The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has played an important role in the development of the sport and environment agenda, by establishing a policy that seeks to provide greater resources to sustainable development in and through sport at national, regional and international level, and particularly at the Olympic Games.
This policy has two main objectives:
It is based on the principles enshrined in the The Olympic Charter (Chapter 1, The Olympic Movement and its Actions: Mission and Role of the IOC):
The IOC policy also finds its roots and scope in the Olympic Movement's agenda 21 which is another major reference document in this field.

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Seminar for sustainable, ethical and responsible sport
Share knowledge and experience; debate about best practices; unite the efforts of all the stakeholders around joint initiatives; develop solutions to meet environmental challenges; and ensure sustainable, ethical and responsible sport:...
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IOC Guide to Sport, Environment and Sustainable Development
In 1999 the Olympic Movement adopted an Agenda 21 for the sports community, highlighting special issues and challenges that sportsmen and sportswomen can address to ensure the sustainable development of sport. To help the different...
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The Olympic Movement's Agenda 21 seeks to encourage its members to play an active part in sustainable development. It sets out the basic concepts and general action to be taken in order to achieve this goal. It is a document setting out doctrine and an action programme aimed at all members of the Olympic Movement and athletes in general. It is a theoretical guide on sustainable development in the largest sense in that the different social, economic, geographical, climatic, cultural and religious contexts that are characteristic of the Olympic Movement are taken into account.
Discover the founding text of the Olympic Movement.