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NOC AND IF SUSTAINABILITY CASE STUDIES
The world faces significant challenges sustainability and should be continued. across a wide spectrum of economic, These case studies, which now also social and environmental matters. showcase National Olympic Committees’ The Olympic Movement has both (NOCs) best practices, form part of a an opportunity and a duty to actively strategic support system given to the contribute to the global sustainability Olympic Movement through the debate in line with its vision of “Building IOC Sustainability Strategy. a better world through sport”. Each case study is aligned with one or With this in mind, and in response to more of the IOC’s five sustainability focus Olympic Agenda 2020, the International areas: infrastructure & natural sites; sourcing Olympic Committee (IOC) launched the & resource management; mobility; workforce; International and climate. They are Federation (IF) also aligned with one Sustainability or more of the Project in 2016 United Nations’ to obtain an (UN) framework overview of IFs’ of 17 Sustainable sustainability Development Goals initiatives – (SDGs), which provide identifying a common framework common topics, for organisations to challenges and explain how they plan good practices while also sharing information to contribute to sustainable development and among the IFs. tackle the key global sustainability challenges. One outcome of the project was a series This framework is pivotal for the Olympic of case studies illustrating how IFs are actively Movement – in September 2015, the UN contributing towards a more sustainable world. General Assembly confirmed the important As part of the IOC’s objective to “profile the role that sport can play in supporting the “Sport is also an important enabler of sustainable development. We recognise role of the Olympic Movement in sustainability UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable the growing contribution of sport to the realisation of development and peace through the aggregation of information and Development and its SDGs. in its promotion of tolerance and respect and the contributions it makes to the collective reporting”, it was agreed that the empowerment of women and of young people, individuals and communities identification and sharing of information The IOC provides support to NOCs and IFs in the as well as to health, education and social inclusion objectives.” definition, design and development of their contributes to the holistic integration of sustainability strategies. Paragraph 37, UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
2019 | 2 Each NOC/IF sustainability IOC FOCUS AREAS UN SDGs project contributes to one or more of the IOC’s sustainability focus areas and one or more of the UN’s Sustainable INFRASTRUCTURE CLIMATE Development Goals (SDGs) & NATURAL SITES
A NEW WORLD SAILING AWARD CALLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH INNOVATION FROM THE SAILING COMMUNITY
n 2018, World Sailing teamed up with to launch a new sustainability award. With a 11th Hour Racing, an organisation that sponsor secured for an initial period of three Ipromotes collaborative and systematic years, the project calls on the sailing community change to benefit the health of the oceans, to develop and implement innovative sustainability-oriented projects, and rewards the annual winner with a prize of USD10,000 OBJECTIVES to help them further develop the initiative. Photography © Jen Edney World Sailing created a World Sailing has a desire to engage sustainability award in order to: across all levels of its sport and is • Support the implementation of encouraging applications from the entire World Sailing’s Sustainability sailing community: National Federations, Agenda 2030. sailing clubs, event organising committees, • Call for innovation across the individual sailors and any other sailing-related sailing community to help tackle organisations that have implemented and environmental challenges. delivered successful sustainability initiatives. • Raise awareness about The judging panel consists of World Sailing’s sustainability and inspire the Sustainability Commission and Head of sport community to take Sustainability, a representative from World similar actions. Sailing’s Board and a representative from • Give profile and financial 11th Hour Racing. support to organisations The winner of the 2018 award was that are delivering replicable Corpus Christi Yacht Club (CCYC), which sustainability initiatives. successfully delivered the 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships. Driven by the
2019 | 3 dedication of the CCYC volunteer Green “THE WORLD SAILING LESSONS LEARNED Team, the competition was the first World 11TH HOUR RACING Sailing championship with a focus on ocean • Calling for innovation from all sailing-related entities helps to raise awareness conservation and sustainability. Setting SUSTAINABILITY AWARD and tackle environmental issues through the power of sport. up educational opportunities and legacy WILL ENABLE BOTH • Creating an award is an efficient way for an IF to implement its sustainability strategy. programmes, CCYC created a benchmark PARTIES TO LEARN ABOUT • Innovative projects can be used to further develop sustainability across the for future championships to follow, and its FURTHER WORLDWIDE sport community. sustainability initiatives will be directly used by • Sponsored awards generate revenue for the IF that can be invested in further World Sailing to further develop sustainability INITIATIVES AND sustainability work. at its events. ORGANISATIONS THAT World Sailing and 11th Hour Racing sought ARE CONTRIBUTING TO diverse and talented applicants for the ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE Photography © Jen Edney 2019 award to both honour and empower sustainability leaders in the sailing world. The FUTURE FOR OUR SPORT.” 2019 winner received prize money in order to DAN READING, WORLD SAILING further develop its sustainability initiatives, and HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY an iconic trophy made from recycled carbon fibre taken from an America’s Cup boat.
EVALUATION Through the establishment of the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award, World Sailing has proven that it has the power to inspire the whole sailing community and use innovation as a tool for sustainability. Directly aligned with World Sailing’s Sustainability Agenda 2030, the initiative aims to show how the sport can contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The work of the winners will serve as catalysts for positive change and inspire other entities to start their own sustainability projects.
CONTACT: Dan Reading, World Sailing Head of Sustainability [email protected] 2019 | 4 www.sailing.org/about/Sustainability.php