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Within the scope of an agreement with the Bureau de normalisation du Québec [Quebec Standards Bureau], the Sustainable Event Project team has initiated a certification project to foster sustainable event management. Several partners have joined this initiative, namely financial partners, and pilot events were held.

Certification project stages

The first phase in the development of this certification – writing a preliminary version of the Standard and naming the Standardization Committee – was completed in autumn 2007. We are currently looking for additional financial partners for the second phase.If you are interested, contact us! We are in the second phase of the project. The Standardization Committee has be implemented in May 2008. This committee will continue writing the Standard. During the process, you will be invited to take part in a public consultation on this certification. To be followed!

Why a Certification?

Several benefits led the RQFE Sustainable Event Project team and their partners to develop a sustainable event management certification, namely:

Promoting Québec to national and international event organizers
Credibility of the name: sustainable event
Reference terms for sustainable events
Guide for event organizers when establishing sustainable action priorities
Recognizance of the actions taken by sustainable event managers

Financial Partners

The RQFE Sustainable Event Project team wants to thank the financial partners associated with this certification project:

Alcoa
Association des cadres scolaires du Québec
Association québécoise de vérification environnementale
Caisse d'économie solidaire Desjardins
Cascades
Fondaction (CSN)
Fondation québécoise en environnement
Hydro-Québec
Lavery de Billy
Loto-Québec
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Recyc-Québec
Société du Centre des congrès de Québec
Tourisme Sherbrooke
Ville de Montréal
Ville de Québec
Vision Montréal

Would you want to participate in financing this project? Contact us!

Pilot Events

Several pilot projects have contributed to the development and diffusion of this certification, especially by supplying data on the feasibility of various sustainable measures:

International Forum on Applied Sustainable Development
Assemblée générale annuelle du mouvement Desjardins 2007
Fête des enfants de Montréal 2007
SIL 2007
Business and Sustainable Developement Conference 2007, Unisféra
Hydro-Québec’s Colloque interne 2007 sur le développement durable
National Environment Show 2007
Lobster supper 2007 – Quebec Environment Foundation
Convivium 2008
World Leisure Congress 2008

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