What Is It?
Since 2007, the AGF Certification scheme has assessed and certified hundreds festivals, events and venues worldwide; providing independent audit and verification, and helping to improving resource efficiency, environmental impact and to ultimately become more sustainable.
How Does It Work?
- Any festival, event or venue can apply
- Complete the Self Assessment
- Qualified AGF Assessors visit your venue or event
- You submit further information and evidence
- If opted, receive your CO2 Analysis Report
- Next, receive your Score and Feedback
- The AGF Certifications are annual, with the aim to continue improvements year on year
- Certifications are presented at Industry events throughout the year, and promoted through international media
Why Do It?
- Get recognition for your organisation and team and increase motivation
- Independent verification of sustainability claims that is globally recognised
- Receive guidance to make improvements, benchmarking and targets
- Identify opportunities for resource efficiency and hence cost savings
- Join and share with the international community of greener events and venues
- Extra motivation to help get even the least engaged person on board
- Help accelerate change and spread good ideas by sharing actions and challenges
- Gain international promotion of your event, venue or organisation through the award scheme
- Any sensitive or commercial information and data submitted to AGF by any applicant is treated as strictly confidential
- Efficient and economical opportunity to tap in to over a decade of experience and broad perspective of the current best practice for a greener events industry
What Are We Looking For?
Depending upon the type of event or venue, we assess events and venue in the following categories:
- Local Environments
- Local Community Impact
- Travel & Transport
- Power
- Procurement
- Food & Beverage
- Solid Waste & Recycling
- Water Usage
- Waste Water & Sewage
- Legal Compliance & Management Systems
- External Reach
- CO2 Analysis
What Does It Cost?
Due to the variety of event types, scales and locations that we assess it is necessary to get in touch for a precise quote to match your circumstances.
Assessment & Award Entry
Optional Feedback Report
CO2 Analysis Report
Certification Entry Includes:
- An on-site assessment from trained AGF assessors
- Access to the self-assessment and support in it’s completion
- Scores across the 12 areas of assessment, providing useful insight and benchmarks
- The self-assessment provides guidance and a framework for your events Environmental Impact Assessment and management plan
- If successful in receiving the certification, use of the AGF certified logo, and inclusion in international media coverage
- Become part of the AGF community and connect with peers
- Assessor travel, food & accommodation expenses should be covered by the festival or event in order to facilitate the site visit assessment, in addition to the assessment fee
- CO2 ANALYSIS is an additional service offered by AGF and can be quoted based upon your event specifics