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Sustainability RFP Checklist
v2026.07 · CSRD-aligned

12-Question Sustainability Checklist for European MICE RFPs

Paste this into your hotel or venue RFP. Designed to surface verifiable evidence — not intent — and to be cross-checkable against public registries (Green Key, EU EcoLabel) plus traceable through accredited certification bodies (ISO 20121).

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  1. Certification scheme name and certificate number

    List each sustainability certification this property currently holds — ISO 20121, Green Key, EU EcoLabel, BREEAM, LEED, GSTC-recognised scheme, national scheme. For each, provide the certificate number or registry ID.

     
  2. Issuing body and audit date

    For each certification, name the accredited issuing body (BSI, AFNOR, TÜV, DNV, SGS, Bureau Veritas, etc.) and the most recent audit or recertification date.

     
  3. Registry URL

    For each certification with a public registry (Green Key, EU EcoLabel, GSTC-recognised), paste the URL of the property's own listing on that registry.

     
  4. Energy intensity

    Most recent measured kWh per occupied room-night, and the year of measurement.

     
  5. Waste diversion rate

    Percentage of total waste diverted from landfill in the most recent measurement period, and the year.

     
  6. Local F&B sourcing ratio

    Percentage of conference food and beverage by spend or by weight sourced within 150 km of the property. Documentation accepted.

     
  7. Plant-forward menu defaults

    Is the default conference menu plant-forward? Planned meat ratio for a standard day-delegate package?

     
  8. Water consumption per occupied room

    Property's water consumption per occupied room-night and the most recent year of measurement.

     
  9. Transport-emission mitigation

    Distance from a major rail station; on-site EV chargers (count and type); bicycle facilities.

     
  10. Sustainability officer

    Named property-level sustainability officer, role, and direct email. (If no named owner, the certification is operational theatre.)

     
  11. Post-event sustainability report

    Will the property produce a post-event sustainability report aligned to ESRS-categorised emissions for the buyer's CSRD reporting? Sample requested.

     
  12. Gap remediation plan

    Which sustainability metric is the property actively working to improve over the next 12 months, with what target, and what owner?

     
How to score: Treat questions 1–3 as filter (no acceptable answer → de-prioritise). Questions 4–8 are weight (compare numerically across shortlist). Questions 9–12 are tie-break (use when two venues are otherwise equal). For CSRD-aligned audit defensibility, archive every venue's answers alongside the chosen winner's procurement record.