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.
Only provide hot water in sanitary facilities where it is really needed. In existing sports facilities, hot water can be turned off for this purpose, e.g. at hand wash basins.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Reduce the energy requirement.
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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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Wherever possible, avoid overnight stays.
For every meeting, conference, delegation trip, other appointment and event, critically examine whether participation is really necessary and sensible (and if so, to what extent) or whether it can be dispensed with. If in doubt, do not participate.
However, a domestic German flight already causes higher GHG emissions than an overnight stay in a hotel. Therefore, if a return journey by train is no longer possible due to time constraints, an overnight stay is preferable to a flight (alternatively: if possible, an overnight train with sleeping car).
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Determine and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select accommodations for accredited persons in accordance with sustainability standards.
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Provide a sufficient number of secure and weatherproof bicycle parking spaces (permanent or mobile, e.g. bicycle car park, pop-up bicycle racks) at all sports facilities.
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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 Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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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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Install temporary or permanent sun protection for all stakeholders if high sun exposure is expected.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Minimise environmental and climate-related health risks for all relevant stakeholders.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Minimise environmental and climate-related health risks for all relevant stakeholders (e.g. organisation team, athletes, visitors). → Health and well-being (AA12)
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Minimise environmental and climate-related health risks for all people through structural adaptations. => Health and well-being (AA12)
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Rent an existing office for the organisation of the event (if necessary, subject to sustainability requirements for the property).
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Prioritise existing buildings and areas for use for sporting events over temporary buildings and new constructions.
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Action area Resource cycle - Target: Minimise the need for new purchases and thus the consumption of resources.
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When choosing a location, consider the proximity to the venues and sports facilities and their accessibility as well as the connection to public transport (principle of short distances).
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select accommodations for accredited persons in accordance with sustainability standards.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Determine and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Increase use of environmentally friendly means of transport to and from work.
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Utilise the sports facility for as long as possible. However, the sports venue can be opened temporarily for popular sports during larger and multi-day events, for example.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Prioritise existing buildings and areas for use for sporting events over temporary buildings and new constructions.
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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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Action area Sport and Club Development - Target: People are encouraged to exercise and do more sport.
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Always use existing stands, tents, containers, etc., i.e. new production (especially of "customised products") should be avoided wherever possible. In the case of new production, future utilisation must be demonstrated. Reusability in principle is not sufficient.
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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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Action area Resource cycle - Target: Minimise the need for new purchases and thus the consumption of resources.
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Action area Waste - Target: Minimise the volume of waste.
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Design all components, building structures, infrastructure as well as any newly planned special structures, components and facilities with a view to durability and continued use, with ease of repair and low maintenance. Use durable materials (UV and weather resistance) and detachable connections (accessible screws).
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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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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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Action area Waste - Target: Minimise the volume of waste.
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Support municipalities in the realisation of municipal sports development planning.
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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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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Prioritise existing buildings and areas for use for sporting events over temporary buildings and new constructions.
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Use building materials made from recycled or renewable raw materials for temporary structures.
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Action area Resource cycle - Target: Implement sustainable procurement and supply chain management.
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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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Only use native plants for temporary structures or decorations to prevent the introduction of alien species.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Avoid any disruption of species when holding sporting events.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Minimise the newly sealed area for the sporting event. => Natural habitats and biodiversity (AA2)
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Identify and demarcate retreat areas for animals that remain undisturbed during the event.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Avoid any disruption of species when holding sporting events.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Minimise the newly sealed area for the sporting event. => Natural habitats and biodiversity (AA2)
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Use modern sound systems to focus the noise specifically on the audience and minimise disturbance to wildlife.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Avoid any disruption of species when holding sporting events.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Minimise the newly sealed area for the sporting event. => Natural habitats and biodiversity (AA2)
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Carry out a site analysis in the early planning phase to identify sensitive areas and potential impairments.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Minimise the use of land in natural habitats
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Minimise the newly sealed area for the sporting event. => Natural habitats and biodiversity (AA2)
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Monitor the use of the areas during the event and ensure that areas in need of renaturalisation are restored after the event.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Minimise the use of land in natural habitats
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Minimise the newly sealed area for the sporting event. => Natural habitats and biodiversity (AA2)
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If possible, replace diesel generators (sports facilities, fan zones, media centres) with large batteries (preferably second life batteries from electric vehicles). These can be used as a backup or as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), to provide the necessary power and for self-consumption of self-generated, renewable electricity (photovoltaic systems). The batteries can replace temporary diesel generators during the event and existing permanent diesel generators at the sports facilities (e.g. also for peak load management). The batteries can be charged with mains electricity and/or renewable energy from photovoltaic systems before the day of the event/overnight and release the stored electricity on the day of the event.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Provide energy from renewable sources.
