The Olympic Centenary Congress in Paris recognized these issues and included the environment as a “third pillar” of the Olympic Charter, alongside sport and culture. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), now a veteran and influential player in this field, was among the first to get involved alongside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to work on environmental sustainability issues during of the Olympic Games. UNEP also worked with the IOC to develop an “Agenda 21” for the Olympic Movement based on environmental sustainability guidelines created by delegates to the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. 1994, the IOC committed to encouraging sustainable development among its member nations and sports governing bodies by adopting its own Agenda 21. This agenda is used by several National Olympic Committees for sustainable development work at the national level (Pitts, A. 2009). ).The 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, are now considered the first attempt at creating a "green" Olympic Games. Local activists in Lillehammer managed to force the...