Tag: Olympic

Paris 2024 Commits to Staging Climate-Positive Olympic and Paralympic Games

Stuart Mitchell

The Paris 2024 Board of Directors has approved the Games’ climate strategy, which commits Paris 2024 to organising the world’s first Olympic and Paralympic Games with a positive contribution to the climate.  The decision follows the IOC’s commitment to make all Olympic Games climate positive from 2030 onwards and to make the IOC as an organisation climate positive from 2024. “Paris 2024 is pioneering a new model for Olympic Games delivery, fully aligned with Olympic Agenda 2020,” said IOC President Thomas Bach. “The IOC is particularly excited to see that Paris 2024 is…

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Waitrose, John Lewis and Vitality team up with Olympic heroes to help improve customers’ health and wellbeing as lockdown eases

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose, John Lewis and health and life insurer Vitality has launched a series of free virtual workshops focused on health and wellbeing, exclusively for myWaitrose and myJohn Lewis members. The programme has been created to help address some of the undesirable “side effects” of lockdown including poor posture from lengthy spells of home working, disturbed sleep or unhealthy eating habits. From this week, the retailers’ members are being invited to book onto a range of free live classes, including: Talks from in-house Waitrose nutritionists on making healthier food choices and…

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Olympic Champion Hannah Mills Launches #BigPlasticPledge

Stuart Mitchell

The Big Plastic Pledge calls on athletes and fans to reduce the use of single-use plastic in their daily lives by pledging to at least three actions, such as using refillable water bottles, refusing plastic packaging and encouraging sports clubs and event organisers to find alternatives to single-use plastic. Hannah Mills (UK) won a silver medal at the Olympic Games London 2012, and a gold medal at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. She is also a two-time world champion in the Women’s 470 class, having won in 2012 and 2019.…

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Bridgestone Partners With Seven Inspiring U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Athletes on the Road to Tokyo 2020

Stuart Mitchell

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone), a subsidiary of the world’s largest tire and rubber company and a Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner, today announced its support for a group of seven Team USA Olympians and Paralympians on the road to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Scout Bassett (Para track and field), Jordan Burroughs (wrestling), Allyson Felix (track and field), Missy Franklin (swimming), Will Groulx (Para-cycling), Jessica Long (Para swimming), and Ryan Murphy (swimming) have joined Team Bridgestone to serve as athlete ambassadors for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games,…

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P&G and Tokyo 2020 Announce The Podium Project – The First-Ever Medals Podiums Created From Recycled Plastic for Upcoming Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

Stuart Mitchell

In partnership with the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Procter & Gamble have announced that for the first time in Olympic and Paralympic Games histories, all medal podiums will be created entirely from recycled materials – and consumers can directly contribute. The Tokyo 2020 Podium Project officially kicks off on Thursday, June 13th, in host-country Japan, inviting members of the community to collect their plastic items, like shampoo and dish detergent bottles, and bring them to the nearest AEON Group store location, major Japanese retail…

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