In 2018, the French Chess Federation signed a document with WWF specifying 15 actions to make their two biggest tournaments more sustainable: French championship & French youth championship. The agreement includes use of water, energy and waste.
We have made the volunteers aware of the eco-responsible approach to reduce waste, says Johanna Basti, who works for the federation. To continue the actions together with all of our clubs we are going to create a commission in the chess federation for “sport and sustainable development”.
Read more on echecs.asso.fr (French)
WWF’s commitments can also be downloaded in English.
French Chess Federation & WWF
