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