The Legacy and Sustainability plan for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games — 101 ACCELERATING THE TRANSFORMATION OF SPORTING EVENTS France holds over 2.5 million sporting events every year and has hosted 55 international competitions over the past 20 years, making it one of the top countries for hosting major world sporting events. It therefore has the ambition, legitimacy and opportunity to make Paris 2024 a new global sustainability benchmark for sporting events. • MAKING THE METHODS DEVELOPED FOR PARIS 2024 ACCESSIBLE TO AND USABLE BY OTHER ORGANISATIONS Reinventing the template for the Games does not only involve changing the goods and services needed to organise the competition but also the way in which they are delivered. Paris 2024 seeks to use the Games’ power to inspire to show that it is possible to do things differently. We must act together, which is why we are passing on methods and tools today, starting with those that will enable us to curb greenhouse gas emissions or purchase responsibly. For instance, Paris 2024’s responsible purchasing strategy – built around the systematic integration of environmental and social considerations – will be shared widely so that any public 25 or private stakeholder can access it and integrate it into its purchasing policy. PARIS 2024 AND WWF FRANCE ARE COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE SPORTING EVENTS In order to leave behind an environmental legacy, Paris 2024 has teamed up with WWF France on its programme to support the environmental transition of the world of sport. The work will aim to take concrete action and carry out full-scale trials at sporting events. The environmental responsibility of a sporting event is in the hands of stakeholders such as sporting event organisers, sports facility managers, local authorities, service providers, athletes and spectators. Uniting and engaging the entire ecosystem of sporting events is therefore vital to make these events sustainable. The WWF programme focuses on three key areas: 1. Supporting the environmental transition of sporting events in France 2. Raising awareness among spectators and helping them adopt more environmentally friendly behaviour 3. Developing active mobility during sporting events AN INITIATIVE ACCELERATED AS A RESULT OF THE GAMES 25. Paris 2024’s responsible purchasing strategy was written in accordance with public purchasing principles.