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Olympische Winterspiele 2006 warten auf EU-Umweltzertifikat

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Veröffentlicht 29. Juli 2005 - Aktualisiert 29. Januar 2010
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Bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 2006 in Turin soll das Umweltaudit-System der EU (EMAS) die Umweltverträglichkeit der Spiele sicherstellen. Die Kommission setzt sich dafür ein, dass EMAS künftig von den Veranstaltern sämtlicher großer Sportereignisse übernommen wird.

The Turin Winter Olympics 2006 will be the first time that such a major sporting event as the Olympics has used EMAS (the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme). 

The Turin Organising Committee (TOROC) was given the green light for EMAS in September 2004 and is currently looking to renew its certification  as part of EMAS's three-year cycle.

The International Olympic Committee recognises the environment as the third component of Olympism. TOROC is also producing an annual 'sustainability report' based on the methodology of the Global Reporting Initiative and the IOC project Olympic Games Global Impact, tracing the implementation of its commitments made on environmental, ethical and social principles set out in the Charter of Intents (see EurActiv 23 February 2005).

There are also two stadiums that have been EMAS-registered for the World Cup in Germany 2006 - the Allianz Arena in Munich and the Frankenstadium in Nuremberg.

Stellungnahmen: 

The Commission expects environmental issues to become increasingly important for major sports events and seeks to continue promoting EMAS towards future major sports events.

"Our most ambitious goal is to leave an environmental legacy, once the torch has gone out, characterized by best practice and sustainable technical solutions: in short, a new way of conceiving, planning and managing major sports events that will set an example for future organisers," said Torino Organising Committee President Valentino Castellani in a letter dated May 2003.

Fabio Porcari, the regional secretary for the WWF in Piemonte, Valle d'Aosta (Italy), has been following environmental issues surrounding the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics since 1998. He told EurActiv that the Turin Organising Committee have not been taking into account the views of a special Environmental Consultative Assembly set up by TOROC. His criticisms focus on the construction of ski jump platforms and the bobsleigh piste in particular.

"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) required two competition ski jump platforms for the Games where TOROC is building two plus three training ski jump platforms in addition to this. The platforms and the infrastructure surrounding them have been built in an area that is part of the EU's Natura 2000 network, ie where there are endangered species of fauna (such as wolves) and flora," said Porcari.

"Rather than using the ski-jumps close by in Albertville, they chose to build five new ones in Pragelato, leading to a shift in the bed of the river Chisone. In the upper Val di Susa, they have built a permanent bobsleigh piste rather than a temporary one that could be taken down after the event, as suggested by environmentalists."

Nächste Schritte: 
  • The Turin Winter Olympics' EMAS evaluation is in its second year of a three-year cycle 
  • WWF Italia plans to publish a dossier on Turin 2006 in September 2005
  • The Turin Winter Olympics take place from 10 to 26 February 2006
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Hintergrund : 

EMAS (European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme), which has been up and running since 1995, was conceived as a management tool for companies and other organisations to evaluate, report and improve their environmental performance.

To receive EMAS registration, which gives an organisation the right to use the EMAS logo, it must:

  • carry out an environmental review
  • put in place an environment management system
  • carry out an environmental audit
  • provide an environmental statement 

These four elements must be approved by an accredited EMAS verifier. Before the organisation can use the EMAS logo, a validated statement must then be sent to an EMAS competent body for registration and made publicly available.

Prior to this the only sports event where EMAS had been used was in motor racing for the Nürburgring race course, where the Grand Prix de l'Europe Formula 1 race is held, in Germany back in 1995. Reduction of waste per visitor, replacement of the heating system by natural gas and 24 hour noise monitoring were among the environmental targets met there, says an EMAS newsletter.

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