Catalogue of measures
On this page you will find a wide range of measures and best practices to help you plan and implement your event sustainably. Use the filter options to select specific measures that match your action areas and targets.
Target Catalogue
On this page you will find a wide range of measures and best practices to help you plan and implement your event sustainably. Use the filter options to select specific measures that match your action areas and targets.
Organise networking meetings between regional tourism stakeholders and event organisers.
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Action area Value Creation and Tourism - Target: The sporting event promotes the sustainable development of tourism.
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When planning the venue or route, take access to local businesses into account so that they do not suffer any loss of revenue. If you create an alternative entrance for the duration of the sporting event, ensure visibility and signposting if necessary.
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Action area Value Creation and Tourism - Target: Achieve economic effects through the sporting event.
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Offer visitors the opportunity to donate their deposit (reusable cup) to a good cause. Setting up take-back stations where cups can be deposited as donations also helps reduce queues, reducing the risk of littering.
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Action area Waste - Target: Avoid littering regardless of whether in nature / countryside or in urban areas.
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Ensure that a return system for badges/name tags is in place and that their reuse is guaranteed. Ensure that accreditations/access passes/ID cards are reusable and recyclable or implement digital solutions.
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Action area Waste - Target: Minimise the volume of waste.
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Action area Resource cycle - Target: Maximise the life cycle of purchased products and ensure the long-term use of other resources.
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Set a standardised deposit for cups and, if possible, also for food containers (in the case of a nationwide sporting event, also set a nationwide deposit if possible).
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Action area Waste - Target: Use reusable systems wherever possible.
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Start a "No plastic bags" initiative in the fan shop and at other stands (merchandising, sponsor stands, etc.).
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Action area Waste - Target: Minimise the volume of waste.
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In cooperation with public transport operators and other mobility partners, ensure that (multilingual) announcements are made at stations/stops and on public transport.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: The barrier-free accessibility of all event venues is a goal.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Ensure accessible arrival and departure. => Accessibility (AA9)
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In cooperation with the public transport operators and other mobility partners, ensure a consistent (multilingual) signposting system for public transport to and from the event venue.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: The barrier-free accessibility of all event venues is a goal.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Ensure accessible arrival and departure. => Accessibility (AA9)
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For long distances, provide a shuttle service on the event site (e.g. by golf carts) for people who would otherwise have difficulties with long distances (e.g. older people, wheelchair users).
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Action area Accessibility - Target: The barrier-free accessibility of all event venues is a goal.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Ensure accessible arrival and departure. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Organise an escort service for the journey from a nearby bus stop to the event venue.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: The barrier-free accessibility of all event venues is a goal.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Ensure accessible arrival and departure. => Accessibility (AA9)
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There are visual and audible/voice traffic lights at danger points such as crossroads, and orientation strips provide support when crossing roads, for example.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: The barrier-free accessibility of all event venues is a goal.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Traffic - Target: Ensure accessible arrival and departure. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Seek advice from specialist organisations in order to plan an accessible event site.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Signs or plans with escape routes are clearly visible, visually rich in contrast, unambiguous, easy to understand, tactile and can also be read from a wheelchair. Mark off areas where people who are not capable of rescuing themselves may be present.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Create a safety and evacuation concept for emergencies that enables rapid alerting, evacuation and rescue of all stakeholders. Also take into account the rescue of disabled people who are dependent on a wheelchair or have a sensory impairment.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Set up an alarm signal based on the two-senses principle, whereby visitors perceive an acoustic and visual alarm in all rooms and areas. Do not use a flash light so as to prevent seizures in people with epilepsy.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Offer suitable accommodation for people with disabilities and actively provide information about it.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Offer support services for accredited persons and visitors early and proactively.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select accommodations for accredited persons in accordance with sustainability standards.
