As Sustainable As Possible

The vision of the ASAP project is to move from words to action; from guidelines and recommendations to strategic implementation; and ultimately from ad-hoc initiatives to integrated sustainability across the operation of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) - everywhere from workforce management to the organisation of projects and events. Ultimately, by improving partner NOC’s operation, following good governance principles of the EU and the IOC, and by making the operation more sustainable, the projects aims to show the benefits of a holistic approach to sustainability not only to other (umbrella) sport organisation but also to other actors in society. The main objective is two-fold: • In line with the good governance principles of the IOC and the EU, translate the existing recommendations, guidelines, and best practice examples into a practical integrated approach to sustainability at organisational level, and implement this approach. • Share the methods, expertise and implementation-related experience with other umbrella sport organisations in order to help them “maximize positive benefits while, at the same time, avoid or minimize negative impacts on people and the environment.” In concrete terms, the mission of the project is, for the “mentee” NOCs, to create, adopt and start implementing integrated sustainability strategies in their organisations, and for the “mentor” NOCs to further improve their operations by sharing and learning from each other and from other experts in the field. At the same time, the projects sets itself an objective of empowering NOCs and umbrella sport organisation to become sustainability leaders in the sport sector and in society; leading by example and raising awareness among both sport stakeholders and the general public of what is at stake.