Edgar Grospiron knows he must provide guarantees regarding the environmental impact of the 2030 Winter GamesThis is why the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee (COJOP) signed the national "Zero Wild Waste Mountain by 2030" Charter on Thursday. It is thus committing to reducing waste at the source and leaving the sites clean at the end of the Games.
This will involve raising public awareness, implementing selective sorting on sites, and more. the ban on smoking at competition and celebration venuesThe environmental dimension has already been integrated into the impact purchasing strategy, presented on March 25. The COJOP will present " in the next weeks " the environmental roadmap for the Games and its sustainability strategy.
« The mountain is not a backdrop, it is a living, fragile territory, which we have a responsibility to preserveEdgar Grospiron explains in a statement. By signing this Charter, we reaffirm our ambition: to organize spectacular Games, certainly, but also sober and responsible onesThis means taking concrete action to reduce waste at the source, raising awareness among spectators, and aiming for sites free of litter after the Games. This is an essential commitment for the future of our communities. »
