status, shown on the course page in the LMS.