Global Sustainable Sport - 21st June 2024
Paris 2024 forecast to be hottest Olympics in history with potentially deadly consequences
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games could be the hottest edition of the event on record, with leading athletes and scientists warning that the intense weather conditions could lead to competitors collapsing or even dying.
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Register today for Workshop 4 next Thursday in the FREE online GSSport24 Summer Workshop Series
The fourth instalment of Global Sustainable Sport's?FREE?GSSport24 Summer Workshop Series is just a week away - so?register today?to avoid missing out the next highly anticipated online session on Thursday, June 27.
Workshop 4?will focus on developing a?sustainable international sports federation?featuring?Petra S?rling, IOC member and President of the International Table Tennis Federation; using the athlete platform for purpose with?Hugo Inglis, OLY, three-time Olympic Champion and Managing Director of High Impact Athletes,?and?Theresa Zabell, OLY, double Olympic champion, and founder and chair of Foundacion Ecomar;?and developing a circular economy in sport led by?5THREAD Director?Joanna Czutkowna?and?Simon Gresswell, SGLP Ltd - Licensing, Merchandising & Retail consultant.
Through to mid-July, GSSport24's weekly online workshops will cover various topics around Global Sustainable Sport's 7 Sustainable Pillars of Sport and Purpose. The sessions are interactive, allowing attendees to submit questions and strengthen connections at the heart of the sustainable sports movement.?
Workshop 1 - Session Recordings are available on the link below
Workshop 2 - Session Recordings are available on the link below
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Missing an ace? Tennis’ affordability problem
In a sport that typically requires a huge investment to progress to a professional career, what can tennis do to boost participation in the future?
Why all sports should fight for healthy oceans
Much like organisations across all industries, sports entities and clubs often base their environmental and social work on issues that may affect themselves or their fanbase. For example, a cricket club may donate kit so that more children can play, a football stadium might install solar panels to account for matchday energy usage, while a sailing competition could look into ways to remove waste from oceans. But why should all sports consider supporting initiatives that benefit ocean conservation?
Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field achieves LEED Platinum certification
Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles NFL team, has been certified as a LEED Platinum building for its commitment to operational sustainability.
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Transforming ocean-bound plastic into sports courts
VersaCourt, a US designer and manufacturer of sports courts, has partnered with Tide Ocean to develop a sustainable court system using Tide’s recycled ocean-bound plastic material.?
Ascot Racecourse gallops towards sustainability goals with carbon removals
Royal Ascot is taking place this week at Ascot Racecourse and, as a result, management has brought in Cur8 to help with carbon dioxide removal.?
A hole in one for restoring coastal environments?
Team members hailing from a number of Dubai golf clubs have recently teamed up to plant new mangrove trees at the Jebel Ali Marine Reserve.?
Sustainability round-up: Wimbledon Foundation, Formula One…
The latest sustainability news from?11th Hour Racing,?the?R&A,?Leicester Nirvana?and more...
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3.1°C
The increase in the average?temperature in Paris since 1924, the year of the last Olympics in France, according to the Rings of Fire report from the British Association for Sustainable Sport.
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