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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 strives to promote Olympic Games which respect the environment and meet the standards of sustainable development.
• - it also aims to promote awareness among and educate the members of the Olympic family and sports practitioners in general of the importance of a healthy environment and sustainable development.

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):

• - to encourage and support a responsible concern for environmental issues, to promote sustainable development in sport and require that the Olympic Games are held accordingly; and
• - to promote a positive legacy from the Olympic Games to the Host cities and the Host countries.

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.

• Learn more on environmental protection and the Olympic Games
• Learn more on the promotion of sustainable development

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.

• Learn more about Agenda 21
• Olympic movement's agenda 21