About This Course
The ISO 20121 Lead Implementer programme gives you the practical skills to plan, implement, manage and continually improve a event sustainability management system. Delivered fully self-paced and online, it follows a proven best-practice approach — from securing management buy-in and defining scope, to deploying controls, monitoring performance and preparing for certification.
ISO 20121 is the international standard for event sustainability management, helping organisers manage the impacts of events. By the end you’ll be ready to lead a ESMS implementation project and help your organisation achieve ISO 20121 certification.
Course Information
What You Will Learn
Course Curriculum
- Core concepts of Event Sustainability Management
- The ISO 20121 framework and requirements
- Securing management commitment
- Defining scope, policy and objectives
- Risk and opportunity assessment
- Setting objectives and operational planning
- Sustainable event governance
- Stakeholder engagement
- Deploying processes and controls
- Documented information and records
- Awareness, training and communication
- Supply chain and procurement
- Monitoring, measurement and evaluation
- Internal audit and management review
- Nonconformity and corrective action
- Managing social, economic and environmental impacts
- The competency domains
- Revision and exam technique
- Booking and sitting the PECB exam
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All You Need to Know
This programme suits professionals responsible for building or running a ESMS, including managers, consultants, Event Sustainability Management specialists and project team members preparing an organisation for ISO 20121 certification.
A fundamental understanding of ISO 20121 is recommended. If you’re new to the standard, the Foundation-level programme is a good starting point.
The programme prepares you for the PECB Certified ISO 20121 Lead Implementer exam, which assesses the competency domains for designing, implementing and managing a ESMS. Completing the training also earns 31 CPD credits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — it is delivered online and self-paced, covering the same competency domains as PECB’s instructor-led programme so you can study around your schedule.
Lead Implementer prepares you to build and run a ESMS; Lead Auditor prepares you to audit one against ISO 20121. Many professionals earn both.
A fundamental understanding of ISO 20121 is recommended, but the programme builds the concepts up methodically.
After passing the exam and meeting PECB’s requirements you can apply for the PECB Certified ISO 20121 Lead Implementer credential.
Yes — the self-paced kit includes one certification exam and one free exam retake.