Catalogue of measures
On this page you will find a wide range of measures and best practices to help you plan and implement your event sustainably. Use the filter options to select specific measures that match your action areas and targets.
Target Catalogue
On this page you will find a wide range of measures and best practices to help you plan and implement your event sustainably. Use the filter options to select specific measures that match your action areas and targets.
Allow spectators to use public transport free of charge on the day of the event by purchasing a ticket for the sporting event.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Allow spectators who have purchased a sporting event ticket to obtain discounted tickets for long-distance travel to the event location with Deutsche Bahn.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Organise additional long-distance transport services for spectators by means of special trains (e.g. night trains) and service extensions in the country and within Europe.
Special trains can also be useful for fans/visitors (e.g. when travelling to/from the venue the day before or after a single event).
Offers of attractive, cross-border special tickets for international travel and extensive communication are necessary.
Make additional train offers in the late evening/night hours to enable the journey home after the event (also to more distant destinations). You can also organise special trains for foreign fan groups, for example.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Build up the vehicle fleet – as far as possible – from efficient e-vehicles. Examples are cars, minibuses, exclusively battery electric vehicles (BEV), e.g. up to 17 kWh/100 km or vehicle class A of the new car label). The number of vehicles in general should be kept to a minimum. If vehicles are not available as electric vehicles (e.g. snow groomers), the most fuel-efficient vehicles possible are used.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Make sure that the sports facilities are accessible via safe cycle paths. Create new or improve existing cycle paths to all sports facilities via short-term (pop-up) and/or permanent bike paths. Coordinate with the cycle path concept of the respective host city/region. This can also include a regional cycle path concept (e.g. with high-speed cycle paths) to the host city and its sports venues and connect the surrounding communities.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Advocate the purchase/use of cargo bikes and electric transport vehicles for logistics transport in the event cities. This can be included in the terms and conditions for service contracts, for example. Electric lorries should not only be considered for the last mile, but also for longer logistics transports.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Reduce emissions from logistics transport as far as possible.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Determine and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Increase travel to and from the city by environmentally friendly means of transport. => Transport (AA3)
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Specify the avoidance of food waste, vegetarian/vegan dishes, organic products etc. as selection criteria during the tendering process and when selecting the caterer for the canteen, hospitality area, sales stands etc. and take these into account in contracts.
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Action area Catering - Target: Maximise the purchase and range of vegetarian or vegan products.
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Donate unserved food to charitable organisations such as tafel.de, lebensmittelretten.de, food-sharing.de and fair-teiler.com to reduce the amount of waste. Outline the options and the respective conditions for donating other food in advance of the catering and make firm agreements. The applicable hygiene regulations must be met. Food donations are well prepared (what, how much, when, where, pre-filled form, etc.). Ensure legal protection through a disclaimer.
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Action area Catering - Target: Minimise food waste.
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Action area Waste - Target: Minimise the volume of waste.
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Give guests the opportunity to take leftover food with them (provide "leftover boxes") and inform them about this. Also pass on leftover food to employees, volunteers, etc., e.g. in the containers provided.
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Action area Catering - Target: Minimise food waste.
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Action area Waste - Target: Minimise the volume of waste.
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Action area Resource cycle - Target: Maximise the life cycle of purchased products and ensure the long-term use of other resources.
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Optimise food serving management to avoid food waste: Scope of the offer, portion sizes, replenishment of the buffet, signposting, small plates, individual dishes can sometimes run out, etc.
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Action area Catering - Target: Minimise food waste.
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Action area Waste - Target: Minimise the volume of waste.
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If possible, do not use products from heated greenhouses. Use seasonal foods wherever possible.
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Action area Catering - Target: Use as much regionally and seasonally produced food as possible, with no goods flown in.
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Use regional food wherever possible. For regional events, a distance regulation can be created depending on the size of the event (large sporting events e.g. 200 km, small sporting events e.g. 50 km).
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Action area Catering - Target: Use as much regionally and seasonally produced food as possible, with no goods flown in.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Minimise greenhouse gas emissions in catering. → Catering (AA7)
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Action area Value Creation and Tourism - Target: Achieve economic effects through the sporting event.
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Use seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables wherever possible. Fruit and vegetables are seasonal when harvested in Germany or neighbouring regions in open-air cultivation or protected cultivation (unheated greenhouse, foil tunnel) at the main harvest time and marketed (after subsequent storage, if applicable).
