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1:2 Project Organisation
The implementation of the sustainability
concept was coordinated by the project
organizations in both countries within the
framework of their respective organization
structures. Euro 2008 SA named a contact
person for the coordination and representation
of their interests. The progress of
the project was tracked within the scope of
the regularly held bi-national meetings and
in exchange with Euro 2008 SA.
The implementation in Austria was coordinated
by the consulting firm, brainbows,
under the auspices of the Federal Ministry
of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and
Water Management, in which a working
group was also set up. The cooperation
with the host cities and other involved
parties took place within the framework of
the federal coordination.
The implementation and communication
of the environmental measures in Austria
were initiated by the Federal Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and
Water Management, which launched along
with “2008 – Austria on the Ball” the
initiative “Environment on the Ball”
(www.umweltamball.at) (see Chapter
3:4 for further information).
In Switzerland, the “Sustainability Project
Group” was set up as an administrative
department within the Public Authorities
Project Organisation (PAPO). The project
group was comprised of representatives
from the Federal Office for Spatial
Development (ARE) and the Federal Office
for the Environment (FOEN). A “Sustainability
Working Party” was set up for the
implementation, which was headed by the
Sustainability Project Group and which
included representatives from the host
cities, Euro 2008 SA, the organizers of the
UBS ARENA, the Public Authorities Project
Organisation (PAPO), various federal
departments, the Swiss Railways (SBB),
the platform Ecosport and the Research
Institute for Leisure and Tourism at the
University of Berne. The “Sustainability
Project Group” assumed the coordination
function for all three dimensions of
sustainable development. Many aspects of
the sustainability strategy were implemented
in close cooperation with the
PAPO subproject leaders and the general
project coordinator. Due to the lack of an
“environment” subproject, the “Sustainability
Project Group” was also in charge of
closely accompanying the environmental
measures – except for transport.
Representatives from both countries
visited the various stadia and public viewing
venues during the tournaments and
observed and assessed the implementation
of the various measures (particularly
in the areas of waste management) using
checklists.
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