1. 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

2. www.gmicglobal.org Agenda  Review 3 Global Standards  APEX/ASTM  ISO 20121  GRI EOSS  Examine 2 Case Studies  City of Chicago  McCormick  Discuss Certification  Suppliers  Planners  Events

3. www.gmicglobal.org Sustainability Environmental Impact Social Impact Economic Impact

4. www.gmicglobal.org Event Sustainability Standards Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting APEX/ASTM Green Meeting Standards Planner and Supply Chain Performance ISO20121 Event Management System

5. www.gmicglobal.org Event Sustainability Standards

6. www.gmicglobal.org Comparison APEX/ASTM ISO 20121 GRI EOSS Checklist Process Framework

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

8. www.gmicglobal.org Partnership

9. www.gmicglobal.org Four Levels of Attainment Level 1 (entry level) – designed to be Cost Neutral 1 2 3 4

10. www.gmicglobal.org ISO 20121  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 http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=54552

11. www.gmicglobal.org Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)  Aim – to make sustainability reporting a standard practice  Provides a comparable reporting framework for environmental, social and governance information  2300+ organizations reported in 2012 using the GRI Guidelines

12. www.gmicglobal.org 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

13. www.gmicglobal.org Questions: Aaron Joseph, City of Chicago Mayor’s Office Aaron.joseph@cityofchicago.org Ryan Thorpe, McCormick Place rthorpe@mccormickplace.om

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

15. www.gmicglobal.org Benefits  Raise your Performance  Build Credibility  Create Competitive Advantage  Enhance Reputation

16. www.gmicglobal.org Certification

17. www.gmicglobal.org Principles 17

18. www.gmicglobal.org Process  Adopt the standard  Provide proof of compliance  Satisfy the auditor

19. www.gmicglobal.org Timing  Data gathering: 1-2 months  Certification: 1-2 weeks  Fees: $2500-$5000

20. www.gmicglobal.org Deliverables  Initial document review  Auditor interview  Quality review  Certification Opinion Letter  Management Letter  Press release

21. www.gmicglobal.org 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

22. www.gmicglobal.org Questions and Contact: Karl Pfalzgraf, iCompli kpfalzgraf@bpaww.com Aaron Joseph, City of Chicago Mayor’s Office Aaron.joseph@cityofchicago.org Ryan Thorpe, McCormick Place rthorpe@mccormickplace.om

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