January 29th, 2015
Pioneering and sustainability
From a corporate point of view, the sustainability report is a transparency tool that is widely used in the market, and the most common model is the Global Reporting Initiative, known as GRI. In spite of the popularity of these reports, in the events sector these are a relatively recent development, having initiated in 2010 […]
December 4th, 2014
The importance of a sustainable supply chain for Rio 2016
One of the main challenges of delivering a sustainable Olympic Games relates to the supply chain. This is not just because of the complexity of purchasing 30 million items by 2016, but also because of the characteristics of the Brazilian market.
December 4th, 2014
You don’t use a wheelchair, but what if you did?
Ever stopped to think about this? How would you negotiate your way around the city, move about at home, in the workplace and on the streets?
November 10th, 2014
Rio 2016 and Dow partnership to deliver the most comprehensive carbon mitigation in the history of the Games
In September, we sealed our first partnership under the Abraça Sustentabilidade programme. Our partnership with Dow, Worldwide Sponsor and the Official Chemistry Company of the Olympic Games, will allow us to mitigate 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq) using technology-based solutions. This mitigation refers to the operations of the Games.