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Create an accessibility statement and disseminate/communicate it.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Offer support services for accredited persons and visitors early and proactively.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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Set up a relaxation room with chairs and mattresses for resting as well as water, glucose and a first aid kit. Ensure that the room is supervised by a person with crisis training.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Offer support services for accredited persons and visitors early and proactively.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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In warm weather, place appliances that generate waste heat outside or in such a way that waste heat can escape to the outside.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Reduce the energy requirement.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Determine and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Comply with the highest energy standards when procuring permanent or temporary equipment, installations, lighting and sound systems: Use IT devices, printers, multifunctional devices etc. that meet the criteria of the Blue Angel eco-label. Use freezers, refrigerators and dishwashers with the highest energy efficiency class. Look into replacing inefficient appliances.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Reduce the energy requirement.
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Install or optimise automatic control of the heating and cooling via presence detectors or – in temporary and temporary buildings – adapt the control to the usage behaviour during the course of the day.
Alternatively, adjust the room temperature manually to the demand, e.g. by reducing the heating output when leaving the venue/night-time control (night-time setback).
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Reduce the energy requirement.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Determine and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Control the light switching via motion and presence detectors, especially in passageways and stairwells, to switch off unnecessary lights. If necessary, use additional brightness sensors for daylight-dependent control of the lighting or divide the interior lighting into individual, switchable groups.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Reduce the energy requirement.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Reduce the cooling requirements of permanent and temporary buildings with passive solar shading measures: Use sun protection and shading for windows and glass surfaces as well as natural ventilation.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Reduce the energy requirement.
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Offer free or discounted tickets for other sporting events. If necessary, enter into cooperation agreements with other organisations that organise other sporting events (in the region).
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Action area Commitment from society - Target: Organise and recognise volunteering in a motivating way.
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Offer volunteers free and/or discounted accommodation.
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Action area Commitment from society - Target: Organise and recognise volunteering in a motivating way.
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Surprise the volunteers with small gifts and give-aways in between.
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Action area Commitment from society - Target: Organise and recognise volunteering in a motivating way.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Strengthen the communal and emotional experience of the sporting event.
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Coordinate overnight partnerships for local and visiting volunteers.
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Action area Commitment from society - Target: Organise and recognise volunteering in a motivating way.
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Create comprehensive manuals, guides or short instructions as required, containing all the important information and guidelines.
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Action area Commitment from society - Target: Volunteers develop skills during the sporting event which they can also use after the sporting event.
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Action area Commitment from society - Target: Organise and recognise volunteering in a motivating way.
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Organise trial runs of the sporting event where volunteers can practise their tasks under realistic conditions.
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Action area Commitment from society - Target: Volunteers develop skills during the sporting event which they can also use after the sporting event.
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Action area Commitment from society - Target: Organise and recognise volunteering in a motivating way.
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Consider environmental and social costs and base financial decisions on sustainable targets. Integrate ecological and social factors into your financial planning.
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Action area Financing and Cost Stability - Target: Establish a financial risk management system with regular budget monitoring.
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Cooperate with non-profit organisations (NPOs) to pursue common goals and exploit synergy effects for sustainable financing opportunities.
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Action area Financing and Cost Stability - Target: Establish a financial risk management system with regular budget monitoring.
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Reduce event costs by sharing infrastructure and equipment with other organisers and thus operate more efficiently.
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Action area Financing and Cost Stability - Target: Establish a financial risk management system with regular budget monitoring.
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Rely on regional suppliers to minimise transport costs.
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Action area Financing and Cost Stability - Target: Establish a financial risk management system with regular budget monitoring.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Reduce emissions from logistics transport as far as possible.
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Create a comprehensive code of conduct that clearly defines acceptable and unacceptable behaviour. The code should specifically address the prevention of psychological, physical and sexualised violence and apply to all stakeholders.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Protect all persons from physical, psychological and sexualised violence.
