IF Sustainability Project FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 | 1 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 THE FIA AND EVENT ORGANISERS WORKED TO MAKE THE WRC RALLY DE PORTUGAL MORE SUSTAINABLE THAN EVER hanks to continued support from worldwide measure and enhance their the Fédération Internationale environmental performance. Tde l’Automobile (FIA) through its Working in close cooperation with the Environmental Accreditation Programme, organisers of the event, the FIA offered the 2019 FIA WRC Rally de Portugal was its assistance and expertise to help the the most sustainable in the event’s history. Portuguese stage of the world championship Since 2016, the rally has adhered to the maintain the three-star FIA Environmental FIA Environmental Accreditation Programme, Accreditation certification it has achieved created to help motorsport stakeholders as part of the programme since 2017. With one million spectators expected to attend, waste management was identified as OBJECTIVES a key challenge. In cooperation with municipal Through its Environmental authorities and other local partners and Accreditation Programme, the suppliers, the event’s organisers implemented FIA aims to: a robust recycling and waste management • Reduce the environmental campaign in partnership with the Portuguese impact of World Rally Environment Agency. Launched on Championship events. International Recycling Day, the initiative saw • Raise awareness among all event volunteers trained on the importance the sports community of the of recycling. And in schools across eight importance of taking neighbouring villages, the message was care of the environment. spread among children and young people • Inspire the sports community through a Rally Recycling Game. to take further action on To assess the 2019 WRC Rally de sustainability. Portugal’s compliance with the FIA's Environmental Accreditation Programme, 2019 | 3 BENEFITS • By implementing a programme for event organisers and collaborating with them throughout the lifecycle of an event, an IF can push for higher standards in sustainability. • Working collaboratively with local communities can help an IF implement sustainability best practices during events. • By introducing a long-term sustainability strategy, IFs can demonstrate leadership and influence, and generate a positive response around their events. and renew the event’s three-star certification, a joint collaboration between an IF and the FIA carried out an audit of the organisers’ its event organisers can deliver the FIA’s sustainability actions. Factoring in the event’s Environmental Accreditation Programme, progressive waste management and recycling which is now followed by the entire programme, the FIA concluded that the 2019 World Rally Championship series. Led WRC Rally de Portugal had achieved new by its President Felipe Calderón, the FIA levels of sustainability. Environment and Sustainability Commission highlighted the programme’s success, EVALUATION adding that it should serve as a springboard The 2019 edition of the WRC Rally de to promote sustainability at other FIA Portugal was a positive example of how motorsport events. “WE ARE VERY PROUD THAT WE ARE SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WORK WITHIN THE FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS WITH OUR FANTASTIC TEAM. WE ARE ALL DOING A JOB TO MAKE FOR A BETTER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD.” CARLOS BARBOSA, FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP COMMISSION PRESIDENT CONTACT: Marina Tailpied, FIA Programme Officer – Motor Sport & Environment [email protected] 2019 | 4.