ASTM E2773-11
(Specification)Standard Specification for Evaluation and Selection of Food and Beverage for Environmentally Sustainable Meetings, Events, Trade Shows, and Conferences (Withdrawn 2020)
Standard Specification for Evaluation and Selection of Food and Beverage for Environmentally Sustainable Meetings, Events, Trade Shows, and Conferences (Withdrawn 2020)
SCOPE
1.1 This specification delineates procedural requirements for the evaluation and selection of food and beverage for meetings, events, trade shows, and conferences (hereafter, referred to as events). Food and beverage evaluation and selection is the practice of specifying, selecting, and procuring, food, beverage, and non-consumable food- or beverage-related items. This specification includes all aspects of waste management, energy and water related practices, and associated training related to provision of food and beverage. Equipment required in the preparation and service of food and beverage is included in this specification.
1.2 This specification includes all food and beverage services provided onsite by catering, restaurants and concessions, as well as offsite food and beverage services which may be specified by a planner. This specification does not extensively address the attributes of the larger building in which the food and beverage supplier may be located. It does not include sanitizing cleaning practices specific to food preparation areas as requirements vary locally.
1.3 There are nine specifications covering the following areas of event planning: destination selection, accommodations, food and beverage, audio visual, onsite offices, communication and marketing materials, transportation, exhibits, and venues. Within each specification are eight categories’ criteria: staff management policy, communications, waste management, energy, air quality, water, procurement, and community partners. Each category is further split into four progressive levels of achievement. Information within each specification is divided as follows: Main BodyScope, Referenced Documents, Terminology, Planner Requirements for Level 1, Supplier Requirements for Level 1, and Keywords; AnnexesPlanner Requirements for Levels 2 – 4 and Supplier Requirements for Levels 2 – 4.
1.4 All areas of performance under this specification may not be relevant for each event or for each facility or provider of event services. In some cases, an event planner would use this specification in conjunction with other specifications (for example, Specifications , ) or this specification may be used individually. In other words, elements of an event may be separated and considered solely or added together and considered as a unit (for example, venues used individually versus transportation, accommodations, and destination selection used in conjunction). Furthermore, this specification applies separately to each supplier for an event. This means that if multiple suppliers are used within the context of a single specification, each supplier shall individually meet the supplier requirements. To be considered an environmentally sustainable event at Level 1, all areas applicable to that event shall be achieved.
1.5 If higher levels are achieved in some sections, the event can only be considered environmentally sustainable at the lowest level achieved. The use of levels within this specification recognizes that the path to environmentally sustainable events is a multistage effort. The idea behind the levels is to provide a coherent baseline for measuring environmental performance, to be flexible enough to adapt to the needs of planners with more comprehensive environmental goals and to establish a performance path that encourages further environmental performance improvement. In addition, the evolution of products and services to support events is expected allowing additional advancements and underscoring the dynamic nature of environmental sustainability. This specification primarily focuses on environmental sustainability, while some aspects of economic and social sustainability are included recognizing the complete path toward overall sustainability.
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the saf...
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Designation: E2773 −11
Standard Specification for
Evaluation and Selection of Food and Beverage for
Environmentally Sustainable Meetings, Events, Trade
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Shows, and Conferences
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2773; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This specification offers a way to address environmental sustainability in the meeting and event
industry. It is a tool for event planners and suppliers to understand the attributes of an environmentally
sustainable event. The goal in developing this specification is to establish common benchmarks for
environmental performance in events for both planner and supplier sectors. This specification
considers the creation of an environmentally sustainable event to be a partnership between planners
and their suppliers. Each plays a critical role in the effort.
In this specification, options are addressed for minimizing the environmental impact of face-to-face
events.Theapproachofthisspecificationistofocusonmeasurableoutcomesandpoliciesforplanners
and suppliers. This maximizes the ability of businesses to select the methods best tailored to their
needs to achieve benchmarks and measurable outcomes.
1. Scope accommodations, food and beverage, audio visual, onsite
offices, communication and marketing materials,
1.1 This specification delineates procedural requirements
transportation, exhibits, and venues. Within each specification
for the evaluation and selection of food and beverage for
are eight categories’ criteria: staff management policy,
meetings, events, trade shows, and conferences (hereafter,
communications,wastemanagement,energy,airquality,water,
referred to as events). Food and beverage evaluation and
procurement,andcommunitypartners.Eachcategoryisfurther
selection is the practice of specifying, selecting, and procuring,
split into four progressive levels of achievement. Information
food, beverage, and non-consumable food- or beverage-related
within each specification is divided as follows: Main Body—
items. This specification includes all aspects of waste
Scope, Referenced Documents,Terminology, Planner Require-
management, energy and water related practices, and associ-
ments for Level 1, Supplier Requirements for Level 1, and
ated training related to provision of food and beverage.
Keywords; Annexes—Planner Requirements for Levels 2 – 4
Equipment required in the preparation and service of food and
and Supplier Requirements for Levels 2 – 4.
beverage is included in this specification.
1.4 All areas of performance under this specification may
1.2 This specification includes all food and beverage ser-
not be relevant for each event or for each facility or provider of
vices provided onsite by catering, restaurants and concessions,
event services. In some cases, an event planner would use this
as well as offsite food and beverage services which may be
specification in conjunction with other specifications (for
specified by a planner. This specification does not extensively
example, Specifications E2774, E2743) or this specification
address the attributes of the larger building in which the food
may be used individually. In other words, elements of an event
and beverage supplier may be located. It does not include
may be separated and considered solely or added together and
sanitizing cleaning practices specific to food preparation areas
considered as a unit (for example, venues used individually
as requirements vary locally.
versus transportation, accommodations, and destination selec-
1.3 There are nine specifications covering the following
tion used in conjunction). Furthermore, this specification
areas of event planning: destination selection,
applies separately to each supplier for an event. This means
that if multiple suppliers are used within the context of a single
specification, each supplier shall individually meet the supplier
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E60 on
requirements.To be considered an environmentally sustainable
SustainabilityandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeE60.90onExecutive.
event at Level 1, all areas applicable to that event shall be
Current edition approved Sept. 15, 2011. Published February 2012. DOI:
10.1520/E2773-11. achieved.
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1.5 If higher levels are achieved in some sections, the event 2.3 BSI Standards:
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