World Athletics has launched its Sustainability Strategy, which has a central goal of making the organisation carbon neutral by 2030. The strategy addresses global issues that pose a threat to the quality of our lives, using the power of sport and athletics to create a better world for communities.
Some of the key components are:
Leadership in sustainability
- Produce best practice guides for Member Federations and World Athletics Series event organisers
- Embed sustainability principles in permit and licensing programmes
- Align and embed sustainability goals into partnership agreements
- Identify and engage our partners around the sustainability programme
Sustainable production and consumption
- At headquarters, switch to 100 percent renewable energy
- Implement comprehensive waste management system targeting reduction and reuse
- Embed responsible procurement for all World Athletics activities and sanctioned events
Climate change and carbon
- Reduce carbon footprint by ten percent each year to reach goal of carbon neutrality by 2030
- Implement a sustainable travel policy reducing travel and building local capacity
- All sanctioned events to commit to carbon neutrality targets
Local environment and air quality
- Working with partners, establish low emission zones around athletics arenas
- Maximise local economic impact around events by supporting local businesses
- Develop a toolkit for improving air quality.
- Air quality targets to be understood, set and monitored to protect runners and athletes
- Air quality emissions to be included in equipment and venue standards.
Global equality
- All geographic areas to have recognised opportunity pathways for both genders in all professions in athletics across athletes, coaches, technical officials, administrators
- Build gender capacity with annual female leadership seminars conducted in all Areas
Diversity, accessibility and wellbeing
- Protect athlete welfare with standardised basic health checks for all athletes before they compete in international events.
- Ensure headquarters and other facilities are fully accessible
- Ensure diverse workforce and fair treatment of staff and those working at and on our events, and for our suppliers and partners
For more information, please click this link: https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/sustainability-strategy-2020
