The PyeongChang 2018 Sustainability website was launched today as a platform to showcase the importance of the Games’ social responsibility throughout all stages of preparations and operations.
The significance this website carries is that PyeongChang 2018 is to disclose Games’ on-site environmental data for the first time in Games history. The website is also a fantastic tool to help educate local residents, athletes, students, staff and anyone interested in the long-term plans for the host region. Aside from all the latest environmental news stories and Games updates, you can find live charts on air quality and water quality for the region together with detailed information on the Greenhouse Gas emissions as the Games strive to raise awareness of its carbon reduction plans and Environmentally-friendly Olympics.
The vision of the sustainability department of the PyeongChang 2018 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (POCOG) is ‘New Horizons for Sustainability – furthering benefits to people and nature’, and their mission is to ‘elevate PyeongChang as an Asian hub for winter sports and tourism.’
The Games’ sustainability interim report was launched in March 2017, and PyeongChang 2018 is the first Winter Games in history to receive the ISO20121 certification – an international standard for the establishment of a sustainable management system that minimizes the burdens on local communities while maximizing positive impacts. This follows in the footsteps of the two previous Summer Games in London and Rio to earn this recognition.
The Games aim to help launch the area as a new horizon for winter sports, and also to create a sustainable legacy for the Gangwon province and the Republic of Korea as a whole.
Taechul RHYU, Director General of Environment at POCOG said, "Sustainability is an important focus for PyeongChang 2018 before, during and after the Games. The launch of our dedicated website today reinforces our commitment to leaving a sustainable legacy from the work we are doing – both in terms of the environmental impact, but also in the growth and creation of a winter sports hub in the province and for the region."
For more information, please contact:
POCOG Press Office
Email: pressoffice@pyeongchang2018.com
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