January 27th, 2010
You may have read reports recently about the development of a new international standard to mirror BS8901 - to be called ISO20121. This is a fantastic opportunity to get a global benchmark for sustainability in the events industry, and we’re right behind it. It will take some time for the standard to be developed, and it’s likely to launch in 2012 to tie in with the London Olympics.
So - does this mean you should sit back until then? We don’t think so. The new standard is going to be closely modelled on BS8901, and an understanding of the existing standard will be a valuable first step towards compliance with the new ISO.
In a nutshell - if you currently comply with BS8901, it’s 90% likely that you’ll also comply with the new international standard. So now is the time to get started on the systems you need to claim compliance. We’re here to help - let us know if you have questions. As ISO20121 is launched the eventberry site will be adapted to allow you to claim compliance internationally.
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December 16th, 2009
We wish all eventberry users a peaceful Christmas and a prosperous New Year. If you haven’t seen our December newsletter you can read all about it here. We look forward to working with all of you in 2010 to make the even industry a more sustainable place to be. Thanks for all your support this year.
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October 22nd, 2009
You may have read recently that a revised version of BS8901, the British Standard for sustainable events, has been published. At Seventeen we have been strong advocates of the standard and we welcome the new, clearer format for BS8901. Naturally some of the changes may seem complicated at first so we have compiled a short fact sheet explaining our take on the new standard.
Download the factsheet here.
We hope this is helpful - but if you have any other questions please get in touch, we are here to help! We’re also planning another Sustainable Event Summit for 2010 - are you interested in taking part or know someone who would make a good contribution? Drop us a line or call Andrew on 020 7515 5775
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September 23rd, 2009
We’re constantly working on eventberry to make it the best system possible to manage sustainability at your events. We’ve recently updated the system to allow venues to manage their internal compliance to BS8901. If you manage a venue and want to have an informal chat about how you could become more sustainable, get in touch.
We’ve got lots more updates coming soon. Is there a particular feature you’d like to see in eventberry? Let us know!
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August 17th, 2009
Hopefully if you’re signed up to eventberry you have received a newsletter from us recently. We’ll be sending these out roughly once a month to keep you up to date with what’s going on. If you’d like to sign up to receive these all you need to do is enter your email address into the newsletter box at the bottom of the main page. If you missed the August newsletter you can read it here.
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June 11th, 2009
Organisers will notice a few changes when they log in this week as the latest round of upgrades have gone live on eventberry. If you’re an organiser with a live project, log in now to check it out in your message board. If you aren’t yet signed up to the system now is a great time to join! Don’t forget the basic system is free whether you’re an organiser, venue or supplier.
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May 18th, 2009
We had a great day demonstrating eventberry at the Sustainable Events Summit 2009 which took place on Friday, 22nd May at One Wimpole Street, London. The day ran from 9am to 5.30pm and featured a host of great speakers - check out www.sustainableeventssummit.com for more details. It was great to see some of you there. Look out for eventberry at other events in the future.
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April 7th, 2009
We’re now live! As you can see it’s quite a change. But don’t worry - all your project data is still there. The new eventberry system is going to make your life easier while greatly increasing the amount of data you can get to track the sustainability of your events.
The site is now live so we can test it in real time - let us know if you spot anything which isn’t working. This process should last at most 48 hours so please accept our apologies in advance for any short term inconvenience. It will be worth it, we promise!
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April 6th, 2009
…that the all new eventberry should go live! Fingers crossed for a smooth transition this evening. We’re working on lots more cool features to make managing the sustainability of your events easier, quicker and with more useful results.
If you’re intersted in the whole area of sustainability at events you should attend the Sustainable Events Summit on May 22nd at One Wimpole Street, London. Check out the Summit website at www.sustainableeventssummit.com.
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April 2nd, 2009
Welcome to the new, improved eventberry. We believe we had already created a market leading management system for sustainable events, but we didn’t want to stand still. Based on client feedback and hours of debate and discussion we feel that the new release of the system is a step change for sustainable event management.
Firstly, the basic system is free. Sustainability is built on collaboration and we don’t want anyone to be unable to use eventberry based on cost.
Secondly, we added major enhancements to the way organisers, suppliers and venues interact – giving organisers comparative tools to measure performance and offering venues and suppliers the opportunity to market their sustainable credentials to the widest possible audience.
Finally, we’re not stopping here – we have more additional features on the way including a desktop widget, an iPhone application and more. Stay tuned for more developments, and don’t forget – eventberry is free, so sign up now.
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