Sustainability Essentials

This is the first of our "Sustainability Essentials" series. These guidelines will provide you with a general understanding of sustainability: what it means, why it is important, how it relates to sport and what your organisation can do to be part of this critical endeavour.

The second issue of the “Sustainability Essentials” series, this guide aims to provide the Olympic Movement with a general understanding of the issues related to climate change and managing carbon emissions.

The third issue of the “Sustainability Essentials” series, this guide intends to help organisations within the Olympic Movement and the wider sports sector adopt more sustainable sourcing practices.

This fourth issue of the “Sustainability Essentials” series aims to help the sports community tackle plastic and other waste, and create a more circular economy where resources are continually reused and recycled.

This guide aims to help National Olympic Committees (NOCs), International Federations (IFs) and other sports organisations integrate sustainability into their operations and events, addressing issues such as climate change and biodiversity loss, economic inequality and social injustice.

This guide includes a series of practical ideas to help athletes and sports fans live a “planet-friendlier and healthier life”. Featuring the voices of athletes from around the world, the guide was produced as part of the IOC’s Athlete365 community, with support from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).