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Sustainability is one of the three pillars of Olympic Agenda 2020 (the International Olympic Committee’s [IOC’s] strategic roadmap), alongside credibility and youth.CredibilitySustainabilityYouthOlympic Agenda 2020, the starting point for the IOC Sustainability Strategy Two recommendations are specifically related to sustainabilityRecommendation 4: Include sustainability in all aspects of the Olympic GamesThe IOC to take a more proactive position and leadership role with regard to sustainability and ensure that it is included in all aspects of the planning and staging of the Olympic Games.1. Develop a sustainability strategy to enable potential and actual Olympic Games organisers to integrate and implement sustainability measures that encompass economic, social and environmental spheres in all stages of their project;2. Assist newly elected Organising Committees to establish the best possible governance for the integration of sustainability throughout the organisation;3. The IOC to ensure post-Games monitoring of the Games legacy with the support of the NOC and external organisations such as the World Union of Olympic Cities (UMVO).Recommendation 5:Include sustainability within the Olympic Movement’s daily operationsThe IOC to embrace sustainability principles:1. The IOC to include sustainability in its day-to-day operations• The IOC to include sustainability in its procurement of goods and services, as well as events organisation (meetings, conferences, etc.).• The IOC to reduce its travel impact and offset its carbon emissions.• The IOC to apply the best possible sustainability standards for the consolidation of its Headquarters in Lausanne.2. The IOC to engage and assist Olympic Movement stakeholders in integrating sustainability within their own organisation and operations by:• developing recommendations, providing tools, e.g. best practices and scorecards,• providing mechanisms to ensure the exchange of information between Olympic stakeholders,• using existing channels, such as Olympic Solidarity, to help and assist in implementing initiatives.3. To achieve the above, the IOC to cooperate with relevant expert organisations such as UNEP.2 | IOC Sustainability Strategy Executive Summary