Zero Waste

A first in COP history: COP31 secures sustainability certification before the conference opens

COP31 Türkiye has obtained the TS ISO 20121:2024 Event Sustainability Management System certificate and the Zero Waste Certificate ahead of the conference.

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A first in COP history: COP31 secures sustainability certification before the conference opens
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COP31 Türkiye has received the TS ISO 20121:2024 Event Sustainability Management System certificate, issued for the first time in Türkiye by the Turkish Standards Institution (TSE), together with the Zero Waste Certificate.

According to the announcement, this is the first time in COP history that the certificates have been obtained before the conference begins. The announcement stressed that Türkiye has adopted sustainability not merely as a goal but as a core management principle.

Zero Waste is one of the ten priority themes of the COP31 Action Agenda, and the thematic day of 11 November 2026 is dedicated to it.