IOC Sustainability

Source: Executive Summary

President Tom Bach notes that in 2015, sport was highlighted as an “important enabler” to achieve the ambitious agenda of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and this means that the 2014 Sustainability Strategy must be an integral part of all IOC activities (updated in 2017).  The strategy focuses on infrastructure and natural sites, sourcing and resource management, mobility, workforce, and climate.

The 2020 goals include improving building energy efficiency of the Olympic Village buildings and reducing travel impact and waste.

The 2030 goals, among other things, require the Games to:

• minimize carbon emissions and avoid waste
• promote low carbon solutions in the host country
• maximize public transportation use
• maximize the use of existing venues or build only new permanent structures that benefit and contribute to sustainable cities.

The IOC Case Study of the International Ski Federation (ISF) shows it collaborated on a program with the group Protect Our Winters. Other sports International Federations have varied responses.

Time to get a move on.