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C. All the affiliated NFs.
D. All the sports related organizations.
6. Who do we need to influence/lobby to reach these goals?
A. Sports related parties.
The commission always tries to put up the posters at sports related gathering or parties to give
participants a hint on environment.
Encouragement gathering for the Nat’l delegation to Olympic Games are effective place to lobby.
B. There are quite influential and highly ranked people gather at the sending off party for Nat’l
delegation to Olympic Games, the commission always put up the posters.
C. Meetings, Seminars and <strong>Conference</strong>s.
Any meeting the commission can get permission, the commission put up the posters. Some
municipal facilities have rules that no permission to put up any posters.
7. What tools could be used to influence them (how when and where)?
Tools.
A. Posters.
Posters are one of the most influential tool for disseminate messages on ones propaganda.
The commission prints 5000 copies of new posters annually since 2002 to raise awareness on
environment.
B. Banners.
Message banners are also quite effective to disseminate the message at venues of
competitions. The commission always request to NFs to display the banners. There are about
65 banners used at various championships.
C. Leaflets.
It is also effective to distribute handy leaflets to spectators, athletes and officials of the events.
JOC tries to compile it with easy expression for kids and prints 50,000 copies of the leaflets.
D. Annual report of the commission
The JOC annual report on Sport and Environment is very influential tool for the top management
of the NFs. JOC distributes them at the annual council meeting in June. Most of the
representatives of NFs are eagerly looking for their articles in the report.
E. Results of the questionnaires.
Annual questionnaire survey is done in October every year with same questions so that JOC
could analyze a trend on NFs attitude towards environment.
F. Planting Trees.
According to the request from President Rogge to cooperate to the “Billion Tree Campaign”
by UNEP, the commission is now searching some organizations that promote tree planting to
cooperate with us.
G. ISO 14001 recognition.
ISO 14001 is very appropriate tool for any organization to promote environmental conservation.
JOC office obtained the recognition of ISO 14001 in year 2003 and renewed it 2006.
H. Collaboration with the Ministry of Environment.
Japanese government is now driving measures for decreasing the emission of carbon dioxide
to fight against global warming. Ministry of Environment and the commission work together to
disseminate the message “Stop the Global Warming”.
II. Action plans
1. What activities can be implemented to achieve your goals? Prioritize activities: fewer can be more
effective than too many
A. 75% of NFs will establish Sport and Environment Commission in their organization in 5 years.
B. 80% of NFs will display the banners that disseminate message of conservation of environment
for sports in 5 years. JOC owns 20 banners to this end.
2. How do you plan to implement them (identify clear tasks)?
A. Persuade the top of the organizations, Presidents, VPs, and SGs to be proactive to introduce
concrete actions on environment.
B. Improve communication network between the commission and NFs.
3. Who is responsible for getting the task done? Identify clear responsibilities.
A. The chairman of the commission.
B. The members are sharing their role in the commission such as compiling the annual report of
the commission, organizing the regional seminar and conferences.
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