Event Organizers Sector Supplement - Global Reporting Initiative
Event Organizers Sector Supplement - Global Reporting Initiative
Event Organizers Sector Supplement - Global Reporting Initiative
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IP<br />
&<br />
EOSS<br />
Indicator Protocols Set: Sourcing<br />
Relevance<br />
Sourcing and procurement of products and services<br />
is one of the most significant areas where event<br />
organizers can make a difference to their sustainability<br />
performance.<br />
A major component of event production consists of the<br />
products and services provided by the supply chain. The<br />
acquisition of products and services has the potential<br />
to have significant impacts, but if managed correctly<br />
can be used to make positive contributions towards the<br />
event organizer’s sustainability performance and the<br />
meeting of specific objectives and targets.<br />
The control and influence that event organizers have<br />
over their contracted and extended supply chain will<br />
vary greatly, but it is important to provide transparent<br />
reporting on this. It is also important to consider<br />
and clarify the composition of the event organizer’s<br />
supply chain – for example, direct suppliers, venues,<br />
merchandise licensees, sponsors and other delivery<br />
partners.<br />
Sourcing<br />
<strong>Event</strong> <strong>Organizers</strong> <strong>Sector</strong> <strong>Supplement</strong><br />
Procurement practices to find, evaluate, engage and<br />
procure suppliers of goods and services.<br />
References<br />
• WRI Ecosystem Services review (www.wri.org/<br />
project/ecosystem-services-review)<br />
• ISO 14001<br />
• International Fair Trade Standards being developed<br />
by World Fair Trade Organization www.wfto.com<br />
EO<br />
In order to address the immense variation in event<br />
organizers’ influences on sourcing chains, any<br />
disclosure approach should allow organizations and key<br />
stakeholders to focus their efforts on the most important<br />
issues in the sourcing chain by using the <strong>Reporting</strong><br />
Principle of Materiality.<br />
EO<br />
This approach should identify the most significant<br />
impacts that the event organizer’s supply chain has on<br />
the economy, society and the environment.<br />
Definitions<br />
Supplier<br />
External party from whom products or services are<br />
obtained or with whom contracts are concluded for the<br />
provision of goods and services. In this <strong>Supplement</strong>, the<br />
term supplier includes contractors and sub-contractors,<br />
manufacturers, wholesalers and service providers.<br />
Supply chain<br />
The sequence of activities or parties that provide<br />
products or services to an organization. In this<br />
<strong>Supplement</strong>, supply chain includes purchased products<br />
and services, value in kind, and donations. Parties may<br />
include suppliers, contractors and sponsors.<br />
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