Greentime, a sustainability company in Verburg, Sweden, is responsible for the “sustainable event” certification by engaging independent auditors to evaluate the sustainability work done by the local organizing committee based on the certification criteria.
All five locations in Sweden – Gothenburg, Malmö, Kristianstad, Jönköping and Stockholm – have achieved certification due to the hard work to ensure that all targets are met and all to comply with strict regulations. Necessary steps have been taken.
“Over the last decade, the Handball Championships have been increasing their work on organizing sustainable events. In the run-up to the European Championships in 2020, we have taken our work on sustainability to heart, with these activities achieving international success. of what we accomplished, said Christer Bergström, CEO of Handbolls-VM 2023 Sverige AB, the organizer of the championship.
“In the lead up to the World Championships in January, we decided to seek sustainability certification. Over the past 18 months, everyone involved in organizing the World Championships has been working together towards the certification. Now we There are – the 28th IHF Men’s World Championship 2023 is the first international handball championship to receive sustainability certification. It feels really good,” Bergström added.
Certification is provisional at this stage. Final certification will be received after the World Championships, once auditors have completed an on-site inspection of the arenas to ensure that the host city and the event itself are complying with the objectives set, including organization, social sustainability. projects in the fields of and environment.
This includes being able to present an equity plan. Plans to encourage spectators to travel using public transport, details of how volunteers are involved in sustainability, source separation of waste at the grounds, digital communication and ensuring that public The coffee served at the kiosk must be KRAV or Fairtrade labelled.
Simon Strandwick, CEO of Greentime, said, “The sustainability movement we’ve seen during the planning of this championship is unique, and we’ve been impressed with how the championship organizers, cities and venues have come together. What have we achieved together? AB, the sustainability company that inspected the locations.
Once again, proving that handball upholds the true values of sustainability and accessibility, the 2023 IHF Men’s World Championship is a real test for it, which will be passed with flying colours.
News Source. IHF
