SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
European Aquatics and Türkiye Water Polo Federation are committed to set a benchmark for aquatics events by delivering a set of sustainable practices which aim to:
Minimise the environmental impact of the 2025 European Aquatics Events
Foster social and economic legacy for the benefit of the host local and wider community
Inspire the local and wider community to adopt healthy and active styles through the Aquatics Social Responsibility Strategy
Promote the sustainable development goals as a catalyst for sustainable development through sports
Our organizations recognise that maintaining a clean environment and conserving water are essential for ensuring a healthy and sustainable world, which is crucial for the well-being of athletes and society. We are also aware that achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals requires significant and transformative actions to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
We aim to make a positive contribution to the promotion of a sustainable future for aquatics, therefore all participants, team members, staff, volunteers and spectators are encouraged to support a joint ambition and commitment to sustainability by embarking on a journey to reduce their individual carbon footprint.
This Sustainability & Legacy Plan is aligned with the sustainability goals and policies of the Istanbul and Türkiye Water Polo Federation, and will be implemented with a focus on the five following key priorities:
SUSTAINABILITY KEY PRIORITY
Green Task Force
SGD & RELEVANT STRAND
Environmental
SGD: 12, 13, 15
INITIATIVES
- Group of students – voulontures from the University of Ankara. They represent ”Sustainable Community” of students. The voulontures will work at Fun Zone and help to promote Sustainability actions during the event.
Sustainable Fun Zone
SGD & RELEVANT STRAND
Environmental
SGD: 12, 13, 17
INITIATIVES
The Sustainable Fun Zone in Istanbul will include several local brands, which have Sustainability in their DNA:
1. The Plastic Move – local startup producing plastic from bread waste.
2. Badem Pınarı – Pure water in lighest plastic bottles will spread water to participants and visitors and collect the used bottles in a fun way.
3. The Purest Solutions – local vegan cosmetics brand ”responsible solutions for nhealthy skin” (offering sampling at the fun zone).
4. Dardanel (stand at the fun zone, promoting sustainability within brand’s DNA)
5. Wastespresso – local startup producing plastic from coffee waste. Eliminate the Plastic
Eliminate the Plastic
SGD & RELEVANT STRAND
Environmental
SGD: 12, 13, 14
INITIATIVES
- Badem Pınarı brand is promoting the lightest plastic bottle in Türkiye (only 9gr) and usage of less plastic to ease recycling process.
Waste Management
SGD & RELEVANT STRAND
Environmental
SGD: 12, 13, 14
INITIATIVES
Badem will place specially designed baskets for used bottles and send collected plastic directly to processing.
Solidarity Ticketing
SGD & RELEVANT STRAND
Social
SGD: 10, 16
INITIATIVES
Free entrance and all communications/promotion is online – no paper work.
Adiccional Measures
Participant gifting
- The Purest Solutions – local vegan cosmetics brand is offering 1000 gifting product sets;
Gural Porselain brand is offering 1000 participant gifts as a natural traditional ceramic.
Photo zone with sustainable slogans
- Within our photo-zone we will place backdrop of the event and offer guests and teams to take pictures with Sustainability slogans.
ECO certify procurement
Medals prodution from fully recycable row metals (certified)
Further information about Sustainability & Legacy for this event will be shared through the official communication channels, including the European Aquatics and the Türkiye Water Polo Federation.
Contacts
LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Yulia Zulfikari | yuliazulfikari@gmail.com
EUROPEAN AQUATICS
Silvia Costa | silviacosta@europeanaquatics.org