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Action area Catering - Target: Use as much regionally and seasonally produced food as possible, with no goods flown in.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Minimise greenhouse gas emissions in catering. → Catering (AA7)
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Present people from different dimensions of diversity in your stories (e.g. people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people, people with a migration background, people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds).
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Make diversity visible to the outside world and live it within the organisation.
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Develop slogans and hashtags that emphasise diversity and can be used in all online and offline communication measures.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Make diversity visible to the outside world and live it within the organisation.
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Use pay transparency to ensure that men and women are paid equally for work of equal value.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Make diversity visible to the outside world and live it within the organisation.
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Introduce flexible working hours and models that take account of employees' different life circumstances (e.g. childcare, caring for relatives).
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Make diversity visible to the outside world and live it within the organisation.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Protect employees from physical and psychological risks.
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Appoint a diversity officer who is specifically responsible for the promotion and implementation of gender equality, diversity and inclusion measures.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Make diversity visible to the outside world and live it within the organisation.
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Actively look for employees from the various diversity dimensions (e.g. gender, ethnicity, age, socio-economic background, people with disabilities).
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Make diversity visible to the outside world and live it within the organisation.
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Provide a quiet space that can be used for prayer and meditation.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Make diversity visible to the outside world and live it within the organisation.
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Appoint people or form a team to act as contact persons during the sporting event and to be available on site to answer questions and provide support in the event of incidents of discrimination. Ensure that the persons are appropriately trained and clearly visible on the event site (e.g. with special buttons, clothing).
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Significantly promote anti-discriminatory behaviour, dismantle discriminatory structures, and seek the maximum protection of those affected.
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Use non-discriminatory language at all internal and external communication levels (including advertising, press releases and social media) and towards all stakeholders (e.g. also sponsors, external service providers).
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Significantly promote anti-discriminatory behaviour, dismantle discriminatory structures, and seek the maximum protection of those affected.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Make diversity visible to the outside world and live it within the organisation.
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Provide regular workshops and training for all stakeholders to raise awareness of discrimination and give them tools for prevention and intervention.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Significantly promote anti-discriminatory behaviour, dismantle discriminatory structures, and seek the maximum protection of those affected.
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Action area Education for Sustainable Development - Target: Convey knowledge for a critical and contextualised understanding and promote awareness and agency with regard to actively shaping a sustainable future.
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Create a dedicated physical or digital point of contact (e.g. stand on the event site, hotline, e-mail address) for incidents of discrimination that serves as the first point of contact for those affected or observing discrimination. This is where initial information is received, counselling is offered and, depending on the structure, support is also provided in following up the incident. Anonymous reporting of incidents should also be guaranteed. Alternatively, you can use existing national contact points (e.g. Safe Sport e.V., reporting button of Zusammen1 for anti-Semitic incidents).
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Significantly promote anti-discriminatory behaviour, dismantle discriminatory structures, and seek the maximum protection of those affected.
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Establish standardised reporting structures including procedures for discrimination incidents. A reporting structure describes the path that an incident takes – from the initial report (to a contact point), through forwarding and processing, to resolution or sanctioning. It ensures that the incident is dealt with systematically.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Significantly promote anti-discriminatory behaviour, dismantle discriminatory structures, and seek the maximum protection of those affected.
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Ensure that immediate protective measures can be implemented for those affected, such as access to safe spaces or preventing further contact with the perpetrator.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Significantly promote anti-discriminatory behaviour, dismantle discriminatory structures, and seek the maximum protection of those affected.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Protect all persons from physical, psychological and sexualised violence.
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Identify the main marginalised groups for the sporting event according to their diversity dimension and implement appropriate dialogue formats.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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Offer a participatory programme for people from all dimensions of diversity that enables the participation of people with disabilities, older people or children, for example.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Offer discounted/free tickets for people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Offer support services for accredited persons and visitors early and proactively.
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Set up a participation council to represent the interests of relevant stakeholders at a sporting event and equip it with competences and opportunities for participation. Pay particular attention to people from marginalised groups.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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Include para-sports in the competition programme (if you as the organiser have the opportunity to do so and the association is not the decision-maker).
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Significantly promote anti-discriminatory behaviour, dismantle discriminatory structures, and seek the maximum protection of those affected.
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Action area Sport and Club Development - Target: Contribute to securing and further developing the structures of participating sports clubs and associations.
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Include mixed gender competitions in the competition programme, where men and women form a team and compete against other teams (if you as the organiser have the possibility to do so and the association is not the decision-maker).
