Sustainability Training and Competencies in Sports Events Roger Fawdry, Partner The Sustainable Events Group
Sustainability Training and Competencies in Sports
Events
Roger Fawdry, Partner
The Sustainable Events Group
Some management standards…
• Investors in People (Staff)
• ISO 9001 (Quality)
• ISO 14001 (Environment)
• OHSAS 18001 (Health & Safety)• OHSAS 18001 (Health & Safety)
• ISO 50000 - Energy Management
• Integrated Management
• BS 8901 (Sustainable Event Management)
Management Philosophy of BS 8901
• Common sense management – not rocket science
• Sustainability issues get integrated proactively into the company’s decision making processthe company’s decision making process
• Sustainability responsibility is shared
• Focus on what you can control and influence
Management Systems
• All management systems have a common
set of attributes:
� Leadership & vision
� Mission & strategy� Mission & strategy
� Policies & values
� Systems & process
� People & culture
� Resources
� Measurement & control
� Learning & continual improvement
Why Train for Sustainability?
• Develop new skills
• Acquire new knowledge
• Extend or deepen existing skills
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• Extend or deepen existing skills
• Identify your weaknesses and eliminate them
• Increase operational flexibility of individuals
• Gain competitive advantage
Which skills do you need?
Good trainers often use a ‘skills gap analysis’
technique. This:
� Builds on existing foundations
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� Extends ‘comfort zones’ with new ideas, concepts
and challenges
� Develops individual competence in new situations
� Creates bespoke training for individuals, teams
and organisations
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ISSP 2010 Survey Skills for Sustainability; Highly rated ‘Hard’ skills
78%
72%
67%
43%
36%
36%
38%
33%
35%
36%
19%
23%
24%
24%
Survey size:385
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Training Course MapProject
StageRole
Management
Team-Board
Project Leader/
Management Rep.
Management
Briefing
Specialist
skills /
Distance
Learning
Advanced
Sustainability
Data
verification /
carbon
footprinting
Accounting for
Sustainability
ImplementationAwareness AuditingStrategic
improvement
Advanced
Risk
Management
Sustainable Management Rep.
Internal
Auditors
All other
Staff
Understanding
Awareness
Briefing or
E-Learning
Module
Understanding Implementing Lead Auditor
Internal
Auditor
Advanced
Auditing Skills
Enhanced
Stakeholder
Engagement
Awareness
Briefing or
E-Learning
Module
Sustainable
Procurement
Business
Continuity
Features of a successful BS 8901
• Commitment
• Good understanding of the issues
• Involvement
• Training and awareness raising
• Strong Communications• Strong Communications
• Focus on performance improvement
• Integrates with existing management systems
• Good planning – flexible
• Monitored and maintained
• Practical for all levels of the organisation.
Policy
Planning
Documentation
Training & Communications
Health&
Safety
Quality
You may already have 80% of what you need
Environment
Training & Communications
Auditing
Records
Checking and corrective action
Management review
Common Elements OHSAS 18001, ISO
14001, ISO 9001
The Sustainable Events Group
• BS 8901 Training since early 2009
• Open courses at various levels� Introduction
� Implementation
� Internal Auditor� Internal Auditor
� ISO 14001 to BS 8901
• In-house bespoke courses
• 120+ clients� Venues
� Organisers
� Suppliers