The International Association of Event Hosts (IAEH) has worked with experienced event hosts, event owners and industry experts to provide guidance and standard definitions for measuring the impact of events and contributing to global sustainable development goals. This guidance is openly available and it is recommended that all research assessing the impacts of major events aligns with it, whether for rights-owners, city or national governments, sports or arts organisations, tourism organisations, commercial sponsors, venues or charities.
The guidance also aligns with the OECD Recommendation on Global Events and Local Development, adopted at the Ministerial Council Meeting on 30 May 2018 by all 38 OECD member countries. The Recommendation sets out internationally agreed framework conditions for realising sustainable global events.
