BS 8901 is a management system standard designed to help organisations in the events industry improve the sustainability of their event related activities, products and services. Organisations that have successfully implemented the standard are able to seek independent recognition of their achievement through a process called certification.
Sustainable Event Certification is the first and only independent certification organisation dedicated solely to supporting the events industry on BS 8901. We undertake the certification of your sustainability management system and issue you with a certificate that demonstrates compliance with BS8901.
Certification to BS8901 will provide you with competitive advantage as event clients, sponsors, local authorities and other key stakeholders choose to work with organisations that have implemented the standard.
Our goal is to help organisations understand BS 8901 by taking the jargon out of the standard and by providing a simple and low cost route to achieving certification.
So what is BS 8901? In simple terms, BS 8901 defines the building blocks of a management system that will help any event related organisation to:
- Continue to be financially successful
- Become more socially responsible
- Reduce its environmental footprint
There are three important points to note:
Firstly, events are not certified to BS 8901. Certification applies to the management system used by an organisation to manage and deliver its event related activities.
Secondly, sustainability means more than just environment. The standard is concerned with the “triple bottom line” of economic prosperity, social progress and environmental quality. If an organisation is not financially successful then it cannot be sustainable. Hence, sustainability, and BS 8901, are concerned with how an organisation defines and delivers its business strategy to ensure it continues to be successful in the marketplace. (An organisation that addresses environmental issues only would not achieve certification to BS 8901 and may be better off considering the environmental management standard ISO 14001 as an alternative.)
Thirdly, sustainability is about creativity and innovation; finding new ways to meet and exceed client expectations that drive revenue growth, whilst supporting social progress and having a lighter environmental footprint.
BS 8901 enables organisations to gain a competitive edge by demonstrating to clients and other key stakeholders that they are committed to the sustainability journey. With not only the largest event in the world, the Olympics, committing to a more sustainable future but also most national governments and multinational corporations, then you know things are changing.
Sustainable Event Certification provides you will all you need to achieve certification to BS 8901 without the need to hire consultants or undertake expensive training courses. With Sustainable Event Certification, you can be among the first organisations to achieve certification to BS 8901 and thereby gain the competitive edge as clients, such as the London 2012 Olympics, start to demand more sustainable solutions to their events
Contact us at info@SustainableEventCertification.com to learn how we can help you on your sustainability journey.
