Certifications for Individuals, Events and More
PURPOSE Sustainable Event Strategy Certification
PURPOSE Sustainable Event Strategy Accreditation is a foundational course fast-tracking organizational understanding of key climate concepts and sustainability solutions, including sustainable event planning by emissions impacts, climate justice, the psychological aspects of empathy, climate grief and the role that events teams have in being forward-thinking sustainable procurement and supplier solutions providers.
The PURPOSE Accreditation supports team collaboration, instilling common knowledge and communication strategies, enabling wider sustainability understanding and action.
Sustainable Event Professional Certificate Programme
The Sustainable Event Professional Certificate is comprised of 16 modules that include understanding the business value of sustainability, improving environmental performance of meetings and events, and effective methods for achieving social impact goals. As part of the programme, participants will have access to a digital workbook with activities to customise a roadmap for their own sustainable event. The course culminates in a straightforward “Final Sustainable Capstone Project”; a certificate of completion for 12 CEs and digital badge is awarded as a result. This is both a course and a certification. Click here for more information.
MPI Sustainable Event Strategist
Through MPI's Sustainable Event Strategist Certificate Program, discover how to view the event planning process through the lens of sustainability. Learn tactical best practices for reducing the environmental impact of your events, and explore how to create a culture of sustainable decision-making throughout your planning process. This is both a course and a certification. Click here for more information.
The Blue Standard (Oceanic Global)
Oceanic Global relaunched their standards and certification in 2021. The Blue Standard Events Program provides sustainable solutions for producing conferences, corporate events, brand activations, retreats, private events, and community gatherings. You can verify your Event through Blue’s 3 Star System and see how it works here.
Events Industry Council Sustainable Event Standards
More than 100 of the industry's leading practitioners contributed to the development of the new standards, which have been purposefully designed to increase sustainable practices across the events industry.
There are seven (7) different standards representing different sectors of the industry: event organizer, accommodations, audio visual and production, destination, exhibitions, food and beverage and venue. Certification comes in Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. For more information click here.
ISO 20211
ISO 20121 offers guidance and best practice to help you manage your event and control its social, economic and environmental impact. Every action counts, from relying on tap water instead of plastic bottles to encouraging use of public transport. ISO 20121’s flexible approach means that it can be used for all types of events.
The standard has been developed with input from many different stakeholders, including representatives from the event industry, to make it practical and useful. It addresses all stages of an events’ supply chain, and includes monitoring and measuring guidelines. Learn more here.
Certifiably Denver Green (Denver only)
Certifiably Green Denver (CGD) is a voluntary program that provides free educational outreach and technical assistance on a variety of environmental issues to businesses in the City and County of Denver. The primary goals of the program are to increase participation and adoption of sustainable practices to minimize use of hazardous materials, improve energy efficiency and water conservation, and decrease the use of resources and generation of waste. CGD has developed industry-specific criteria that target environmental issues and concerns specific to events. Event Certification Checklist