Box: Binding sustainability goals.
The NIV Charter of Grisons 2022 The NIV Charter of Grisons 2022 sets a number of binding sustainability goals. A first version of it has been available since January 10. Following consultations by the Graubünden government and the Federal Council and approval by the Graubünden voters for the Olympic candidacy, it is declared binding for all parties involved in running for the Olympics and holding the 2022 Winter Olympics in Graubünden.
An overview of the sustainability goals:
- Protected areas of national importance are not affected by the holding of the Olympic Games.
- The Winter Olympics are climate-neutral, with the focus on preventing and reducing CO2 emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions, which cannot be avoided, are offset by climate protection projects whose criteria are based on the internationally recognized “Gold Standard.”
Whenever possible, compensation is provided through domestic projects. - The labor standards of the International Labor Organization (ILO) are met — as are the principles of fair trade.
- The involvement of affected and interested stakeholders in the preparation, implementation and follow-up of the games and the local population is ensured and documented.
- The Olympic Games do not create any additional debt for the venues of St. Moritz and Davos and the Canton of Grisons.
- The Swiss, Graubünden, St. Moritz and Davos-Klosters brands are demonstrably strengthened.
- After the Games, Graubünden and Switzerland are seen as pioneers of sustainable development and as a hospitable country.
- Thanks to the Olympic Games, Switzerland, as a winter sports nation, has a wider range of snow and ice sports than it does today.
- The management of the candidacy or implementation complies with the principles of transparency, credibility and responsibility at all levels.
- The impact of the games on the economy, environment and society is scientifically investigated and documented in an easy-to-understand way.
- The Federal Council and the Governing Council of the Canton of Grisons jointly set up an independent supervisory body made up of all important stakeholders, which continuously monitors and reviews the implementation of the NIV Charter.
Working Group NIV Charta Graubünden 2022
Jürg Stettler (Co-Director), Daniel Wiener (Co-Director), Regula Adank, Gabriella Binkert, Roger Cadosch, Josias F. Gasser, Werner Hediger, Beat Jans, Hansruedi Müller, André Schneider, Mila Trombitas, Daniel Wachter, Sämi Wyttenbach, Gian Gilli, Urs Lacotte
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