Legacy of 2014 Games

Delivering and staging the Winter Games in Sochi unique natural environment has set ambitious objectives and goals for the organizers: to preserve the invaluable nature of Sochi — one of the Russian pristine regions including protected natural complexes of the Sochi National Park and bordering upon Caucasian Biosphere Reserve (property of UNESCO world-scale natural heritage «Western Caucasus»);

• to improve Sochi urban environment by significant development of regional infrastructure;

• to join efforts and resources of all stakeholders for the best delivery of the Games and for positive legacy of the Games for future generations.

The following are to become the key components of Sochi 2014 material legacy that as much as possible express the values of sustainable development and personify exemplary sparing attitudes towards the environment:

• Ultra-modern and environmentally safe sport facilities forming the first national winter sport centre to be used for both professional athletes’ training and for mass sporting culture development in the whole Russia;

• Regional infrastructure upgrade, offering environmentally efficient solutions that are badly needed for the development of Sochi region in the following dimensions:

  • national winter sports center infrastructure;

  • year-round touristic center and the world class resort infrastructure;

  • transport and logistics;

  • electricity generation and supplies, including heat supplies;

  • water supplies, water draining and sewage, waste water treatment;

  • waste management including separate waste collection and processing of waste into recoverable raw materials.

  • Sochi urban environment quality improvement;

  • forming the base for strengthening environmental frame of the Region, for environmental monitoring and natural phenomena forecasting, environmental awareness and environmental consciousness;

  • expanding territory of the specially protected natural areas (SPNA) in Sochi region;

Unique positive potential of the Games shall be helpful in forming rich non-material legacy of Sochi 2014 Games through: laying foundation for implementation of new Russian philosophy of investing into industrialized countries for the benefit of future generations;

• Values of sustainable development anchored in Russian national idea;

• environmental culture enhancement and environmental awareness development;

• substantial improvement of national practices in establishing and implementing environmental standards;

• comprehensive environmental governance and management tools created and implemented;

• sustainability management system complying to IS0140001 standard introduced;

• pooling top-of-the-line ideas and efforts of all stakeholders, including representatives from general public and from non-governmental organizations in achieving the best results possible in integrating sustainable development principles into all aspects of preparation and delivery of the Games as well as of Olympic facilities transformation for subsequent usage thereof;

• social integration of persons with a disability via a set of special programs.