This document specifies requirements for an event sustainability management system for any type of event or event-related activity, and provides guidance on conforming to those requirements.

This document is applicable to any organization that wishes to:

a)？establish, implement, maintain and improve an event sustainability management system;

b)？ensure that it is in conformity with its stated sustainable development policy;

c)？achieve the intended result(s) of its event sustainability management system;

d)？demonstrate voluntary conformity with this document by:

—？first party (self-determination and self-declaration);

—？second party (confirmation of conformance by parties having an interest in the organization, such as clients, or by other persons on their behalf);

—？an independent third party (e.g. a？certification body).