We understand sustainability as a principle of action. We want to establish it for all people involved in sport events: We create and raise awareness for sustainability among everyone.
OUR UNDERSTANDING OF SUSTAINABILITY: NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND PLANET IN BALANCE
We base our work on the sustainability understanding that all action should take place within existing boundaries of participating systems.
What exactly does this mean? This understanding represents in simplified terms what is known as the ” Donut Model” by environmental economist Kate Raworth. It consists of two concentric rings: The inner ring shows the basic social needs of humans, and the outer ring shows the ecological limits of the planet. The area between the two rings, the ” Donut” itself, forms the framework for action of all economic activity. That means:
We act sustainably when we manage to meet the basic needs of all people without exceeding the planet’s limits.
DONUT IN SPORTS: OUR ADAPTATION FOR SUSTAINABLE MAJOR SPORT EVENTS
The economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability cannot be separated from each other, even in major sport events: The foundation is the environment, in which society and therein the economy are embedded. The donut model thus leads us to the question of how to meet the needs of participants, spectators, organisers, and local communities while minimising the event’s impact on the environment. The economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability are inseparable: The foundation is the environment, within which is embedded society, and within that, the economy.
Complementary to the donut model, in the project “Sustainable major sport events in Germany” we support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 adopted in 2015.
Our understanding of sustainability can thus be simplified by the following model:
JOINT EFFORT OF SUSTAINABLE SPORT EVENTS: WHAT DRIVES US ON
It is from this basic understanding that we have derived our vision for the project “Sustainable major sport events in Germany”:
In the planning and implementation of sport events, we assume responsibility for the environment and society. In doing so, we act in an ecologically responsible, socially fair and economically sustainable manner. All of us – from event organisers to officials and athletes – are shaping the sustainable future of sport together with and for society: a joint effort.
Quellen:
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century von Kate Raworth 2017
TEEB and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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Own illustration adapted from an Azote Images for Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Download von: https://www.bmuv.de/themen/nachhaltigkeit-digitalisierung/nachhaltigkeit/integriertes-umweltprogramm-2030/planetare-belastbarkeitsgrenzen