
Sustainable Event Solutions provides a public one day training course on BS 8901.
The course will help you understand what sustainability is about and will provide you with the knowledge and tools to be able to achieve BS 8901. The course is structured around interactive group work, discussions and presentations and includes the following topics:
- What is sustainability and why is it an important business issuestakeholder and issue analysis
- BS 8901 – a framework for managing business
- BS 8901 benefits and challenges
- Designing and implementing management systems to meet BS 8901
- Building on your existing systems
- Conducting issue analysis and stakeholder engagement
- Setting objectives, targets and action plans
- Implementing operational controls, monitoring and measurement
- Achieving certification to BS 8901
The course is designed for:
- Event managers working on behalf of public sector and corporate clients
- Senior managers from suppliers and contractors in the events industry including catering, logistics, lighting, exhibitions, security, etc
- Event clients and sponsors who are looking to improve the sustainability of their events
- Senior executives in experiential and communications managemen
- Organizations planning to tender for 2012 Olympic contracts Anyone considering the adoption of ISO 9001 on quality management or ISO 14001 on environmental management
- Anyone whose clients have mentioned BS 8901 or ISO 14001
- Individuals already involved in implementing BS 8901
On completion of the workshop, delegates will understand:
- The concept of sustainability and why it is becoming a real business issue
- The requirements of BS 8901 including key concepts and definitions
- The most critical and difficult parts of BS 8901 including sustainability issue identification and stakeholder engagement
- The relationship between BS 8901 and ISO 9001 on quality management and ISO 14001 on environmental managementn
- The process to achieve certification to BS 8901
Courses are held throughout the year and cost £290 per delegate excluding VAT. Please contact us to find out when the next course is running.