July 30th – August 1st, 2013 McCormick Place, Chicago, IL What’s New in Sustainability Standards: Certification! Karl Pfalzgraf, iCompli Aaron Joseph, City of Chicago Mayor’s Office Ryan Thorpe, McCormick PlaceDENVER

Agenda  Review 3 Global Standards  APEX/ASTM  ISO  GRI EOSS  Examine 2 Case Studies  City of Chicago  McCormick  Discuss Certification  Suppliers  Planners  Events

Sustainability Environmental Impact Social Impact Economic Impact

Event Sustainability Standards Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting APEX/ASTM Green Meeting Standards Planner and Supply Chain Performance ISO20121 Event Management System

Event Sustainability Standards

Comparison APEX/ASTM ISO GRI EOSS Checklist Process Framework

APEX/ASTM - 9 Standards APEX/ASTM Standards On-Site Offices Food & Beverage Venues Exhibits Destinations Audio Visual & Production Communications & Marketing Materials Accommodations Transportation

Partnership

Four Levels of Attainment Level 1 (entry level) – designed to be Cost Neutral

ISO  Specification for a sustainable event management system  Management system = Plan, Do, Check, Act  Applies to all sizes of event  Applies to events, organizers, venues, suppliers  Requires policy/commitments to sustainable development  Requires continuous improvement

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)  Aim – to make sustainability reporting a standard practice  Provides a comparable reporting framework for environmental, social and governance information  organizations reported in 2012 using the GRI Guidelines

GRI – Sector Specific  Sector specific guidelines for sustainability reporting  Examples of these sectors are: electric utilities, financial services, food processing, mining and minerals, and the event sector  GRI Event Organizers Supplement launched in January 2012

Questions: Aaron Joseph, City of Chicago Mayor’s Office Ryan Thorpe, McCormick Place

Certification  Certification is a type of "conformity assessment”  Certification simply means that an independent third party has assured that specified requirements have been demonstrated.

Benefits  Raise your Performance  Build Credibility  Create Competitive Advantage  Enhance Reputation

Certification

Principles 17

Process  Adopt the standard  Provide proof of compliance  Satisfy the auditor

Timing  Data gathering: 1-2 months  Certification: 1-2 weeks  Fees: $2500-$5000

Deliverables  Initial document review  Auditor interview  Quality review  Certification Opinion Letter  Management Letter  Press release

Certified Organizations  City of Chicago  Choose Chicago  McCormick Place  Orange County Convention Center  Visit Denver  Colorado Convention Center  Centerplate Denver  Image Audiovisuals  Travel Portland  Las Vegas Sands  Marina Bay Sands  Tourism Toronto  Visit Baltimore

Questions and Contact: Karl Pfalzgraf, iCompli Aaron Joseph, City of Chicago Mayor’s Office Ryan Thorpe, McCormick Place

Next Steps  Staff Education  Front line  Continued tracking  Client Education  What this means to them?  How to use the standard for their event?