Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Practice Exam

Which of the following is NOT one of the sustainable event standards?

1. APEX/ASTM

2. Big Impact Event Management

3. ISO 20121

4. GRI EOSS

The correct answer is: Big Impact Event Management

Sustainable event standards are frameworks that provide guidelines and measures for minimizing the environmental impact of events while promoting social responsibility. The correct choice reflects an option that does not belong to the established categories of recognized sustainable event standards. APEX/ASTM, ISO 20121, and GRI EOSS are all established standards that provide specific criteria and metrics to help event planners assess and improve the sustainability of their events. APEX/ASTM focuses on various operational practices in the events industry, ISO 20121 is an internationally recognized standard for sustainable event management systems, and GRI EOSS provides guidelines for reporting on sustainability in events. In contrast, "Big Impact Event Management" does not represent a recognized standard in the same way as the others mentioned. While it may refer to a business approach or a philosophy around organizing impactful events, it does not have the same formal acceptance or widespread use as a sustainability framework. This is why it stands out as the answer to the question about identifying which option is not a recognized sustainable event standard.