March 13th, 2015
Developing suppliers for the market
One of Rio 2016’s management principles is to transform challenges into opportunities for the city and country. For the procurement area, using the Olympic and Paralympic Games’ demand is a great chance to stimulate the sustainable development of the domestic market. Thus, Rio 2016 sees the opportunity to raise the capacity and qualify micro and […]
March 6th, 2015
A legacy of sustainable food
There is no doubt about how tasty are fish and seafood. However, in addition to tasty, they are essential to food security. Nevertheless, overfishing is compromising the activity for the decades to come. Some species, such as tuna, for example, decreased in abundance by more than 50% over the past decades. Aware of this, one […]
February 20th, 2015
Playing for sustainability
One of the sustainability topics most popular in recent times is life cycle analysis (LCA) of products. This means analysing and quantifying the environmental impact of a product from the start of its life, when it is still raw materials, through intermediate stages such as manufacturing and logistics, to the end of the end of […]
February 12th, 2015
Playing on the same side and catalysing change
For Rio 2016, sustainability is more than just words. It is a concrete opportunity to catalyse positive change for Rio de Janeiro and throughout Brazil. We simply cannot organize the largest global sporting event on our own. To stage truly memorable Games, we need to be clearly aligned with our partners, suppliers, sponsors, employees and […]
February 6th, 2015
Diversity, inclusion and the sustainability of the Games
If dealing with diversity in the corporate environment is a highly complex issue for ordinary businesses, imagine the challenge of welcoming people from over 200 countries during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. It isn’t just a question of the large range of languages, cultures, ethnic backgrounds and religions. Rio 2016 will welcome people with different […]