Overview
BS 8901 provides requirements for planning and managing sustainable events of all sizes and types.
BS 8901 encompasses the entire range of events ranging from large scale conferences and unique events such as the 2012 Olympics to music festivals and air shows. The standard is applicable throughout the sector supply chain encompassing venues, organizing companies and industry contracting firms and is aimed at the following groups:
- Event organizers
- Venues
- Organizations and/or individuals in the supply chain.
BS 8901 provides guidance in the form of easy to understand practical information designed to assist the user to implement the requirements and those in event management to manage their environmental, financial and social risks and impacts spanning all aspects of event management.
BS 8901 will:
- Help companies to improve sustainable performance within available budgets
- Reduce carbon emissions and waste, improving the resource efficiency of the entire event supply chain
- Present opportunities for more efficient planning and encourage the re-use of equipment and infrastructure. The standard covers:
- Reduce environmental impacts such as carbon usage, waste management and effects on biodiversity
- Improve social impacts such as community involvement and fair employment
- Establish economic impacts such as local investment and long-term viability
Bibliographic Detail
| Standard Number | BS 8901:2007 |
|---|
| Title | Specification for a sustainable event management system with guidance for use |
|---|
| Status | Current |
|---|
| Publication Date | 30 November 2007 |
|---|
| Cross References | BS 8900, BS EN ISO 9001, BS EN ISO 14001, BS ISO 14063, Data Protection Act 1998, BS 8406, BS EN ISO 22000, BS OHSAS 18001 |
|---|
| Draft Superseded | 07/30146790 DC |
|---|
| Descriptors | Management, Events, Sustainable development, Economic development, Environmental management, Organizations, Enterprises, Commerce, People, Personnel, Safety measures, Assembly facilities, Meetings, Security, Consumer-supplier relations |
|---|
| ICS | 03.100.99 (Other standards related to company organization and management)
|
|---|
| Committee | SDS/1 |
|---|
| ISBN | 978 0 580 56618 9 |
|---|
| Publisher | BSI |
|---|
| Format | A4 |
|---|
| Delivery | YES |
|---|
| Pages | 34 |
|---|
| File Size | 352 KB |
|---|
| Price | £ 90.00 |
|---|
