Environmental concerns, as well asbroader aspects of sustainability, such as social standards relating to the manufacture of products, need to be incorporated into the planning and organisation of events. These guidelines, which were prepared to assist the preparation of the German Presidency of the European Union and G8 Summit, are intended to help ensure that criteria for organizing environmentally sound events are attended to when events are being planned and implemented. The various recommendations they contain can also be used as a resource for the preparation of environmentally friendly events in other fields. Annex 1 contains worksheets on each area of action that set out suggested concretemeasures. References to further sources of information are also to be found in the worksheets. In English, French and German.
