Dive Summary:

• The United Nations Environmental Program has met with the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee to incorporate sustainability at the 2016 Summer Games, which are to be held in Rio.
• As outlined in the sustainability management plan drafted by the organizations, an agreement was formed to reduce the carbon footprint that such a large event has on the environment by introducing measures to facilitate sustainability in four distinct areas: transport and logistics, sustainable construction and urban development, environmental conservation and clean-up and waste management.
• The proposed plan is to limit the environmental impact of construction, focusing on using resources efficiently while meeting national and international environmental planning standards.

From the article:

U.N.E.P., one of the bodies that agreed to the new set of sustainability measures, will show its support to the measures by providing expert technical advice and help facilitate dialogues and action among multi-stakeholders.

And even the size of the Olympic Games is an excellent opportunity to implement and disseminate sustainable practices,” said Denise Hamu, U.N.E.P.'s representative in Brazil.