MANUAL SPORT ENVIRONMENT

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36 Ski trails (alpine skiing, ski jumping, biathlon, etc.) • limit the construction of new trails • choose w ith care sites for new trails • choose snow -making mac hines using low amounts of w ater • eliminate the use of snow -hardening chemicals Water sports (sailing, w indsurfing, row ing, etc.) • avoid doc king location in sensitiv e areas (espec ially w etland areas, natural banks and s hores, etc.) • build doc king w ith as little hard materials as possible • avoid anti-fouling products (es pecially those containing arsenic , merc ury or organotins) • forbid access to w ater courses, lakes or w ater areas during periods w hich are critical for the fauna (e.g. reproduction time) Sp orts equipm ent Due to the great variety of sports and to the development of new technologies in sports equipment, the market of sports articles is incredibly v aried w hile at the same time highly specializ ed. This evolution has led to the use of new substanc es in the manufacturing processes. Some of those s ubstanc es are potentially tox ic and can be damaging during the manufacturing, use or dis posal of the equipment. A nother point to keep in mind is the shorter life span of some equipment, w hich becomes obsolete before being out of order, and generates w aste as a result. The object ives ar e to: • reduce pollution due to sports equipment • reuse and recyc le artic les w here poss ible • promote environmentally sound equipment and local manufacturing knowledge It is important to w ork closely w ith spons ors and s uppliers to ens ure that their products and s ervices are environmentally friendly. This is achiev ed by establis hing a standard contracting process. Spons ors and suppliers should be encouraged to folow some env ironmental requirements and comply w ith them. They have to assume their ow n role in the ques t for environment-friendly sport. Some environmental requirements for the sports industry could be to provide information on their production process es, their w aste management systems, the us e of reduced pac kaging, the reusability and non-tox icity of their products , etc. It is als o important to enc ourage c ompanies manufacturing sports equipment to obtain ISO 9,000 and 14,000 certific ates for Quality Assurance and Env ironmental Management. ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, is a nongovernmental organiz ation setting international standards for a w ide range of products and proc ess es. The recent publication of the first tw o International Standards in the ISO 14,000 series of environmental management standards w ill ass ist bus iness and
industry to meet env ironmental challenges. 37 The ISO 14,000 series of standards are developed by ISO, w hich represents the standards institutes of some 120 c ountries. This series of standards aims to introduce a c omprehensiv e systems-based approac h w hich can be us ed by bus inesses and other organizations to manage the impact of their activities on the environment. With respect to s ports equipment, sev eral of society 's play ers hav e an opportunity to act at their ow n lev el: • individual responsibility of the athlete/sports club in the choice of equipment • responsibility of Inter national and National Federations and other sports organizations in defining env ironmental standards for their equipment • responsibility of suppliers in the manufactur ing pr ocesses Athletes and clubs • Choose env ironmentally s ound articles (cotton, natural fibres, etc.) • Promote the us e of locally- and ec ologic ally-made produc ts ins tead of imported ones (e.g. for nets, clothes, halls, etc.) w hich saves energy, transportation, money and c ontributes to promoting local know ledge and employment • Arrange a trading market/day for equipment w hich is no longer s uitable/no longer in us e Sports federations and organizations • Define environmental standards for their equipment Sports industry • Certify your industry in accordance w ith ISO standards for Quality Assurance / Environmental Management/ (ISO 9,000 and 14,000) Transport atio n Transportation is required to get to the sports fac ility and much of it usually takes plac e in private cars . Transportation contributes to many env ironmental hazards, particularly air pollution (greenhous e effect, ozone formation at ground lev el, PA Hs) and related health problems . A reduc tion in the distanc es trav eled w ith priv ate c ars, incentives to promote public trans portation and non-pollutive transport (e.g. bicycles) together w ith s ound trans portation planning c ould greatly minimiz e air pollution, noise and disturbance, as w ell as the extent of land us e. The object ives ar e to • minimize transportation • promote c ollective and or public trans portation • enc ourage environmentally friendly transportation
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