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                    Planning, measurement and reporting tools

                    Planning ahead makes it easier to be more sustainable during your event, and measuring your impacts enables you to identify opportunities for improvements.

                    Infographic depicting planning process for events. See 'Planning tips' below for full text.

                    Planning tips

                    1. Determine your objectives (what you want to achieve).
                    2. Establish a baseline (what your current impact is).
                    3. Set targets (where you want to get to).
                    4. Brainstorm actions (to get you there).
                    5. Make a plan (who, what, where and when).
                    6. Put your plan into action.
                    7. Check your progress and adjust actions (if needed) to achieve your target,
                    8. Take any lessons on board for future planning and celebrate success!

                    Top tip: Don't try to do everything. Pick achievable and deliverable actions; save the rest for next year!

                    Download the infographic

                    Sustainable events: Planning process
                    Sustainable events: Planning process PDF 886 KB
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                    Statement of commitment

                    Make a statement of commitment – it helps get everyone on board and provides a clear message to the people you will be working with before, during and after your event. 

                    Sustainable events: Statement of commitment (example)
                    Sustainable events: Statement of commitment (example) DOC 50 KB
                    doc 50 KB

                    Measurement and reporting your performance 

                     Measuring your impacts helps you understand what your impacts are and enables you to identify opportunities for improvement, both environmentally and financially. Plus, quantifying your efforts helps you tell the story about all the awesome things you are doing. 

                    Collating your data into a report helps provide the basis for your communications. 

                    Planning templates

                    To help you plan, we’ve created a series of templates you will find useful: 

                    Energy efficiency planning template
                    Energy efficiency planning template DOC 67 KB
                    doc 67 KB
                    Water management planning template
                    Water management planning template DOC 69 KB
                    doc 69 KB
                    Waste management planning template
                    Waste management planning template DOC 69 KB
                    doc 69 KB
                    Product purchasing planning template
                    Product purchasing planning template DOC 69 KB
                    doc 69 KB
                    Food and drinks planning template
                    Food and drinks planning template DOC 68 KB
                    doc 68 KB
                    Full sustainable event template (includes all of the above)
                    Full sustainable event template (includes all of the above) DOC 69 KB
                    doc 69 KB

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