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Certification Process

To achieve certification, your sustainable event management system needs to be subjected to an audit..

This audit, carried out by Sustainable Event Certification (SEC) will determine:

• Whether your sustainable event management system meets the requirements specified in BS 8901
• Whether there is evidence showing that your sustainable event management system is operating effectively

Our traditional approach to providing the certification service is as follows:

1. You contact SEC to enquire about certification



2. SEC issues you with a pre-audit questionnaire – this is a very simple questionnaire designed to determine if you are ready for certification and ascertaining the scope of the certification assessment



3. Optional Pre-Certification visit – in some situations, it may be advisable to have a pre-certification visit to run through the standard and certification process, assist you in preparing and determine that you are indeed ready for certification



4. SEC issues you with a quote for the work indicating expected duration and cost



5. Optional Desk-top Review – in some situations, it may be possible to complete much of the certification by simply reviewing your documentation – this can be done remotely without the need for a site visit. Omissions or weaknesses will be identified and this will enable you to initiate corrections prior to the certification visit



6. Certification visit – the nature of this will depend on:
   
   
   • Whether the client is the event client/event organiser or a supplier
   • Whether the certification is required for a sustainable event management system for:
   -- One-off event
   -- Recurring event
   -- All events
   
   • Whether the certification is to be Phased - a separate certificate can be issued after the successful completion of each Phase - this may require separate visit
   
   
7. Report - we will issue you with a formal report identifying strengths and weaknesses in your management system



8. Certification – should there be no significant issues during the certification visit, we will issue you with a BS 8901 certificate which will be valid for 3 years (except in the case of a one-off event where the certification will last only for the duration of the event).



9. Follow-up visits on a frequency determined with you to ensure your system is still in compliance with the standard and that improvements are being made.