The organization shall establish, implement, maintain and continually improve an event sustainability management system, including the processes needed and their interactions, in accordance with the requirements of this International Standard.

REQUIREMENTS:

That a management system is in place, that it is being used and that, if relevant, processes and they way they interact are explained.

RELEVANT SEMS QUESTION:

No specific questions. You are looking for the successful completion of the SEMS Tool and evidence that it has been embraced by the organization and will endure.

AUDITOR INSTRUCTIONS:

• View the management system.
• Ask staff members if they know about the management system, what its requirements are, and why it is valuable. This will then evidence that it is implemented and embraced by the organisation.
• This aspect of the standard is achieved through successful completion of the SEMS Tool and evidence that it has been embraced by the organization, sufficient evidence is available across all aspects and that evidence suggests that the implementation of the management system will endure.
• If the organisation does not use the SEMS Tool for the creation of the system, look for how it does - e.g. a computer filing system, or the creation of an intranet portal.
• You may also look for a process interaction map, but this may be getting a bit too picky!

AUDIT OUTCOMES:

• The organization has established, implemented, maintained and continually improved its event sustainability management system.