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The opening of the Winter Olympic Games, the 10th of February 2006 in Turin (Italy) will mark a first in the history of international sports events: the successful implementation of a totally integrated approach aimed at reducing the global environmental impact of the event. For these Winter Games, which are taking place in Europe, environment was taken into account since the early planning, and the organisers made full use of all voluntary EU tools available: The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS); The European Eco-label; Green Public Procurements. The results are impressive: a full commitment of all stakeholders (municipalities, tourist accommodation, sponsors,...), and a sustainable use of resources in all fields (energy and water supply, waste management, building, housing, transport,…). These are living proofs that organising large scale one-off events and taking care of the environment can, and must, go hand in hand. This integrated approach will also have continuous positive effects on the long term for the whole region. This “European touch” can be considered as a best practice at international level and will serve as a reference for future events. www.torino2006.org Interviews Luca Mercalli, climatologist Paolo Revellino, Torino 2006 Organising Committee Ugo Pretato, Torino 2006 Organising Committee Roberto Serra, mayor of Cesana Torinese Fabio Caltabiano, Torino 2006 Organising Committee Elisa Pecar, mountain refuge Daniele Arlaud Valentino Castellani, President Torino 2006 Organising Committee Stavros Dima, European Commissionner for Environment

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With the opening of the Turin Winter Olympics on February 10th, 00:00:00
the eyes of the world will be on Europe. The Games will bring hundreds of 00:00:04
thousands of competitors, journalists and spectators to its alpine valleys. 00:00:09
They've also meant the construction or renovation of many permanent and 00:00:13
temporary structures, 00:00:17
which place great pressure on the environment, as this environmentalist 00:00:18
explains. 00:00:22
Most damage is done by the permafrost, 00:00:23
most damage is done by the permanent structures, the ones which can't be 00:00:28
dismantled and which will leave indelible scars in the future. 00:00:32
But we hope that this will be positive for sport because these 00:00:35
infrastructures are an investment. 00:00:38
The other concern is energy consumption, 00:00:40
which becomes gigantic when you organize an event like this that attracts so many 00:00:43
people. 00:00:47
Today, anyone thinking of hosting the Games has to take care of the environment, 00:00:48
taking environmental problems into account. 00:00:58
Paolo Rebellino is the Organizing Committee's Head of Sustainable Development. 00:01:00
The IOC has been working on the environment since the Rio de Janeiro 00:01:04
conference 00:01:12
and has defined the environment as the third main pillar of the Olympic 00:01:13
movement after sport and culture. 00:01:17
This means that already at the application stage, 00:01:19
we paid particular attention to the environment. 00:01:22
To reduce the impact of the Games on the environment, 00:01:26
the Organizing Committee made full use of several environmental protection 00:01:33
tools 00:01:37
made available by the EU. Notably, it joined 00:01:37
EMAS, the European Environmental Audit and Certification System. 00:01:41
This system allows any organization, currently some 4,000 in Europe, 00:01:45
to better identify their environmental problems, define a strategic plan and 00:01:49
technical solutions, 00:01:54
and then have the application and its effects certified in a transparent way 00:01:55
by independent experts. 00:01:59
EMAS allowed us to manage all the projects we've chosen 00:02:01
and develop them in a structured, systematic way. 00:02:13
EMAS meant we could involve all sections of the committee 00:02:17
and have their support. 00:02:21
This means that not only did the environmental department work on the 00:02:24
environment, 00:02:30
but all departments, thanks to the environmental management system, 00:02:30
worked on the environment. And so green was the color of the entire 00:02:35
organization. 00:02:41
The Olympic Village, for example, was designed to be a model of sustainable 00:02:42
architecture, 00:02:46
as Ugo Pretato, Director of Environmental Programs, 00:02:47
explains. 00:02:51
We established a set of specifications for the designers of the village. 00:02:55
Among the solutions linked to energy saving 00:02:59
