During this year's congress of the International Biathlon Union IBU in Belgrade, Holmenkollen Skifestival received the award «The OC Award for Excellence in Sustainability», which recognizes the festival's outstanding work in sustainability and environmental awareness.
The award was given to Holmenkollen Skifestival for its work on new sustainable solutions within both event logistics and audience experiences. During the thank you speech, the organizer highlighted the good sustainability collaboration with the facility owner Oslo municipality.
The award was accepted by the Mayor of Oslo, Anne Lindboe, and the General Manager of Holmenkollen Skifestival, Stefan Marx, presented by Nathalie Santer, former biathlete and Olympian, now a board member of the IBU.
Focus on environment and sustainability
For several years, Holmenkollen Skifestival has worked actively to reduce its environmental footprint. This year's measures included, among other things, foldable waxing sheds, so that the transport of the waxing sheds required 80% less emissions, as well as the transition to renewable energy for heating the hospitality tent.
An inspiration for the future
"Holmenkollen has shown how major sporting events can be leaders in environmental work and will continue its work with sustainability," says Stefan Marx, General Manager of Holmenkollen Skifestival. "We must praise the municipality of Oslo, which owns the Holmenkollen national facility and which is investing heavily in further reducing the facility's footprint. We would also like to thank our partner Renta, which delivers many of the solutions IBU highlighted during the award."
Oslo Municipality
"The municipality of Oslo has for many years worked for increased sustainability in connection with events. The award to Holmenkollen Skifestival is in that way very gratifying, and we congratulate them a lot with the award." Quote from Anne Lindboe, Mayor of Oslo.
