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OLYMPIC REVIEW 15DOW HELPS BRAZIL MAP OUT SUSTAINABLE FUTURESince becoming the first member of Rio 2016’s “Embrace Sustainability” programme in September 2014, Worldwide TOP Partner Dow has created the most comprehensive carbon programme in Olympic Games history to help mitigate the direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the organisation and hosting of the event. The initiative will mitigate 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2 eq) through third party-verified emissions reductions. To help reach this target, Dow has introduced an innovative Sustainable Future programme in Brazil and Latin America, which utilises energy-efficient technologies and low-carbon solutions to minimise GHG emissions. Dow is also working with the Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games on post-Games legacies. These include an engagement programme that aims to share information on sustainability and climate change with 500,000 people in Brazil, and a commitment to generate an additional 1.5 million tons of CO2 eq in climate benefits by 2026, addressing other Games-related emissions.Below Worldwide TOP Partner Dow is helping deliver sustainable legacies in Rio de JaneiroIOC AWARDS BRAZILIAN OLYMPIC BROADCAST RIGHTSThe IOC has announced that the broadcast rights in Brazil for the Olympic Games through to 2032 have been awarded to Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. (Grupo Globo). The agreement continues the IOC’s long-term partnership with Grupo Globo, Brazil’s largest media group, which has acquired rights across all broadcast platforms, including free-to-air television (on a non-exclusive basis), and subscription television, internet and mobile (on an exclusive basis).“This long-term agreement with our partner Grupo Globo demonstrates the confidence we have in them as Brazil’s leading media organisation,” said IOC President Thomas Bach. “In addition to broadcasting the Olympic Games until 2032, Grupo Globo has committed significant year-round promotional support for sport and the Olympic values, which will contribute to ensuring another positive long-term legacy from the Olympic Games next summer.”NEWS IN BRIEFCIFP launches Rio2016 Fair Play AwardsIn January, the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) announced the launch of the Rio2016 Fair Play Awards. A joint initiative with the IOC, this year’s awards will recognise acts of fair play and sportsmanship at national and continental Olympic qualifying events and at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. For the first time in the history of the CIFP’s fair play awards, which were first presented in 1965, members of the public across the globe are invited to nominate candidates, which they can do via the CIFP website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. A jury made up of CIFP and IOC representatives, athletes and the media will meet to choose the winners, with the awards being presented at a ceremony at the Olympic Club in Rio de Janeiro.Destination Rio at the Olympic MuseumOn 10 February, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne launched Destination Rio, a special programme dedicated to the culture and flavour of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro, host of the 2016 Olympic Games. The programme includes two temporary exhibitions – “Rio 2016: The Games”, and “Rio: Rhythms and Diversity” – which are both free to visit and run until 25 September.Below Brazilian gymnast Arthur Zanetti wins gold in London