is the use of 2,000 square meters of solar panels, 00:03:03
placed on the roofs of the buildings to heat water for the bathrooms. 00:03:07
With south-facing windows, reinforced insulation, 00:03:11
low-consumption lighting and collection of rainwater for the gardens, 00:03:18
the Olympic Village applies a whole series of energy-efficient solutions 00:03:21
of which the future tenants will be the first beneficiaries. 00:03:25
These buildings will initially house the athletes during the Olympic Games, 00:03:30
after which they'll be rented to families by the city of Turin. 00:03:35
EMAS certification has mobilized all the players in the village 00:03:40
and this man in particular. 00:03:45
Here they call him Mr. Olympics. 00:03:48
Cesana is a small village which is home to 1,000 people in the heart of the Alps. 00:03:52
Roberto Serra had been its mayor for only three days when the area was 00:03:56
designated to host several elements of Olympic infrastructure. 00:04:00
Needless to say, he knows the project inside out. 00:04:04
For six years now, between weddings and planning applications, 00:04:07
the mayor has been preparing his village for the Olympics. 00:04:10
It's a historic event of fundamental importance for Cesana 00:04:14
because the Games will allow us to enter the club of the world's most important tourist centers. 00:04:21
Are the Games really a godsend? 00:04:29
From an economic point of view, certainly, 00:04:32
but there's no question of accepting them at any price if it's to the benefit of the people. 00:04:35
But there's no question of accepting them at any price if it's to the detriment of the environment. 00:04:40
The electorate is very watchful. 00:04:45
The mountains are often more exploited than managed. 00:04:50
People are very perplexed, 00:04:57
which is why particular attention has been paid to the way these projects are implemented. 00:05:01
This is what's pushed the municipal authorities to request European EMAS certification as well, 00:05:11
in exchange for which it's received help from specialists to identify all the points to be improved 00:05:16
and to establish a sustainable management plan for the environment. 00:05:21
Today, for example, the mayor is inspecting the water tanks which supply the snow cannons. 00:05:26
The project designers were not authorized to take water from the springs on the mountain slope. 00:05:32
They have to pump it up from the Cesana waterfall to avoid disturbing mountain streams. 00:05:44
In summer, farms will use the water from these tanks. 00:06:01
The snow cannons they supply obviously use no additives, unlike those at other winter sports centers. 00:06:05
They wanted to limit the amount of permanent infrastructure to the strict minimum 00:06:14
and to plan for its use after the Olympics from the very outset. 00:06:18
But they also wanted to prioritize the renovation of older buildings 00:06:22
and to use the most modern techniques to limit their environmental impact. 00:06:26
In Cesana, this press center used to be a holiday village. 00:06:32
Abandoned for years, the asbestos was removed, it was renovated, 00:06:36
and in future it will be used as a training center for sporting federations. 00:06:40
Here, solar energy does not directly power the lighting circuits. 00:06:46
It's used to make hydrogen. 00:06:49
The advantage is that the gas can be stored and used to produce electricity at specified times, even at night. 00:06:52
The environmental audit undertaken for IMAS did not spare any detail, 00:07:01
such as the need to lay down an enormous floor covering for the entire biathlon shooting zone. 00:07:05
This ground sheet is used to recover the cartridges fired during the competition. 00:07:14
The aim is to reduce, or rather eliminate completely, pollution of the ground by heavy metals. 00:07:18
Back to Turin. 00:07:26
At the headquarters of the organizing committee, 00:07:28
the global impact of the Games on the environment and the ecosystem have been minutely studied. 00:07:30
For this, the entire region is regularly photographed from the air. 00:07:35
By comparing two pictures like this, taken at two different times, 00:07:43
you can highlight the changes which have taken place. 00:07:47
All this can be used to estimate the impact. 00:07:50
On this basis, the committee regularly publishes impact reports. 00:07:55
Because of the infrastructure they require, some Olympic disciplines impact more heavily on the environment. 00:07:59
The bobsleigh track caused us to think long and hard. 00:08:08
It's more of an urban installation than a mountain one 00:08:13
because of its characteristics and its requirements. 00:08:16
