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Sustainable Events

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Need to make your events sustainable, right now?

This course is for you. We've trimmed out the theory and strategy, reduced the paperwork.... it focuses you on which sustainability issues are important to manage, and gives you tools to use.

👇 Six Modules, 20 Lessons 

  • Sustainability
  • Destination & Venue
  • Towards Zero Waste
  • Buying Well
  • Climate Responsible
  • Events with Purpose
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Courses have been created by industry-recognised event sustainability professionals, for event industry professionals like you. 

Programmes focus on real-world, event challenges and opportunities.

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Delivering a successful event, sustainably, is never about just one element. Our deep dive courses take you through the fundamentals of sustainability, sustainable development & their interactions. We give you the strategy, policies, and processes you'll need. 

Dive deep into the detail with these full content courses.

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Sustainability
Fundamentals

Set the foundations of sustainable event management and strategy.

€280 (or buy the bundle)

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Events with
Purpose

Designing purpose-driven events that are good for you, and good for the planet. 

€70 (or buy the bundle)

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Toward Zero
Waste Events

Circularity, reducing waste, recovering resources and transparent materials flow.

€280 (or buy the bundle)

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Climate Responsible
Events

Produce a climate-responsible event and play your part in the race to net zero emissions.

€280 (or buy the bundle)

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Powering
Your Event

Bonus course with the Climate Responsible Events. Conservation, efficiency and renewable energy.

€0 (bonus with climate course) 

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ISO 20121
Implementation

Leads you through implementing the international event sustainability standard.

€320

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All Course Bundle

Get the five sustainability management courses
+ ISO 20121 Implementation and templates
(Fundamentals, Purpose, Waste, Climate, Energy)
with a 20% discount.

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The total cost of SIX courses is €1230.
When purchasing all six courses together you receive a 20% discount.

 SUSTAINABLE EVENT FUNDAMENTALS

The Fundamentals of Sustainability and Strategy

In this course we review the fundamentals of sustainability and how to apply this to events. We help you develop a strategic approach, and sustainability framework, dive into issues identification, prioritisation and measurement.

9 discussion videos
6 trainer explainer videos
4 workshop templates
3 checklists
3 useful tools
2 policy templates

10 hours of core course content
+ as much time as you wish to do deep dives, and using our downloadable templates and tools.

Sustainable Event Fundamentals

Foundation Course

  • Sustainability
  • Social Responsibility 
  • Sustainable Development
  • Stewardship, Transparency
  • Inclusivity and Diversity
  • Sustainability Strategy
  • Six Step Strategic Framework
  • Sustainability Policy
  • Top management commitment
  • Issues identification and priorities
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Measuring results
One Payment €280

Become a Sustainable Events Specialist

At the Institute for Sustainable Events, we give you the headstart you need to begin producing events responsibly. 

EVENTS WITH PURPOSE

Events can be purpose-driven platforms for good

Events are a captive stage for positive messaging, and leading events are bringing purpose to centre stage. This mini course looks at trends in purpose-driven events and how to build an authentic higher purpose into any kind of event.

1 discussion video
3 trainer explainer videos

3 hours of core course content

Events with Purpose

Focus Course

  • Build authentic purpose
  • Purpose-driven event trends
  • Building social license
  • Purposeful production
  • Partnerships with purpose
One Payment €70

Save the Planet, one event at a time

Combine your passion for the planet with your event skills, and begin your career in sustainable event management. With your passion, our courses, you'll take the right steps in the right direction toward sustainable success. 

TOWARDS ZERO WASTE EVENTS

Circular and Zero Waste are the future of responsible events

Zero Waste and Circular Events are becoming the new normal. Now is the time to focus on what's possible by designing in zero waste systems proven to deliver results. 

21 trainer explainer videos
4 checklists/worksheets
1 contract inclusions 
2 workshop templates

10 hours of core course content
+ as much time as you wish to do deep dives, and using our downloadable templates and tools.

Toward Zero Waste

Specialist Course

  • Zero waste strategy
  • Inspire and activate stakeholders
  • reDesign processes
  • Eliminate waste from the system
  • Best practice resource recovery
  • Data collection
  • Performance reporting
One Payment €280

Events around the world are re-emerging

Sustainability has moved from a 'nice to have' to a 'must have'. Are you ready for the great reset? We're here, right beside you, giving you what you need to deliver sustainable events successfully. 

CLIMATE RESPONSIBLE EVENTS

The decisions of today are the impacts felt tomorrow

In a world with significant climate change issues to manage, events via their owners, sponsors, production teams, managers, and attendees are becoming increasingly responsible for playing their part in the march towards net zero emissions.

4 discussion videos
10 trainer explainer videos
3 worksheets
Bonus course - Powering Your Event

5 hours of core course content
+ as much time as you wish to do deep dives, and using our downloadable templates and tools.

Climate Responsible Events

Specialist Course

  • Climate change and GHGs
  • What GHGs at your event?
  • Setting GHG boundaries
  • Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHGs
  • Reducing and avoiding GHGs
  • What and how to measure
  • Pre-estimating event GHGs
  • GHG Reporting
  • Carbon neutrality and claims
  • Mitigation, balancing, offsetting
  • Sustainable energy management
One Payment €280

So many people get stuck in jobs just for the income

Sustainability in events is predicted to be a significant growth area. Are you rethinking your career choice and looking for your next opportunity? Here's how we can help...

ISO 20121 IMPLEMENTATION

Now it's time to deliver world-class sustainable events

Taking you through ISO 20121 requirements, step by step, including how to make each and every part work for you and support your event's success.

The course includes videos, reading materials, and exercises. You will quickly realise that once we get into the detail of the standard, I've grouped the topics into logical order. The standard kind of follow how you'd approach project management of an event, so I've bundled things together to make it easier on your brain!

8 self-paced modules
trainer explainer videos
downloadable worksheets

5+ hours of core course content

ISO 20121 Implementation

Specialist Course

  • Context and Scope
  • Principles and Policy
  • Competence, Awareness and Roles
  • Stakeholders and Communications
  • Issues and Objectives
  • Operations and Supply Chain
  • Documentation, Performance and Review
One Payment €320

Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Course Bundle

Get the five sustainability management courses
(Fundamentals, Purpose, Waste, Climate, Energy)
+ ISO 20121 Implementation and templates
with a 20% discount.

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