Sustainable Sport and Event Toolkit (SSET) – an initiative by The International Academy of Sports Science and Technology (AISTS) and the Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC).

What is the Sustainable Sport and Event Toolkit?

A practical “how to guide” for organisers of domestic and international sports events as well as National Federations, International Federations and National Olympic Committees interested in making their sport and events more sustainable (i.e. low environmental footprint, ethical, inclusive and economically smart).

SSET integrates the management & sustainability practices recommended by the following organisations into a realistic application for sport events:

• ISO 14001-14006 (Organisation for Standardisation)
• GRI G3 (Global Reporting Initiative)
• IOC Agenda 21
• IOC Guide on Sport, Environment, and Sustainable Development
• BS 8900-8901 (British Standards)
• UNEP (The United Nations Environment Program)
• Vancouver 2010 Sustainability Management and Reporting System

How will it help sport organisations?

Athletes, coaches, volunteers and organisation leaders want “to do the right thing” and are seeking guidance on how to start, develop and/or improve their efforts. The toolkit focuses on leadership and management (i.e. how to form a team, get started and integrate actions with existing teams and resources) and identifies environmental, social, and economic planning and management issues and opportunities related to:

• event venue and site selection and construction
• venue and office management
• community and supply chain involvement
• transportation and accommodation
• catering, food and beverage
• marketing and communications

Toolkit users will learn how to plan, implement and improve their plans and operational activities, communicate with stakeholders, and align with sponsors and community organisations.

SSET aids to

• Increase moral
• Sponsorship appeal
• Sport leadership
• Reduce costs and risks
• Improve brand, image and public relations
• Reduce environmental footprint
• Increase social and economic benefits
• Provide knowledge on how best to take action

SSET and the March 2009 World Conference on Sport and Environment, Vancouver, Canada

We will be seeking stories from you to share at the upcoming March 2009 World Conference on Sport and Environment by the International Olympic Committee, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and VANOC in Vancouver, Canada.

Getting started:

Click on http://sset.wik.is for the interactive web-enabled toolkit.

From the wiki you can also download a pdf version of the toolkit and a one-page list of top 10 things you can do.

For further questions and suggestions please contact:

Ann Duffy, Corporate Sustainability Officer, Vancouver 2010
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Vancouver, Canada

Matt Dolf, Research & Projects Manager - Assistant Director, AISTS
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Lausanne, Switzerland