Under the leadership of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Par ty and the State Council, with the support of national people and all oversea Chinese, BOCOG has followed the master plan from International Olympic Committee (IOC) and made marked progress in implementing the theme of Green Olympics in 2004.

    Environmental Management System

    BOCOG continued to promote the work of estabishing Environmental Management System (EMS), so as to fully integrate Green Olympics idea into all stages of the preparation through this scientific managing model.

BOCOG's leaders discussing EMS manual

    1. Environmental Policy

    On April 7 2004, Liu Qi, president of BOCOG, approved the environmental policy of EMS. This policy is summarized below:

    During the preparation process of both 2008 summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games:

    (1) Use the concept of sustainable development such as environmental protection, conservation of resources, and maintenance of ecological balance to guide venue construction, marketing, procurement, logistics, accommodation, catering and large-scale events in order to minimize the negative impacts on the environment and ecological system;

    (2) Support the government in strengthening the construction of environmental in frastructure, improving the ecological environment, and promoting the sustainable and harmonious development of economy, society and environment;

    (3) Make full use of the widespread influence of the Olympic movement to carry out environmental communication and education, promote public participation in environmental protection, and raise the public awareness of environment.

    After the 2008 Games, leave a rich environmental legacy to Beijing, China and the world sports: construction projects demonstrating agreen Olympics; a new pattern of environmental management for holding large-scale sports events; a mechanism for the public to take an active part in environmental protection; and continuous improvement of the environment in Beijing.

    2. EMS Establishment

EMS manual

    Based on above policy, in 2004, BOCOG compiled EMS manual, assigned the environmental management representative, clarified responsibilities of different departments in BOCOG, held training session for liaison officers, finished priliminary assessment and confirmed some key environmental elements for all departments. Therefore, a firm base was set up for trial operation and auditing of EMS in BOCOG.

EMS liaison officers on training session

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