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IOC receives ISO 20121 certification for sustainability performance at corporate events

Stuart Mitchell

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s efforts to systematically and continually improve the sustainability performance across its corporate events has resulted in it receiving certification to the international standard ISO 20121:2012 for its corporate events. ISO 20121:2012 is an international standard for sustainability management systems applied to events, pioneered by the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games London 2012. It assesses the way sustainability is integrated into key decisions at every step of event planning and staging. The IOC’s corporate events, which were subject to the certification process, include those organised…

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Paris 2024 Launches Charitable Ticketing Initiative To Ensure Open and Accessible Games

Stuart Mitchell

The Paris 2024 Organising Committee has launched a charitable ticketing programme that will give people living in low-income households the opportunity to experience next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games. Through a partnership with French charity Secours populaire, everyone who buys tickets for Paris 2024 will have the option to donate an additional two Euros to the initiative, which will be used to pay for the tickets and travel costs of beneficiaries who would not otherwise have the means to attend the Games, including families, young people, senior citizens and people…

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IOC Announces Composition of Advisory Committee on Human Rights

Stuart Mitchell

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the composition of its Advisory Committee on Human Rights. This follows the approval of its Strategic Framework on Human Rights by the IOC Executive Board in September 2022. The Advisory Committee’s mission is to provide the IOC with strategic guidance and advise on human rights risk management. Nine members, the majority of them independent Created in 2018 as a direct result of Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC Advisory Committee is composed of nine members with a majority of independent external experts, including representatives…

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IOC Launches Climate Action Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is looking to recognise National Olympic Committees (NOCs), International Federations (IFs) and Olympians and Paralympians for impactful projects to address climate change, by launching the Climate Action Awards. An initiative supported by Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partners (TOPs) Airbnb, P&G and Deloitte, the Awards are aimed at supporting NOCs, IFs and athletes in their efforts to manage their carbon emissions and understand their impact on the environment. The Awards focus on three categories of actions, each supported by a relevant TOP Partner: Climate Action x…

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IOC Approves Strategic Framework on Human Rights

Stuart Mitchell

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Strategic Framework on Human Rights has been approved by the IOC Executive Board (EB). The Framework will fundamentally shape the working practices of the IOC, the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement, ensuring that human rights are respected within their respective remits. In line with Olympic Agenda 2020+5, the IOC Strategic Framework on Human Rights covers and provides specific action plans for each of the IOC’s three spheres of activity: the IOC as an organisation, as owner of the Olympic Games, and as leader of…

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