How many green goals for 2010?
In June and July 2006 the world experienced a breathtaking football festival, and for the first time in the history of the World Cup the environment was on the programme. With Green Goal, an innovative and ambitious environmental programme was successfully carried out at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, which pursued new paths for large sporting events. The full 2006 Green Goal Legacy Report can be downloaded in the resource section.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee of South Africa(OC), has in its preparation to host the 2010 World Cup, committed itself to adhere to sustainability principles and to promote environmental responsibility in organizing and hosting the 2010 tournament. It is from this commitment that the OC developed an environmental programme called Green Goal 2010 that encapsulates greening and raising awareness on environmental issues pertinent to hosting the 2010 event. The Green Goal objectives are outlined in the FIFA website on www.fifa.com
The Cape Town Green Goal website provides information about the targets, projects and campaigns implemented in Cape Town Host City. Other Host Cities are also implementing Green Goal initiatives in different ways.
We are keen to hear from you about how you experience these green goal initiatives…
What did you experience when you attended the matches or fan parks? What did you think worked well, and what could have been done differently? What promotional material did you see that promoted the Green Goal initiative? Do you think it was communicated well enough? Was there sufficient infrastructure such as bins, public transport, water points, etc?
Would you give it a Red Card, Yellow Card or Green Goal?
Let us hear your feedback…
Biodegradable plastics or not?
The debate around packaging waste has been going on for years and numerous solutions have been sought to solve the problem. The latest development is the manufacturing of biodegradable plastics, however the plastics industry is raising their concern as this leads to “contaminated” plastic which then can’t be recycled.
We keen to hear from the industry players with regards to their products and what they are doing with regards to recycling or composting of packaging waste. We keen to hear about what these products are made from and where they are manufactured, which impacts on the eco footprint of the products. What options do we have? What should we consider when making our choices? Where can we find more details?
Ultimately we need to REDUCE or REUSE before we need to consider RECYCLING or disposal of waste.
Best Practice Events
We are keen to get best practice examples of local events that implemented greening principles to assist with the development of local greening standards in South Africa. If you have any information of an event that you attended or arranged which had greening initiatives, please let us know.
Event Greening Training
One of the main topics that came up at the Event Greening Workshops was the need for training to enable more people to actively participate and feel empowered. We are however keen to hear from you about what training you need and what structure this should be. Do we need short sessions (1-2 hours) or a full day training session? Should it focus on specific industry sectors or be generic?
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