4. Sustainability on the plate: more plant-based, more local, less plastic
During the Olympic and Paralympic Games, 13 million meals will be delivered in a more responsible manner. Some 120 organisations including farmers, producers, caterers and nutritionists, as well as 200 athletes, were involved in the creation of the Paris 2024 Food vision.
Among other commitments, the organisers are pledging to deliver meals with half the carbon emissions of an average French meal by:
doubling the proportion of plant-based ingredients and increasing the plant-based options for everyone, including spectators and the workforce
sourcing 80 per cent of ingredients from local agriculture production, with a quarter produced within 250km of the respective venue
cutting food waste by better estimating quantities, redistributing, composting or transforming all unconsumed food
cutting single-use plastic used in catering by half while reusing 100 per cent of catering equipment and infrastructure after the Games. Worldwide Olympic Partner Coca-Cola will install 700 water and soda fountains across all Paris 2024 sites, and the organisers will install free drinking water points. Spectators will be allowed to enter all venues with their own reusable bottles, a notable exception to existing French regulations.