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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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As far as possible, obtain electricity for the event and for fan zones and media centres from the power grid instead of generating it with diesel generators. Check the use of biodiesel if generators cannot be avoided.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Provide energy from renewable sources.
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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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Install a solar thermal system to generate hot water. Alternatively, a feasibility study including a cost-benefit analysis can be commissioned first.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Provide energy from renewable sources.
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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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Cover outdoor pools as soon as they are not in use to reduce heat and evaporation losses.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Reduce the energy requirement.
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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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Install or optimise automatic demand-based control of ventilation systems in temporary and permanent buildings.
Alternatively, use manual control or switch ventilation systems on and off depending on utilisation.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Reduce the energy requirement.
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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 water-saving washing machines.
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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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Set up (temporary) bicycle repair shops/service centres at the sports facilities.
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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 Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Use the sporting event's app or website to give preference to accommodation options with good public transport accessibility.
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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 Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Sensitise all relevant stakeholders to the environmental impact of different accommodation categories and motivate them to select suitable accommodation.
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Action area Education for Sustainable Development - Target: Raise awareness for the topic of transport among all relevant stakeholders and motivate them to travel to and from the sporting event in an environmentally friendly manner => Transport (AA3)
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Control the light switching via motion and presence detectors, especially in passageways and stairwells, to switch off unnecessary lights. If necessary, use additional brightness sensors for daylight-dependent control of the lighting or divide the interior lighting into individual, switchable groups.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Reduce the energy requirement.
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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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Install or optimise automatic control of the heating and cooling via presence detectors or – in temporary and temporary buildings – adapt the control to the usage behaviour during the course of the day.
Alternatively, adjust the room temperature manually to the demand, e.g. by reducing the heating output when leaving the venue/night-time control (night-time setback).
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Reduce the energy requirement.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Determine and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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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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Offer suitable accommodation for people with disabilities and actively provide information about it.
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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: Sports clubs are expanding their programmes for marginalised population groups. => Sport and club development (AA10)
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select accommodations for accredited persons in accordance with sustainability standards.
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Set up an alarm signal based on the two-senses principle, whereby visitors perceive an acoustic and visual alarm in all rooms and areas. Do not use a flash light so as to prevent seizures in people with epilepsy.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible.
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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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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Create a safety and evacuation concept for emergencies that enables rapid alerting, evacuation and rescue of all stakeholders. Also take into account the rescue of disabled people who are dependent on a wheelchair or have a sensory impairment.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible.
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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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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Signs or plans with escape routes are clearly visible, visually rich in contrast, unambiguous, easy to understand, tactile and can also be read from a wheelchair. Mark off areas where people who are not capable of rescuing themselves may be present.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible.
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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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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Seek advice from specialist organisations in order to plan an accessible event site.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible.
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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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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Launch an initiative by the host cities and the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA) to improve energy efficiency in the city's hotels. As part of the major sporting event, implement a consulting and information campaign with the target of persuading as many hotels as possible to carry out energy checks and energy-saving measures. Energy agencies, for example, can be involved in providing energy advice.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select accommodations for accredited persons in accordance with sustainability standards.
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Use water-saving dishwashers.
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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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Equip washbasins with water-saving taps or retrofit water-saving sets (e.g. to 3.5 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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Plan sufficient charging stations for e-bikes at the sports facilities (possibly with monitoring at the bike car park).
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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 Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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As part of the planning of the sporting event, make sure that parts of the car parks at the sports facilities are converted into bicycle parking spaces/car parks. By setting an example in organising the sporting event, you are also promoting a permanent rededication.
