ISO/NP 26540

Event sustainability management systems: Guidelines for application of ISO 20121:2024 in cultural organizations

Scope

This document gives guidelines for cultural organizations on understanding and implementing an event sustainability management system that meets the requirements of ISO 20121:2024, in order to meet the needs and expectations of their audiences, customers, employees, partners and all other relevant interested parties along the value chain of cultural and artistic events. Including production and touring, as well as audience behaviour in the context of events and cultural participation.
It promotes implementing an event sustainability management system in a responsible and accountable manner, through the application of ISO 20124 on a comprehensive basis. These guidelines do not add, change or modify the requirements of ISO 20124. This document will be a guidance standard only (informative)
It is applicable to all different kinds of cultural and arts organizations (such as theatres and museums), regardless of focus, type or size in order to constitute a comprehensive event sustainability management system that focuses on the cultural organization achieving its objectives. The comprehensive character of this system is essential to ensure that all the areas of the cultural organizations have a specified level of reliability (i.e. effectiveness of the processes).
This International Standard does not include product specifications, product test methods, product performance levels, or other forms of guidance or requirements directly related to the products of electoral organizations.