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Later this decade, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will host the two largest sporting events in the world, the World Cup and the Olympics. This year the city was the venue of another event of major international proportions but instead of sports the focus was sustainability. The Rio +20 event was arguably the largest single event related to sustainable development. This UN Conference gathered delegations from 188 member states, including heads of state of over 130 countries. There were also over 40,000 credential passes issued for the massive event. Some of the conference results were also record breaking. There were over 700 voluntary commitments by governments, businesses, NGOs, and other institutions reaching a total of over $500 billion. This included a pledge of $175 billion by eight multilateral development banks to support sustainable transport in developing countries . The predominant conclusion of the Rio+20 event was a document approved by 193 countries entitled “The Future We...

As our world becomes smaller we need to constantly rethink the social and environmental impact of our actions on personal, community and business levels. Modern technology wired us together – but nothing will replace the face to face meetings. It can be a social gathering or a team building event, Olympics or a scouts outing. In June 2012 ISO published a new standard that provides practical tools for sustainable managing of events of all types and sizes. The first international event that proudly followed the ISO 20121 guidelines was London 2012 Olympics.   The standard is beneficial to a variety of actors and parties involved in event organization, planning and execution. It provides guidelines on how to cut costs and use resources efficiently via monitoring and measuring.   However, ISO 20121 is NOT a checklist and is difficult to understand . If you’re interested in learning more about sustainability please contact us at http://c-bg.com/...