UEFA EURO 2008™ Sustainability Report - Bundesamt für Sport ...

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Photo: BKW FMB Energie AG
Photovoltaic facility on the roof
of Stade de Suisse, Berne
With the “Green Goal” initiative, an
environmental concept with quantitative
objectives was implemented at a large
football event for the first time at the
2006 Football World Cup in Germany. The
experience gathered with “Green Goal”
flowed into the planning for the EURO
2008 and was further developed. Among
the objectives for the EURO 2008 was that
the event be held in as environmentally
friendly manner as possible.
The project organizations in both countries
began with transport planning early on
and set themselves the ambitious goal of
achieving a public transport share of 60%
for long distance travel and 80% in local
traffic. The large share of public transport
enabled the greenhouse gases caused by
the EURO 2008 to be kept to a minimum.
Through the use of ecological electricity
the additional power required was covered
in as an environmentally friendly manner
as possible.
The conserving of resources is also an
important issue in the area of waste. That
is why the partners involved in the EURO
2008 were required to create a detailed
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