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.
Use intelligent waste systems that monitor the fill level of waste bins and ensure efficient disposal.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Develop, utilise and expand innovations to achieve the sustainability targets.
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Use digital conferencing tools for meetings and press conferences to minimise travel. Introduce travel guidelines.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Expand digitalisation as a driver for sustainable development.
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Offer apps that guide tourists, including volunteers, through the region and to the event.
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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 Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Expand digitalisation as a driver for sustainable development.
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Use regular, internal budget controlling, supported by digital tools. This allows you to monitor cost trends efficiently and react to deviations at an early stage.
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Action area Financing and Cost Stability - Target: Establish a financial risk management system with regular budget monitoring.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Expand digitalisation as a driver for sustainable development.
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Create a sustainability resource centre on the event website or TOK (Transfer of Knowledge) platform so that innovative sustainability ideas can be shared there.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Develop, utilise and expand innovations to achieve the sustainability targets.
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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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Make it possible for environmentally friendly innovations to be presented and tested as part of the sporting event using demonstration vehicles or technologies (e.g. autonomous driving for minibuses, electric vehicles).
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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 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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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Develop, utilise and expand innovations to achieve the sustainability targets.
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Use digital feedback tools to record participants' opinions on the sustainability of the event.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Expand digitalisation as a driver for sustainable development.
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Use or promote apps that track the carbon footprint of each person attending or participating in the event and provide tips on how to reduce it.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Expand digitalisation as a driver for sustainable development.
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Action area Energy and climate - Target: Determine and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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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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Use existing apps. Examples include apps for audio description, for measuring the carbon footprint of means of transport, for route optimisation, audio systems for the visually impaired and Zwift (cycling).
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Expand digitalisation as a driver for sustainable development.
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Offer the scanning of flyers, information, brochures etc. using a (bar)code to forego printed versions of these products (e.g. in media centres or at sponsors' stands).
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Expand digitalisation as a driver for sustainable development.
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Action area Waste - Target: Minimise the volume of waste.
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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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The use of innovative, environmentally friendly means of transport is made possible at the sustainable sporting event. This includes introducing the population to new technologies (e.g. self-driving buses) as well as testing business models such as on-demand transport. This can attract attention as part of a lighthouse project.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Develop, utilise and expand innovations to achieve the sustainability targets.
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Create an opportunity, e.g. on your website, where everyone can submit sustainable ideas for future events. Publish and share these ideas on your channels or the TOK (Transfer or Knowledge) platform.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Develop, utilise and expand innovations to achieve the sustainability targets.
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Action area Commitment from society - Target: Participation and involvement of the (local) population is facilitated.
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Use apps that coordinate sustainable means of transport, route optimisation and waste management.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Expand digitalisation as a driver for sustainable development.
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Develop an app that integrates all or most of the digital content for visitors.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Expand digitalisation as a driver for sustainable development.
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Replace printed tickets with digital versions that are used on smartphones to avoid paper consumption.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Expand digitalisation as a driver for sustainable development.
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Action area Waste - Target: Minimise the volume of waste.
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Create VR experiences to enable people around the world to participate without the need for physical travel.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Develop, utilise and expand innovations to achieve the sustainability targets.
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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 Accessibility - Target: Offer support services for accredited persons and visitors early and proactively.
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Use innovative materials, e.g. biodegradable or recycled materials, to reduce waste and conserve resources. These materials can be used for everything from event infrastructure to participants' clothing.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Develop, utilise and expand innovations to achieve the sustainability targets.
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Use 3D printing technologies to produce the parts you need on site and reduce transport emissions and material waste.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Develop, utilise and expand innovations to achieve the sustainability targets.
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Action area Traffic - Target: Reduce emissions from logistics transport as far as possible.
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Action area Waste - Target: Minimise the volume of waste.
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Acquire sponsors with innovative products or services that achieve sustainability goals so that they can make these products or services available to the sporting event.
Examples as of 2024: mobile solar modules, self-driving taxis, translation robots, alternative energy supply (e.g. hydrogen technology)
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Develop, utilise and expand innovations to achieve the sustainability targets.
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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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Provide information and content from brochures, newspapers and flyers digitally on an app or website. This means that brochures, newspapers etc. in printed form can be reduced or completely avoided. Signposting can also be carried out using an app (additional information on websites), thereby reducing the number of signposts and information boards. In addition to an app from the organiser, potential apps from the venues etc. can also be used.
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Action area Innovation and Digitalisation - Target: Expand digitalisation as a driver for sustainable development.
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Action area Waste - Target: Minimise the volume of waste.
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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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