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Provide free (environmentally friendly) sun lotion for all stakeholders if a high UV index is expected.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Minimise environmental and climate-related health risks for all relevant stakeholders.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Minimise environmental and climate-related health risks for all relevant stakeholders (e.g. organisation team, athletes, visitors). → Health and well-being (AA12)
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Organise team-building activities to strengthen cohesion and create a supportive working environment.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Protect employees from physical and psychological risks.
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Offer your employees free drinking water. Set up water dispensers or water stations in employees' work areas.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Protect employees from physical and psychological risks.
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Ensure that all employees receive regular training in first aid, emergency procedures and safety protocols.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Protect employees from physical and psychological risks.
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Action area Education for Sustainable Development - Target: Convey knowledge for a critical and contextualised understanding and promote awareness and agency with regard to actively shaping a sustainable future.
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Work with local health organisations, gyms or nutritional consultancies to develop projects that promote healthy eating.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Promote healthy nutrition.
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Action area Catering - Target: Promote healthy eating => Health and Well-Being (AA12)
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Action area Education for Sustainable Development - Target: Convey knowledge for a critical and contextualised understanding and promote awareness and agency with regard to actively shaping a sustainable future.
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Provide athletes with access to nutritional plans and consulting that is/are tailored to their specific sporting needs. This could also take place before the event via newsletters or apps.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Promote healthy nutrition.
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Action area Catering - Target: Promote healthy eating => Health and Well-Being (AA12)
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Action area Education for Sustainable Development - Target: Convey knowledge for a critical and contextualised understanding and promote awareness and agency with regard to actively shaping a sustainable future.
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Hand out healthy snacks, recipes or small cookery books as promotional gifts to promote awareness of healthy eating. Work together with sponsors if necessary.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Promote healthy nutrition.
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Action area Catering - Target: Promote healthy eating => Health and Well-Being (AA12)
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Point cameras at the audience to show their reactions on the video walls of the competition venue. Encourage the audience to join in, e.g. with kiss cams, dance cams or cheer cams.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Strengthen the communal and emotional experience of the sporting event.
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Action area Sport and Club Development - Target: Strengthen the communal and emotional experience of the sporting event => Health and Well-Being (AA12)
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Create a sustainability resource centre on the event website or TOK (Transfer of Knowledge) platform so that innovative sustainability ideas can be shared there.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Develop, utilise and expand innovations to achieve the sustainability targets.
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Action area Education for Sustainable Development - Target: Convey knowledge for a critical and contextualised understanding and promote awareness and agency with regard to actively shaping a sustainable future.
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Plant trees and shrubs in designated compensation areas to offset the ecological footprint caused by the event.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Avoid any disruption of species when holding sporting events.
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Support the development of a "circular economy assessment" at large events by providing research organisations with reference values and data that can be used to reduce waste production and increase circularity in the future.
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Action area Resource cycle - Target: Minimise the need for new purchases and thus the consumption of resources.
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Action area Education for Sustainable Development - Target: Convey knowledge for a critical and contextualised understanding and promote awareness and agency with regard to actively shaping a sustainable future.
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Carry out quality assurance of the products and services offered
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Action area Resource cycle - Target: Implement sustainable procurement and supply chain management.
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For recurring events: Reuse materials, signage, sports equipment, decorations, etc.
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Action area Resource cycle - Target: Maximise the life cycle of purchased products and ensure the long-term use of other resources.
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Action area Waste - Target: Minimise the volume of waste.
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Organise a school competition at the original venue after the event or on non-competition days.
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Action area Sport and Club Development - Target: Promote the development of school sports.
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Action area Sport and Club Development - Target: Contribute to securing and further developing the structures of participating sports clubs and associations.
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Carry out random doping controls to detect attempts at cheating.
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Action area Sport and Club Development - Target: Communicate and promote the values of sport.
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Carry out random checks on sports equipment and devices to detect attempts at fraud.
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Action area Sport and Club Development - Target: Communicate and promote the values of sport.
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