Module 9: Responsible and Sustainable Events

Sustainability can no longer be swept under the rug and ignored!


Module Outcomes

  • Learn how to reduce emissions and negative impacts on the environment

  • Learn how to be more inclusive and diverse to provide social benefits

  • Learn how to grow your event’s economic impact

Lesson 1: Supporting your environment and planet

By the end of Lesson One you will understand how to set a clear path forward on your event’s sustainability.

Lesson 2: Creating a socially responsible inclusive event

By the end of Lesson Two you will considered a variety of ways you can be more inclusive, so more people feel welcome at your event.

Lesson 3: Extending the economic benefits of your event

By the end of Lesson Three you will have identified a number of strategies to leverage your event to boost your local economy and support local businesses.

 

Each lesson includes 

  • Online on-demand pre-recorded training video 

  • Supporting resources, tools and templates to help you action learnings 

  • Successful case studies and examples to highlight how others do it well

  • Links to further supporting readings, podcasts and blog articles to extend your knowledge 

  • Access to Q&A sessions to allow further discussion on the topic 

 

Resource included

  • Responsible Event Plan template

  • Access and Inclusion Plan template

  • How to increase your event’s economic impact checklist

 

Four young people with big smiles at Orange Food Week, carrying festival merchandise bags

Case Study: Orange FOOD Week

The first Australian food and wine event that sought to comply with global-standard ISO 20121 to become certified as a sustainable event , Orange FOOD Week sets annual targets and writes an annual report on its sustainability.

In ​2017, it learned transport to festival accounted for 99.6% of the event’s emissions​, so in response organisers increased train and bus options

 

Testimonial

As someone quite new to event management, I always get a heap of useful information to use at my event whenever I do one of your courses.

- Tom White, Murrumbateman Field Days

 

Cost: $150 + $15 GST for an individual or an event committee

Linda Tillman