ISO20121 Sustainability Management System for Large scale Events

With the rapid development of the economy and society, China has organized and hosted an increasing number of large-scale events, such as the Beijing Olympics, Shanghai World Expo, Nanjing Olympics, and Winter Olympics. Large scale activities often have both positive and negative impacts on society, economy, and environment due to their high level of attention and temporary nature. In the era of sustainable development as the theme, large-scale events will increasingly be required to integrate the concept of sustainable development.
ISO20121： The 2012 "Sustainability Management System for Large scale Activities - Requirements and Guidelines for Use" standard aims to support organizations that organize various types of activities to carry out sustainability management. It applies to any organization or individual, including guests, suppliers, and event managers involved in various types of activities such as exhibitions, sports events, and music concerts.
Large scale events often have both positive and negative impacts on the economy, society, and environment due to their high level of attention and impact. In the era of sustainable development as the theme, large-scale events will increasingly be required to incorporate the concept of sustainable development. Sustainable management of activities is a comprehensive management process that helps stakeholders recognize potential crises and related impacts, identify important sustainability issues, plan and implement response measures, conduct performance evaluations, and continuously improve. Its overall goal is to improve the sustainability of organizational activities, effectively prevent potential social and environmental risks, and reduce the adverse effects of activities on society and the environment.

The 2012 London Olympics received ISO 20121 certification for sustainable development management systems for events

In 2012, the International Organization for Standardization released the new standard ISO 20121:2012 "Sustainability management systems for large-scale events - Requirements and guidelines for use" developed by the ISO/PC 250 Sustainable Management Project Committee. The standard aims to support organizations that organize various types of events for sustainable management, and is applicable to the management of large-scale events such as public events (such as the Olympics), exhibitions, performances, and celebrations. China has adopted this international standard and converted it into the national standard GB/T 31598-2015 "Requirements and Guidelines for the Use of Sustainability Management Systems for Large scale Activities". This standard was officially released on June 2, 2015 and implemented on January 1, 2016.