1. 17 th INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON OLYMPIC STUDIES FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS, 2009 July Professor Andy Miah, PhD University of the West of Scotland, UK Applied Ethics & the Olympic Movement Lecture 3 of 5 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS & THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT

3. As a core pillar of the Olympic Charter, the philosophical and ethical foundation of environmentalism, along with the political commitment it implies, has become central to the philosophy of Olympism. This lecture will explore questions of environmental philosophy as they relate to the Olympic Movement.

6. The Environment as an Olympic Concern The Olympic Charter 2007

12. the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), • Greenpeace, • the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), • the International Olympic Committee (IOC), • 19 International Federations, • 93 National Olympic Committees, • 4 Organising Committees for the Olympic Games,recognised organisations such as ICSSPE , WFSGI and IAKS athletes as well as other members of the Olympic Movement, appealed to the global sporting community to use the Olympic Movement’s Agenda 21 as the basis for its policies and an inspiration for its action. The Environment as an Olympic Concern