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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 Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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If temporary parking areas are required for the sporting event, design them in an environmentally friendly way (e.g. parking mats, paving).
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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 Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Provide sufficient parking spaces for buses/coaches (including charging stations) at the sports venue.
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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 Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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Optimise the event/game schedule according to the principle of short distances so that driving distances are as short as possible. For small/medium sporting events, this can be the national championship, which is not organised according to national borders but according to the distance travelled. At major events, this may include a group phase, for example, in which a group plays in a region.
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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 Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Select the sports venue after weighing ecological, social and economic aspects.
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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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Avoid obstacles on the event site such as free-standing chairs, tripping hazards or half-open doors. Unavoidable obstacles are visually and tactilely high-contrast and easily recognisable at an early stage.
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Action area Accessibility - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible.
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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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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Design event venues to be as accessible as possible. => Accessibility (AA9)
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Install photovoltaics (PV) to generate solar power. Build a new PV system or expand an existing system at the sports facility (roof of the sports facility, other roofs of outbuildings, roofing of footpaths, etc.).
It is also possible to finance a new PV system on neighbouring buildings in the immediate vicinity of the sports facility. Use the PV electricity yourself via battery storage.
Alternatively, you can first commission a feasibility study including a cost-benefit analysis.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Provide energy from renewable sources.
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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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Use fences that do not hinder animal migration by integrating wildlife passages.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Avoid any disruption of species when holding sporting events.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Minimise the newly sealed area for the sporting event. => Natural habitats and biodiversity (AA2)
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Use motion detectors and dimmed lighting systems to prevent animals from being disturbed at night. Only switch on the lighting of the sports facilities and infrastructure when necessary (especially floodlights) to avoid unnecessary interference with the surroundings.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Avoid any disruption of species when holding sporting events.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Minimise the newly sealed area for the sporting event. => Natural habitats and biodiversity (AA2)
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Plan, monitor and evaluate visitor flows, taking into account soil and nature conservation. Direct traffic and public flows via existing roads and paths to avoid additional land consumption.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Minimise the use of land in natural habitats
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Minimise the newly sealed area for the sporting event. => Natural habitats and biodiversity (AA2)
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Protect lawns or other unpaved areas with suitable ground protection systems.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Minimise the use of land in natural habitats
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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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Avoid using areas worthy of protection such as biotopes or Natura 2000 areas for the event. Avoid any intervention in nature reserves and biotopes in order to fully protect the sensitive habitats there.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Minimise the use of land in natural habitats
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Minimise the newly sealed area for the sporting event. => Natural habitats and biodiversity (AA2)
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Use areas that have already been disturbed or used, such as car parks or vacant buildings, for temporary structures.
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Action area Natural Habitats and Biodiversity - Target: Minimise the use of land in natural habitats
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Prioritise existing buildings and areas for use for sporting events over temporary buildings and new constructions.
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Minimise the newly sealed area for the sporting event. => Natural habitats and biodiversity (AA2)
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Install fans, evaporative coolers or misting systems / water sprayers to lower the ambient temperature or provide cooling with water.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Minimise environmental and climate-related health risks for all relevant stakeholders.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Minimise environmental and climate-related health risks for all relevant stakeholders (e.g. organisation team, athletes, visitors). → Health and well-being (AA12)
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Minimise environmental and climate-related health risks for all people through structural adaptations. => Health and well-being (AA12)
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Secure superstructures and objects if a storm hazard is expected. Secure materials that can easily fly away (e.g. advertising boards and banners) or dismantle them.
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Action area Health and Well-Being - Target: Minimise environmental and climate-related health risks for all relevant stakeholders.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Minimise environmental and climate-related health risks for all relevant stakeholders (e.g. organisation team, athletes, visitors). → Health and well-being (AA12)
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Action area Sports facilities and infrastructure - Target: Minimise environmental and climate-related health risks for all people through structural adaptations. => Health and well-being (AA12)
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Rededicate car park areas of the sports facility for the construction of new photovoltaic systems (also consider placing photovoltaic panels on stands above the parking areas).
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Provide energy from renewable sources.
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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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