TheBeijingOrganizingCommitteefortheGamesoftheXXIXOlympiad(BOCOG)hasrecentlyreceivedtheISO14001certificate,meaningthattheenvironmentalmanagementsystem(EMS)setupbytheBOCOGconformstotheISO14001:1966standardsandrequirements.
ThecertificateissuedbyChina'snationalenvironmentalauthenticationcenteronOctober13coversareasincludingBOCOG'sofficework,theeventrouteplanning,venueplanning,partnersselecting,contractedhotelsselecting,communicationandenvironmentalmanagement.
TheBOCOGstartedestablishingtheEMSfollowingBOCOGpresidentLiuQi'sapprovalinApril2004.Afterexperts'examinationandappraisalofatrialpracticeofseveralmonths,theBOCOGpassedthecertificationinSeptemberthisyear.
ThesystemwillbeimplementedfromnowontoensureBOCOG'sscientificmanagementoftheOlympiad'spreparationandhosting.
AsathemeofBeijing2008OlympicGames,GreenOlympicsmeanstoprepareitinaccordancewiththeprincipleofsustainabledevelopment,whichcallsfortheprotectionofenvironment,conservationofresourcesandmaintenanceofecologicalbalance.
Thecity'senvironmentalinfrastructurewillbeenhancedanditsecologicalsurroundingimproved.BeijingwillwidelyorganizeenvironmentalcommunicationandeducationactivitiestoraisepublicawarenessandleaverichenvironmentallegacytoChinaandworldsports.
BOCOGhascompiledanEMSmanual,assignedenvironmentalmanagementrepresentatives,clarifiedresponsibilitiesforBOCOG'sdifferentdepartments,heldtrainingcourses,andconfirmedsomekeyenvironmentalelementsforalldepartments