The Public Security Sub-institute of China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) held a workshop to discuss a national standard under development, Guidance for event sustainability evaluation, on February 27.

The workshop was presided over by Dr. Yang Feng from CNIS, and attended by over 20 experts from CNIS, General Planning Department of Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Institute of Science and Development of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Remin University of China, Nankai University, Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Eco-Environmental Protection, Shanghai Institute of Quality and Standardization, etc.

The standard project is proposed and managed by SAC/TC 567, City sustainable development, based on a local standard of Beijing, DB 11/T 1892-2021, Guidance for event sustainability evaluation, whose development was participated in by CNIS. Referring to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sustainability Strategy, Olympic Agenda 2020, as well as relevant international and national standards, the standard drafters learn from actual sustainable practices of large-scale activities like previous Olympic Games.

The standard delineates the requirements and indicators for the sustainability evaluation of events, which is aimed at enhancing organizers' ability to manage the sustainability of events and providing reference for the sound sustainability evaluation of large-scale activities.

The development of this standard will be coordinated with the preparation of relevant international standards, sharing China's experience in the ideas of sustainable development, sustainability management and technical solutions like establishing information feedback platform when holding the Winter Olympic Games and other events.