The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued two guides to help ensure that the Olympic Movement sources goods and services in a sustainable and ethical way.
The first new guide, titled “Olympic Games Guide on Sustainable Sourcing,” is intended to help Organising Committees for the Olympic Games (OCOG) understand and meet the IOC's sustainable sourcing requirements and move toward a more sustainable approach to sourcing goods and services for the Games.
The second guide, titled “Sustainable Sourcing in Sport,” part of the “Sustainability Essentials” series of guides, is addressed to International Federations (IFs), National Olympic Committees (NOCs), and the wider sports sector. This guide is intended to help organizations within the Olympic Movement and the wider sports sector to adopt more sustainable sourcing practices.
The new guides complement the IOC's supplier code, which defines requirements related to human rights, labor conditions, transport, waste management, and ethics for IOC suppliers.
