Best environmental practices to continue after World Cup, SC official

Qatar will continue with best practices after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, a senior official of the Supreme Committee of Delivery & Legacy (SC) has said. SC sustainability executive director Bodour al-Meer, while addressing a press conference Monday, explained that the World Cup will change the way upcoming tournaments are organised, including various major sporting events in the future. “We will work to establish a sustainable legacy that contributes to promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Qatar National Vision 2030,” she said, adding that the SC, in co-operation with FIFA, has developed a sustainability strategy.The strategy is being planned and developed jointly between FIFA, the host country and the local organisation concerned. “It reviews 22 goals and implements more than 70 initiatives and programmes. Sustainability has been a major focus of the World Cup from the beginning,” she said, adding that the community members are the most important partners in achieving sustainability goals. “Their social contributions will ensure that the ultimate goal is achieved and ensure that the World Cup will have a positive legacy for future generations."She explained that all the stadiums reduce water consumption by 40-47% while energy consumption is reduced by 30-40%, while 25% of the total buses have been transformed into electric.She pointed out that five commitments relevant to sustainability have been determined, including building human capabilities, protection of rights of workers, provide a holistic experience at the tournament level, incentivise the economic growth, offer innovative solutions, set a model for good governance and ethical corporate practices, affirming that community individuals are the core partners in achieving the sustainability goals, where their contributions will ensure the achievement of the optimal goal at the social level, which imply that FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will be a positive legacy for the advantage of future generations. (With inputs from QNA)