Global Sustainable Sport - 19th April 2024
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GSSport 2024: Accelerating sustainability through sport
According to research by Global Sustainable Sport (GSS) , over 800 sports organisations are actively developing their sustainability strategies, but less than 10% of these have a comprehensive strategy that covers all aspects of sports sustainability. Sport is undervaluing its sustainability value and missing opportunities to maximise its impact and outcomes.
Sport needs a broad framework to describe its sustainable value.
GSS 's?new accelerator programme, GSSport 2024 ,?aims to assist stakeholders from across?the sports industry in developing sustainability strategies?and improving their social, environmental and commercial outcomes.
GSSport 2024 will offer a series of online workshops covering the 7 Sustainable Pillars of Sport and Purpose, developed by GSS , followed by an in-person congress in Munich on?June 26-27, during UEFA Euro 2024.
Register for GSSport 2024 today and join the 800+ organisations that are driving sustainability around the world, and help deliver a more sustainable future for sport and the planet.
An 'early-bird' congress registration rate of €695 is offered until?30?April?2024.? Rates for the online workshops and the congress are available through the online registration form, which you can access here .
The annual event is held to demonstrate support for the protection of the environment.Let us know how you are integrating sustainability within your operations at?[email protected] .
TOP STORY
Inaugural report demonstrates Formula 1’s progress
Formula 1 ’s first impact report has revealed the sport achieved a 13% reduction in its #carbon #footprint since 2018.
The data is from the 2022 season as 2023’s figures are still being collated and calculated. It uses 2018 as the baseline, as that was the year Formula 1 launched its #sustainability strategy.
The motorsport championship has been reducing carbon emissions by transitioning to renewable energy and making logistical shifts towards remote operations.
Is sport protecting nature and biodiversity?
On Monday, millions of people across the world will celebrate #EarthDay , an annual event that highlights the importance of protecting the #environment .
Preserving #nature and #biodiversity is a key part of protecting the environment. While measuring the impact of our carbon emissions is a critical part of the fight against climate change, we also need to understand our impact on the nature and environment around us.
The sport industry in particular has a huge role to play in protecting nature. Many sports, from skiing to canoeing to swimming, reap the benefits of the natural world – but can also have huge and damaging impacts.
How the Australian Grand Prix Corporation is leading the sustainability race
How the Australian Grand Prix Corporation is leading the sustainability raceMajor sporting events come to fruition thanks to an ecosystem of organisations, with each player a cog in a much larger machine.
So, when you don’t have control over every single aspect in an event’s organisation, how do you truly weave #sustainability into your operations and areas in which you do?
The Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix is set to return as the sport’s season opener from next year, welcoming almost half a million motorsport fans across four days of action.
After the COVID-19 pandemic foiled 2020’s event and 2021’s race was cancelled for the same reason, Formula 1 fans have returned to Albert Park in Melbourne in their droves. For the third year in a row, last month’s Australian Grand Prix welcomed a record-breaking attendance, this time attracting 452,055.
Curating and building an event that is set to welcome a crowd of this magnitude can present some challenges – and this is even more significant when the Australian Grand Prix’s location is a temporary street track.?However, it also presents the opportunity to be creative.
Sarah Lowe , AGPC's Sustainability Manager, explains some of the initiatives implemented for the Formula 1 Grand Prix and #MotoGP events in #Australia .
领英推荐
RCD Mallorca aiming for Spain’s first zero-waste stadium
Spanish football club RCD Mallorca has entered into a strategic agreement with Schwarz Gruppe companies PreZero Espa?a and XM Cyber , with the aim of implementing #sustainable #recycling management and the improvement of cybersecurity.
Abu Dhabi Cycling Club joins UCI’s Climate Action Charter
The Abu Dhabi Cycling Club has signed up to the Union Cycliste Internationale ’s (UCI) Climate Action Charter to power #sustainability and inspire others to utilise this greener form of transport.
The Abu Dhabi Cycling Club is among a number of clubs and teams across the Middle East and Asia to join the international cycling governing body’s programme.
Leicester Nirvana advances sustainability journey with latest report
Leicester Nirvana , a #grassroots football club located in the heart of England, has launched its latest report: ‘Embedding Sustainable Development Goals in Grassroots Football’.
Those that run the club feel that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs ) are the best framework for building a better future, and have worked hard (and continue to do so) to embed #sustainability into the club.
Gaelic Athletic Association cements commitment to sustainability
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA ) has reiterated its commitment to sustainability, thanks to a project in collaboration with Portuguese football club FC Porto , as well as the Welsh and Danish Football Associations.
As a result of the collaboration, the GAA hosted an event called ‘Activating the Sports Sector for Sustainability’ at Croke Park in Dublin.
News In Brief
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13%
The percentage by which Formula One?has reduced its carbon footprint against a 2018 baseline, according to the motorsport's first-ever Impact Report... Read more?here ...
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7 个月Thank a lot Mike for Another great Newsletter?? still too many “ redemptive” actions because “we” appear unable to genuinly adapt to the fundamentally already Altered Nature and Changed Climate. “we” can/ must do better . still A very “Uncomfortable Truth”. Adapt without ( fundamental ) Change in Sports appears to be an Illusion.