Organizers of the first Winter Olympics in South Korea said Monday they've earned an international certification for sustainable events management.
The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) said it has received the first ISO 20121 certification in Winter Olympic history.
ISO 20121, also known as the Event Sustainability Management System, is a standard designed to help organizations improve their sustainability throughout their management cycle, which includes event-related activities, products and services.
The POCOG said the certification is valid for three years. PyeongChang 2018 is the first Winter Games to receive the ISO 20121, and the third Olympics after London 2012 and Rio 2016.
The certification remains valid subject to satisfactory surveillance audits in 11 functional areas, including accessibility, food and beverage, procurement, transport, Olympic torch relay, Paralympics integration and security. (Yonhap)