TThhe Le Leeggaaccy ay annd Sd Suussttaaiinnaabbiilliitty py pllaan fn foor tr thhe Pe Paarriis 2s 200224 4 OOllyymmppiic ac annd Pd Paarraallyymmppiic Gc Gaammees s — 1— 144 The table below outlines the main observations and objectives of the pillars mentioned in this section. PILLARS MAIN OBSERVATIONS MAIN OBJECTIVES • The climate and environmental crises our world • Guarantee a carbon-neutral Games. is currently facing – such as the erosion • Protect, regenerate and recognise the value of biodiversity, air pollution and resource scarcity of biodiversity at Olympic and Paralympic venues. – threaten the future of all human activity, • Set up a circular economy for the Games. including sport. • Bolster the resilience of the Games and regions Eco-responsible • Sport and the events sector must take account (anticipate and manage climate risks). of their impact on the climate and the environment • Promote the development of innovative Games and provide a more virtuous model to maximise that harness their positive impact. technological, methodological and social sustainable • Using the conventional Games organisation solutions to contribute to achieving the objectives. solutions model, it would not have been possible to achieve • Guarantee a positive impact on the climate. the greenhouse gas reductions required to meet France’s climate commitments. • Organising the Games acts as a catalyst to align everyone involved with solutions that help bring about the environmental transformation in society and the host regions. • Seine-Saint-Denis, a department north of Paris, and • Mobilise everyone to encourage children living the north east districts of the capital – the 18th, 19th in north-east Paris and particularly Seine Saint and 20th arrondissements – will form an integral Denis to learn how to swim. part of the Games. Seine-Saint-Denis has one • Increase the range of sports on offer of the 10 highest rates of unemployment among and improve access to sport in host regions, Games that departments in France, as well as the highest particularly Seine-Saint-Denis and north-east boost regional poverty rates in mainland France. North-east Paris i Paris. growth s also affected by many social and regional divides. • Create opportunities for civic engagement and appeal • In the Seine-Saint-Denis area, there are only and professional reintegration for young people and improve 35 swimming facilities including 61 swimming pools in Seine-Saint-Denis. the quality of life for a population of 1.6 million, i.e. 0.53 swimming • Improve living conditions and catalyse pools per 100,000 people compared with development in host regions. for local people the national average of 0.94, while Paris has just 0.36 swimming pools per 100,00 people. • One in two children aged 11 in Seine-Saint-Denis cannot swim, while in Paris the rate of those who know how to swim ranges from 58% to 93% depending on the arrondissement. • Major sporting events frequently generate jobs • List the jobs involved by sector and by year and require input from a variety of professions, to anticipate needs, develop suitable training but there is currently no block of transferable pathways and offer visibility to the sectors involved. skills to recognise the experience of those • Structure and develop the sectors and professions involved. required for the Games. • Very small, small and medium sized businesses • Develop professional skills among local residents, often struggle to win contracts for major sporting in particular those in long-term unemployment. events due to a lack of time to monitor tenders, • Facilitate the provision of specific support a lack of personnel to respond, or a lack to jobseekers ahead of the Games. Responsible of network to form consortia to be able to tender • Inform and support very small, small and Games that open for certain contracts. • The Social and Solidarity Economy represents medium-sized businesses and those within up opportunities a considerable source of innovation, but major the SSE to encourage them to respond for everyone sporting events have thus far failed to take to tenders for the Games. significant advantage of this sector. • Design a responsible purchasing strategy • Organising the Games gives rise to challenges that optimises the economic and social impact and opportunities in terms of gender equality. of the Games contracts for regions. • Delivering the Games drives progress in terms • Deliver an edition of the Games that can be held up of accessibility, inclusion and fundamental rights. as an inspiring example along with other major sporting events in terms of gender equality. • Improve the provision of universal accessibility. • Promote better inclusion of people with disabilities.