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Significantly promote anti-discriminatory behaviour, dismantle discriminatory structures, and seek the maximum protection of those affected.
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Include open/non-binary competitions or competition classes in the competition programme in which people can participate regardless of their gender identity. This is only possible if you as the organiser have the opportunity to do so and the association is not the decision-maker.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: Significantly promote anti-discriminatory behaviour, dismantle discriminatory structures, and seek the maximum protection of those affected.
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Action area Sport and Club Development - Target: Contribute to securing and further developing the structures of participating sports clubs and associations.
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Offer food and dishes on the event site that meet religious dietary requirements, such as kosher, halal or vegetarian food. Also indicate allergens, ingredients, etc.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: The participation of people from all dimensions of diversity is proactively encouraged and is continuously monitored.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Offer support services for accredited persons and visitors early and proactively.
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Action area Diversity and Participation - Target: #NV
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Choose water-saving shower fittings or retrofit water-saving sets (e.g. to 9.5 l/min).
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Action area Water - Target: Minimise water consumption.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Carry out refurbishment, extension and general construction measures in accordance with sustainable building requirements.
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Choose water-saving cisterns or reduce the flush volume of existing cisterns (e.g. 4.5 and 3 litres/flush).
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Action area Water - Target: Minimise water consumption.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Carry out refurbishment, extension and general construction measures in accordance with sustainable building requirements.
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Choose water-saving urinals (dry urinal or < 0.5 litres/flush).
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Action area Water - Target: Minimise water consumption.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Carry out refurbishment, extension and general construction measures in accordance with sustainable building requirements.
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Reduce outdoor irrigation as much as possible and water with rainwater (e.g. lawns in supplementary spaces are not watered in summer, even in dry weather).
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Action area Water - Target: Minimise water consumption.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Carry out refurbishment, extension and general construction measures in accordance with sustainable building requirements.
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Choose water-saving temporary, mobile sanitary facilities, e.g. with self-closing taps and water-saving toilets.
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Action area Water - Target: Minimise water consumption.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Carry out refurbishment, extension and general construction measures in accordance with sustainable building requirements.
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Use composting toilets.
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Action area Water - Target: Minimise water consumption.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Carry out refurbishment, extension and general construction measures in accordance with sustainable building requirements.
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Avoid using chemical toilets.
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Action area Water - Target: Responsible wastewater management.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Carry out refurbishment, extension and general construction measures in accordance with sustainable building requirements.
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Regularly check water and waste water pipes in temporary sanitary facilities and kitchens for leaks and eliminate them if necessary.
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Action area Water - Target: Minimise water consumption.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Minimise impact on soil and natural bodies of water.
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Action area Water - Target: Responsible wastewater management.
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Set up special washing areas for sports equipment. If connecting to the sewage system is not possible, collect any water that accumulates and dispose of it properly.
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Action area Water - Target: Responsible wastewater management.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Minimise impact on soil and natural bodies of water.
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Collect problematic substances that are hazardous to water separately and dispose of them properly.
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Action area Water - Target: Responsible wastewater management.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Minimise impact on soil and natural bodies of water.
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Do not use any detergents or cleaning agents containing phosphates or chlorine. Contractually pass this on to contracted companies and monitor compliance.
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Action area Water - Target: Responsible wastewater management.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Minimise impact on soil and natural bodies of water.
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Use environmentally friendly detergents and cleaning agents. Contractually pass this on to contracted companies and monitor compliance.
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Action area Water - Target: Responsible wastewater management.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Minimise impact on soil and natural bodies of water.
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Connect temporary sanitary or catering facilities to the sewage system.
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Action area Water - Target: Responsible wastewater management.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Minimise impact on soil and natural bodies of water.
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Use industrial, rain or surface water for artificial snow production to protect groundwater.
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Action area Water - Target: Minimise water consumption.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Avoid any disruption of species when holding sporting events.
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If a connection to the sewage system is not possible, collect waste water in tanks and dispose of it properly.
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Action area Water - Target: Responsible wastewater management.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Minimise impact on soil and natural bodies of water.
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Plan your event locations and supporting programme so that tourist highlights are clearly visible to TV viewers and brief your commentators accordingly.
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Action area Value Creation and Tourism - Target: The sporting event promotes the sustainable development of tourism.
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Action area Value Creation and Tourism - Target: The sporting event creates a positive image in relation to the region or nation and the sporting event itself.
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