Sustainable Event Management Performance Course

Name: Sustainable Event Management and Performance Training Course
Availability: InStock

Plan event sustainability objectives, control venue and supplier impacts, and turn performance evidence into a post-event report.

Sustainable Event Management Performance Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Johannesburg, Casablanca, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Istanbul and more
Next session: 8 – 12 November 2026, Johannesburg
Average fee: 5,750 €

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Overview

Sustainable Event Management and Performance Training Course is a one-week professional course for event owners, managers, venue teams, procurement functions, and sustainability practitioners, who leave with a Sustainable Event Management and Reporting Pack. The course connects ISO 20121, stakeholder engagement, venue and supplier criteria, resource-impact controls, accessibility, performance indicators, and event legacy. Agile Leaders Training Center develops sustainable event management practice.

Who Should Attend

People responsible for event objectives, governance, and delivery
Teams responsible for venues, production, logistics, and attendee services
Functions responsible for supplier selection and contract requirements
People responsible for sustainability, accessibility, and community impacts
Teams responsible for event measurement, communications, and reporting

The course assumes participants can plan or support events and work with suppliers and operating data; it leaves out general protocol, public relations campaigns, and introductory event logistics.

Departments and Industries

The course supports sustainable event decisions across business, cultural, sports, public, and association settings.

Event management and conference operations
Venues, exhibitions, festivals, and sports organizations
Procurement and supplier management functions
Corporate communications and stakeholder engagement teams
Sustainability, facilities, and environmental functions
Hospitality and destination event operations

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Analyze event sustainability context, impacts, and stakeholders.
Apply ISO 20121 principles to event planning.
Build venue and supplier sustainability criteria.
Prioritize energy, water, materials, food, and transport controls.
Evaluate accessibility, community, and event-legacy considerations.
Build event performance indicators and a sustainability report.

Course Agenda

Day 1: Frame Event Sustainability

ISO 20121 Event Sustainability Management System Map
Event Context and Scope Definition Sheet
Stakeholder Needs and Influence Matrix
Environmental, Social, and Economic Impact Register
Sustainable Event Purpose and Objectives Statement

Day 2: Design Venue and Supply Controls

Venue Sustainability Assessment Scorecard
Sustainable Procurement Requirement Template
Supplier Prequalification and Evidence Checklist
Contract Sustainability Clause Review
Local Supplier and Community Value Criteria

Day 3: Control Event Impacts

Energy and Temporary-Power Control Plan
Water Use and Sanitation Impact Checklist
Materials, Signage, and Waste Hierarchy Map
Food Service and Food-Waste Control Sheet
Attendee and Freight Mobility Options Matrix

Day 4: Measure Performance and Legacy

Accessibility and Inclusive Participation Review
Community Impact and Event Legacy Plan
Event Sustainability Performance Indicator Register
Data Collection and Evidence Ownership Matrix
Post-Event Sustainability Report Template

Day 5: Practice Sustainable Event Decisions

Exercise: Complete an Event Impact Register
Exercise: Evaluate a Venue and Supplier Proposal
Exercise: Prioritize Resource and Mobility Controls
Exercise: Test Performance Evidence and Findings
Capstone Exercise: Complete the Sustainable Event Management and Reporting Pack

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities based on conferences, exhibitions, festivals, sports events, and corporate meetings.

Suggested activity: identify stakeholders and rank environmental, social, and economic impacts for an event concept.
Suggested activity: compare venue and supplier submissions against evidence-based sustainability criteria.
Suggested activity: design controls for energy, water, materials, food, transport, accessibility, and community impacts.
Suggested activity: reconcile performance data and draft findings for a post-event sustainability report.

FAQs

Who suits sustainable event management training?

Sustainable event management training suits professionals who own, plan, procure, host, operate, or report on events and who can work with event plans, supplier information, and operating data.

How does sustainable event management differ from general event logistics training?

Sustainable event management integrates environmental, social, and economic impacts into event governance and delivery, while general event logistics training focuses on schedules, production, movement, and service coordination.

How does ISO 20121 support sustainable event management?

ISO 20121 supports sustainable event management through a management-system approach covering context, leadership, planning, operations, performance evaluation, and improvement across event activities and supply chains.

What should sustainable event performance indicators measure?

Sustainable event performance indicators should measure material objectives such as energy, water, waste, mobility, procurement, accessibility, community effects, and evidence completion.

What belongs in a post-event sustainability report?

A post-event sustainability report should state objectives, scope, indicators, methods, results, variances, stakeholder findings, evidence limitations, corrective actions, and legacy commitments.

Conclusion

Participants take back a Sustainable Event Management and Reporting Pack connecting objectives, impacts, stakeholders, venues, suppliers, controls, indicators, and findings. It makes sustainability responsibilities and evidence traceable through the event life cycle. The pack supports informed delivery decisions, post-event review, and continual improvement across future events.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Johannesburg	Week 45, 2026 8 – 12 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,500
Casablanca	Week 46, 2026 9 – 13 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,100
Dubai	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,500
Abu Dhabi	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,700
Bangkok	Week 48, 2026 29 November – 3 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Istanbul	Week 49, 2026 30 November – 4 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,500
London	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
New York	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000
Lagos	Week 50, 2026 13 – 17 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,100
Vienna	Week 51, 2026 14 – 18 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Tokyo	Week 52, 2026 21 – 25 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€10,000
Milan	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Seoul	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€10,000
Geneva	Week 53, 2027 3 – 7 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,200
Abu Dhabi	Week 02, 2027 11 – 15 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,700
Trabzon	Week 02, 2027 17 – 21 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,800
Amsterdam	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Manama	Week 03, 2027 24 – 28 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,700
Bali	Week 03, 2027 24 – 28 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Toronto	Week 04, 2027 31 January – 4 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewSustainable Event Management and Performance Training Course is a one-week professional course for event owners, managers, venue teams, procurement functions, and sustainability practitioners, who leave with a Sustainable Event Management and Reporting Pack. The course connects ISO 20121, stakeholder engagement, venue and supplier criteria, resour…

Are training dates available?

Yes. Available dates and destinations are listed in the course dates section on this page.

How can I register?

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Sustainable Event Management Performance Course