Sustainable Event Management
Sustainable Events Management
“Critical appraisal of the sustainability policy: case study of Sochi Olympic Games 2014”
Prepared for: Mr Gaurav Chawla Prepared by: Veronika Kalinina Class: BA4 HE3
Submission date: 20/03/2015
Table of Content
INTRODUCTION
3
LITERATURE REVIEW
4
GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE CRITICISM OF GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE
4 5
FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS
6
CONCLUSION
9 10
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2
Introduction
Nowadays the term “sustainability” is being pronounced more and more often. Indeed, many organisations all over the world have realized the importance of implementing sustainability practices in order to ensure successful and profitable business.
The main aim of this report is to critically analyse the sustainability policy of XXII winter Olympic
Games in Sochi, Russian Federation in 2014. Olympic Games is the largest international multi-sport event of today’s world, which is held every four years. Sochi Games welcomed 88 National Olympic
Committees plus 1 independent Olympic Participant and a record number of athletes - 2,800 - were competing in 15 disciplines. (Olympic, 2014) Taking into consideration the fact of global issues around events’ sustainability, it is fair to remark that Olympic Games should represent a positive example of how words become actions as far as sustainable development is concerned. The main reason author has chosen this event is to investigate how the greatest event of the whole world –
Olympic Games – keeps its promises and how it contributes to the raise of
“Critical appraisal of the sustainability policy: case study of Sochi Olympic Games 2014”
Prepared for: Mr Gaurav Chawla Prepared by: Veronika Kalinina Class: BA4 HE3
Submission date: 20/03/2015
Table of Content
INTRODUCTION
3
LITERATURE REVIEW
4
GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE CRITICISM OF GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE
4 5
FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS
6
CONCLUSION
9 10
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2
Introduction
Nowadays the term “sustainability” is being pronounced more and more often. Indeed, many organisations all over the world have realized the importance of implementing sustainability practices in order to ensure successful and profitable business.
The main aim of this report is to critically analyse the sustainability policy of XXII winter Olympic
Games in Sochi, Russian Federation in 2014. Olympic Games is the largest international multi-sport event of today’s world, which is held every four years. Sochi Games welcomed 88 National Olympic
Committees plus 1 independent Olympic Participant and a record number of athletes - 2,800 - were competing in 15 disciplines. (Olympic, 2014) Taking into consideration the fact of global issues around events’ sustainability, it is fair to remark that Olympic Games should represent a positive example of how words become actions as far as sustainable development is concerned. The main reason author has chosen this event is to investigate how the greatest event of the whole world –
Olympic Games – keeps its promises and how it contributes to the raise of
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