Sustainability Rating Tool (SRT) application
The SRT is a D.E.C.K. tool that will apply to the Milan World Championship event aimed to support sports organisations in the decision-making process regarding crucial aspects of competition organisation (such as choice of venues, choice of suppliers, choice of transport, etc.).
The 'Sustainability Rating Tool' makes it possible to effectively assess how sustainable the set-up of processes and operations of a sports event is, and consequently, to analyse the distance to an 'ideal' performance from the point of view of the environmental sustainability of each environmental dimension.
9 environmental dimensions are identified:
- Environmental Governance (General)
- Accommodation,
- Materials and Equipment
- Food and Beverages
- Mobility
- Waste management
- Resources efficiency (Waste and Water);
- Biodiversity;
- Communication, Reporting, Legacy.
How to use SRT https://www.deckproject.eu/
The SRT should be regarded as a 'to-do list' for realising a sustainable event. Its application is carried out according to the following steps:
1- Application of the tool takes place in two stages, pre-event and during the event. For each dimension, questions to be filled in pre-event and questions to be filled in during the event are indicated.
2-Answer the questions in each dimension by selecting from the drop-down list the answer you wish to give from the options provided (Result section). In some cases it may happen that the question cannot be applied to the event and the option 'Not applicable to the event' is given.
3-Fill in the notes section providing information on the question where possible.
4-Complete each dimension and the results will be available on the last sheet of the tool.
RI-PAGAIA Project: Paddling for future!
The ‘Re-pagaia’ project stems from DECK project promote an important experiment in terms of Circular Economy. In fact, through the DECK project, the first canoe containing a percentage of recycled plastic from solid urban waste (separate waste collection) was produced.
The aim of the project is to create an innovative sports/educational experience, through the disciplines belonging to the Italian Canoe Kayak Federation, as a testimonial of a message of social and environmental sustainability in collaboration with educational institutions.
The project is structured on the basis of the environmental sustainability goals of Agenda 2030 in a circular economy perspective in which FICK conveys a real message of environmental social sustainability and awareness and protection towards marine, lake and river environments in schools.
Objectives
- Develop a sports route involving primary schools connected with environmental topics
- Raise environmental awareness among students, school institutions and kayak culbs
- Increase the spread of sports practice among young people in line with SDG goal no. 3 of 2030 Agenda
- Promote the production of kayaks to be used for teaching/sports projects in a circular economy view using recycled plastic
Ri-Pagaia numbers
- 1.000 canoes produced
- 100 schools
- 100 clubs
- 5.000 kids involved
LIFE CYCLE ASSESMENT FOR 2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – MILAN,ITALY
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology to assess the overall environmental burden associated to the whole life cycle of a pro duct or service. It is generally considered the most reliable tool to assess properly the sustainability of a product.
LCA can help in:
- comparing different alternatives in the product life cycle (i.e., packaging solutions, logistics, energy sources, raw materials and supply chain pro cessing, use phase and or end of life)
- identifying environmental “hotspots” (where “it matters most”), allowing the selection of effective actions aimed at lowering the environmental footprint of a product
Today, LCA is defined in two ISO standards:
- ISO 14040:2006 Environmental management Life cycle assessment Principles and framework
- ISO 14044:2006 Environmental management Life cycle assessment Requirements and guidelines
ISO 14040 defines LCA as the “compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts of a product system throughout its life cycle”
Methodology & Regulations
The current study is based on and takes into account the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Method to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products. The European Commission in 2013 published the Recommendation 179/2013/EC (now updated with the Recommendation 2021-9332) that contains the guidelines of the LCA methodology to be applied to a product/service or to the activities carried out by an organization in order to communicate their potential life cycle environmental impact.
LCA is an iterative process, which consists of 4 main phases: Goal and scope definition Inventory analysis (Life Cycle Inventory - LCI) Impact assessment (Life Cycle Impact Assessment - LCIA) Interpretation of the results.
Goals
The Goal of this study is to identify the environmental footprint of Milan 2025 World championship competition from 20 to 24 August ‘25). The main aim of the study is to understand the most impactful processes, so-called “hotspots”, associated with the professional canoeing and kayaking competition, in order to identify opportunities to lower the overall environmental footprint, by means of improvement actions.
System Boundaries
For the LCA of Canoe competition, the following sections have been considered:
- Temporary Infrastructure
- Maintenance Utilities
- Food & Beverage
- Packaging F&B
- Transport
- Equipment & clothing
- Ticket & Promotional materials
- Waste
- Mobility
- Accommodation
