FIM Environment Newsletter
ISSUE #4, April 2012
“Way forward”
Foreword We can do it if we try… UNEP has made this the watchword of its greeneconomy initiative, and it is especially pertinent now, at a time when everyone is anticipating the next Conference to be held in Rio, better known as Rio +20. A green economy is one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. In its most basic form, a green economy is one that keeps carbon emissions down, uses resources efficiently and is socially inclusive.1 Sports organisations can play a hugely important role in this context, mainly by raising awareness among all those who have not yet incorporated sustainability into their activities. Our athletes and we as sports institutions can serve as a model for many sectors, as sport integrated the concept of sustainability over two decades ago and in so doing has provided inspiration for others. We recently received a clear message from our CEO, Stéphane Desprez, who called upon us all to change our habits, given that, in conjunction with the recent launch of the FIM Academy, one of the main improvements we are making is to comply with one of the fundamental premises of the green economy, namely to reduce the use of resources.
In particular, we are applying this approach to the traditional FIM documents, which used to wind up in the recycling box or the garbage or were never picked up from the customs office, and generated high transport costs with the concomitant CO2 emissions as well as wasting paper. With this new “paper free” policy, we are again reiterating our 2020 vision which aims to achieve the highest standards in terms of the environment, and consolidating our environmental policy, which is now focused on sustainability and – why not? – making a contribution to green economies. If we try, we shall achieve our objective, but we need to commit to a change in our habits that will ultimately bring about this innovative and visionary way of practising sustainable motorcycling. By Katia Hernandez CIE Director 1
United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, XVIII Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, Quito, Ecuador, 31 January to 3 February 2012, The Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and the Eradication of Poverty: A Perspective from Latin America and the Caribbean
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