Global Forum for Sports and Environment
Nuremberg stadium an example for the rest of Europe
The EMAS System is an EU-wide decree which has been in place on a voluntary basis for the past ten years. Businesses and organizations that take part in EMAS have to create a system to work towards constantly improving operating efficiency from an environmental point of view. Each location is checked by an independent assessor, and EMAS’ demanding standards make it the most coveted stamp for environmental management equipment. “Green Goal and the aims it set down were an encouraging starting point for us,” commented Nuremberg’s Mayor Förther. “Ecological standards are of real importance today, even more so with the World Cup coming up. Here in the Nuremberg area alone, we are expecting 600,000 visitors from abroad, and we intend to set a real example to them in terms of environmental protection.” From its containers for collecting up to 1,000m3 of rain water for watering the pitch areas, its car-park surfaces treated to allow water seepage, water-saving sensor-activated sanitary fixtures and fittings and centralized building services engineering to optimize the use of energy resources, the Franken-Stadion serves as an example for many other stadiums around Europe. For all twelve FIFA World Cup stadiums, the “Green Goal” environmental programme, promoted by the Organizing Committee, has set ambitious targets--a 20 percent reduction in the amount of waste produced, increased use of public transport for fan travel to and from matches and a further 20 per cent reduction, this time in energy and water consumption within the stadiums. Environmental protection also requires an attention to detail. In Nuremberg, whilst the renovation work was taking place, 36 old lime trees were dug up and then re-planted after the building was finished, with all of them surviving and looking none the worse for the work that went on around them. Source: FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/ LINK : |
As part of the Green Goal initiative that is introducing a variety of ecological measures into the building and renovation work around the twelve stadiums that will feature in the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, Nuremberg’s Franken-Stadion became the first European football stadium to receive the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) stamp.