Sustainability has always been central to how we work at Viva Esprit. It’s the golden thread that shapes our decisions, guides our creativity, and influences the partnerships we build.
Achieving ISO 20121 is an important milestone in our sustainability journey; a commitment to the people we work with every day: our clients, our employees, and our suppliers.
What Is ISO 20121?
ISO 20121 is the international standard for sustainable event management. It provides a framework that will help us identify, manage and improve the social, environmental, and economic impacts of our events. Not only will it strengthen how we work with our key stakeholders, it will also drive long term, positive change across the events industry.
Not many people know this… the ISO 20121 was introduced ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games and has since been adopted by event planners, venues, suppliers, and corporations worldwide.
Seeing things through a supplier lens
Our suppliers play a crucial role in delivering exceptional, responsible events. The energy and effort it takes to operate responsibility can be quickly undone if there isn’t trust and transparency throughout your supply chain. ISO 20121 helps us build stronger and more sustainable partnerships by:
Using a sustainable supplier questionnaire to better understand and benchmark environmental and social performance across our supply chain.
Encouraging accountability and shared learning, helping suppliers identify opportunities for improvement and celebrate their progress.
Promoting collaboration, breaking down silos and working together to raise standards collectively across projects.
This approach will help us build a supply chain that is resilient, responsible and aligned not just with our values but those of our clients too.
Keeping our colleagues at the core of our business
We have an enthusiastic and highly experienced team working at Viva Esprit. We couldn’t have done achieved this accreditation without them and they’re now keeping it alive across our business by making it part of the way we do things here.
Thanks to them, we are embedding sustainability into everyday decision‑making through tools like our sustainability checklist which we use at the start of every event. This tool empowers our colleagues and clients to make informed, responsible choices that enhances the events experience for every attendee.
Building confidence with our clients
No business is an island. We know that taking a strategic approach to sustainable event delivery is important to our clients and ISO 20121 gives them confidence and clarity in the work we do. It means when they work with Viva Esprit, they’re:
Working with a team informed by the latest standard, proactive in approach and committed to embedding best practice at every stage.
Integrating sustainability early in their event design and planning, rather than treating it as an add‑on.
Supporting ESG goals that have a measurable impact, thanks to our clear, data‑led approach to impact reporting.
ISO 20121 helps us deliver events that are not only memorable, but meaningful. It strengthens our relationships, deepens our decision making and ensures that sustainability remains a shared responsibility across our entire events ecosystem.
