Today, on the occasion of World Environment Day, Roland-Garros organizes several activities to involve spectators, players, the organization and the media..
Visitors will have the opportunity to participate in a treasure hunt, testing their knowledge of environmental issues and the actions taken by the tournament. A quiz titled “The Green Game” will also be offered, in which the winners will be given the chance to win two places for the final of their choice during the 2024 edition. In addition to spectators who choose the eco mode of transport depositing their bikes or scooters in the free guarded bike parking, you will have quick access To the stadium on June 5th.
At the same time, throughout the tournament, Roland-Garros has been preparing Environmentally friendly procedures. among these, Fighting food waste Launched in collaboration with Le Chaînon Manquant. Since 2014, this initiative has collected the equivalent of 5,133 meals last year, which were redistributed to people in precarious situations. The green teams, with the support of Inge, are present throughout the stadium to raise spectators’ awareness of the measures responsible for the environment and sustainable development by presenting in an interesting way some of the main measures implemented by the Parisian tournament. These teams also run the Fresque Écologique du Tennis, which is a platform for environmental awareness. Developed by the French Tennis Federation (FFT), this educational game aims to inform all audiences of the main environmental issues related to the practice of tennis, while proposing concrete solutions that participants will be invited to adhere to. During the first week, more than 10,000 people have already been made aware of the environment (compared to 12,000 during the previous edition).
For the fourth year in a row, the French Football Federation, the Roland Garros Championship, the Southern Region and the National Forest Office have joined forces within RESPIR fund to support afforestation projects. Tournament partners, ie BNP Paribas, Hesperide And wilson, in addition to players and ball boys, also participate in this initiative. In addition, viewers can contribute to this process by making a donation of €0.50 at the cash desk.
Since 2017, the Roland-Garros Championship has been a signatory to the Charter 15 Environmentally Responsible Commitments for Sporting EventsIn partnership with the Ministry of Sports and the World Wide Fund for Nature. FIFA has also joined the Sport for Climate Action movement, launched by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), since its inception in December 2018. This Calls on sports organizations, in particular the organizers of major international sporting events, to actively participate in the fight against climate change. In addition, in 2019, FFT signed the “Gold Standard” Paris Climate Action Pact and together with the City of Paris commit to reducing its emissions in order to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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