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Confex 2012: Fiona Pelham, ISO 20121

Fiona Pelham, Chair of the ISO 20121 Committee, presented at the 2012: A Year of Sustainability in the Event Industry session on 7th March 2012. She spoke about the development of new industry standards and reporting for sustainability, including the sustainable event management standard, ISO 20121, and the sustainability reporting framework, GRI EOSS. Her presentation also covered the new sustainability initiatives that are currently being developed for the event industry in the form of roadmaps for waste and resources, and food.

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Confex 2012: James Mark, ExCel

James Mark, Services and 2012 Games Director at London’s ExCel spoke at the 2012: A Year of Sustainability in the Event Industry session on 7th March 2012. The presentation covered the venue’s sustainability initiatives achievements, which include energy and waste reduction as well as a community engagement scheme. He also emphasised the importance of taking responsibility as an industry for the sustainability opportunities available to us in 2012.

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EventSustainability Tool

As one of the first online industry tools to support event managers working to create a sustainable event, EventSustainability is an established and trusted resource for leading organisations who want to make their events more sustainable.      

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MPI Sustainable Event Tool

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) have created an online tool for measuring the impact of events in relation to sustainability, which is available free to members of MPI and GMIC.

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