To reduce its impact on the landscape, the bobsleigh track has been half buried. 00:08:21
And, as on the other sites, durable materials such as wood, glass and steel have been used to the maximum. 00:08:25
The 5,000 trees felled to make room for it have been compensated by 100,000 new ones elsewhere in the valley. 00:08:32
The site for the ski jump was chosen so that it blends almost naturally into the surroundings. 00:08:40
We selected this slope because it has a natural dip to it which meets the International Federation standards. 00:08:47
So we were able to reduce terracing to a minimum 00:08:56
and the earth coming from the areas which had nevertheless to be dug out has been reused on site. 00:09:00
To select its suppliers, the organizing committee applied European policy on green public contracts 00:09:09
which calls upon public authorities or semi-public ones 00:09:15
to purchase as many of the more ecological products and services as possible. 00:09:18
So, 40% of the purchases of the organizing committee were made based on environmental criteria. 00:09:23
From economical light bulbs to paper and low energy consumption office equipment, 00:09:30
many of the products bear the European eco-label. 00:09:34
Created by the European Union in 1992, 00:09:38
the eco-label recognizes the environmental performance of thousands of products and services in its member states. 00:09:41
Located at a height of 1,750 meters in the middle of a 700 hectare natural park, 00:09:50
this refuge, for example, is the first one in the Alps to have been granted the European eco-label. 00:09:55
For Elisa, obtaining the eco-label for her refuge was a logical step. 00:10:00
When you have a refuge, you pay attention to the environment and the impact of pollution on it. 00:10:05
You're sort of more predisposed. 00:10:12
Just look around you and you will realize that it's hard to consume things, produce waste or pollution. 00:10:16
Here there's no electricity supply from the grid, so they use solar panels connected to batteries. 00:10:24
Tonight Elisa is expecting a group of hikers. 00:10:29
Her menu will consist only of local products cooked on a wood fire. 00:10:32
The dishes will be washed with an eco-label detergent and the scraps will be used to feed the wild animals. 00:10:36
Good ecological choices, thanks to which the refuge has been granted the right to display this much sought-after label. 00:10:43
But the main vocation of this European initiative is an educational one. 00:10:50
Certain people come mainly because we are eco-labeled. 00:10:54
They want to see why we do it and how, and then apply it elsewhere. 00:10:57
Like this media center, which will host the press during the games, 00:11:04
a whole series of buildings has been awarded the eco-label. 00:11:07
Here, for example, everything has been designed to promote natural sunlight and to save energy. 00:11:11
Holiday centers or hotels for businessmen, everyone is targeted. 00:11:16
Behind it, there's the message that the adoption of good environmental practices is possible under all circumstances. 00:11:20
The European Commission has cooperated closely in the process. 00:11:29
We found in the European Commission that there is a lot of interest in this. 00:11:33
We found all the best ways to achieve the commitment that we made to have a sustainable Olympic Games. 00:11:40
We shall leave an important legacy on the territory, because all the local institutions, many enterprises, 00:11:49
and a lot of operators have made with us the experience of good practices in the environmental policies actions. 00:11:58
The European Commission wants to see this experiment inspire organizers of this type of sporting event in the future. 00:12:08
The European Commission is committed to the development of a sustainable Olympic Games. 00:12:15
The European Commission is committed to the development of a sustainable Olympic Games. 00:12:20
The European Commission wants to see this experiment inspire organizers of this type of sporting event in the future. 00:12:25
We expect environmental issues to become more and more important for major events, 00:12:29
and we believe that EMAS, eco-label, and green procurement are strong and reliable tools. 00:12:36
The Commission will therefore seek to continue promoting them towards future major sports events. 00:12:43
The Winter Olympics in Turin will be an international first. 00:12:51
They'll clearly demonstrate that organizing a large-scale sporting event can go hand-in-hand with protecting the environment. 00:12:56
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