Agiito, a travel and event management company, has adopted the ISO 20121 accreditation for sustainable meetings and events.
ISO 20121, is a methodology designed to further sustainable events. The standard covers every aspect of running a sustainable event, including leadership, planning, communications, supply chain management and measuring performance.
The standardisation of sustainability is being incorporated into the business’ processes ging forward. In a statement the company said ISO 20121 was being used to “maximise performance and energy efficiency, while minimising the impact on the environment and local communities.”
The changes are not just to processes according to Agiito, there have also been cultural changes to revolve around a “reducing, re-using and recycling” mindset, which encourages event managers to mitigate any negative impacts from events on the environment.
Kirsty Given, director of corporate responsibility and sustainability, Agiito, said: “We wanted to ensure sustainability remains at the heart of our ways of working, so made the decision to work towards this standard to give our customer assurance that we can help meet their environmental targets and goals. As more businesses look to work with responsible suppliers and tenders request evidence of sustainable practices, we believe working towards this standard will give customers confidence in our event operations.”
“We’ve been using this standard to define roles and responsibilities for staff, contractors and suppliers, while also helping us identify ways to improve event planning and delivery for the future.”
Agiito says it will be accredited for ISO 20121 by the end of the year.