Global Sustainable Sport - 26th 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 .
TOP STORY
“Don’t sponsor” – The ‘Amazon Desert Rally’. A powerful call by sport to protect one of the great natural regions of the world
“Don’t sponsor” – The ‘Amazon Desert Rally’. A powerful call by sport to protect one of the great natural regions of the world...
The combination of global climate change and deforestation is having a devastating impact on the #Amazon basin, resulting in vast sections of Amazonian rivers losing over 130 millions litres of water in 2023, and in some cases becoming dry desert-like river beds.
According to research by IPAM Amazonia - Amazon Environmental Research Institute , half of the countries in the Amazon region have seen a 30% reduction in surface water in the last 40 years. Deforestation and global climate change is impacting the local climate in the region creating a vicious spiral of increasing temperatures, reduced precipitation, longer dry periods and drier forests becoming more flammable resulting in frequent forest fires.
To highlight the severity of the problem that the Amazon region faces, a group of indigenous people have teamed up with the Stock Car Pro series to use rallying to showcase the impact that climate change and deforestation is having on the rivers and the region as a whole.
“Everyone loves sport and sport is the way we think we can get this message out to the people of the world about the huge environmental crisis we are facing in the Amazon region,” stated Paulo Moutinho , senior researcher at IPAM.
How World Rugby’s new Rugby for Nature initiative plans to protect the natural world
How World Rugby ’s new Rugby for Nature initiative plans to protect the natural world...
#Nature was in the spotlight this week as millions around the world, from sport and beyond, marked Earth Day.
But, as?Global Sustainable Sport?reported last week, the emphasis on protecting nature isn’t confined to an annual celebration.
In fact, the sports industry is becoming increasingly aware of the need to integrate nature and biodiversity protection into wider #sustainability strategies.
This week, World Rugby joined other sports in the industry – including football, biathlon, and golf – in these efforts by launching its new?Rugby for Nature toolkit, which uses a rugby-based ‘game plan’ to encourage rugby communities to take action to protect the environment.
So what is the new toolkit about, and can action plans tailored to individual sports really help tackle the #biodiversity crisis?
“The toolkit was actually inspired by discussions with people at Oxford Harlequins rugby club in England who were passionate about protecting the natural environment but lacked simple guidance to get started,” Jaime M. , Diversity & Inclusion Manager at World Rugby, tells Global Sustainable Sport . “It triggered us to think about a resource that all rugby clubs and communities from grassroot to professional levels could easily understand and implement, with a limited budget.”
Pittsburgh Penguins’ pledge to be more sustainable
Pittsburgh Penguins’ pledge to be more sustainable...
While the latest Pittsburgh Penguins ’ National Hockey League (NHL) ’s season didn’t quite go to plan after finishing comfortably mid-table in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference and just missing out on the play-offs, one area in which the ice hockey franchise has progressed, is #sustainability .
The 2023-24 campaign saw the advancement of the Penguins Pledge – a sustainability initiative designed to bolster the outlet’s commitment to improving its environmental, social and governance (#ESG ) efforts.
Launched last year, the Penguins Pledge is a collaboration between the ice hockey team itself, and key sponsors and partners.
The Pledge builds on previous sustainability efforts, which also saw the Penguins’ PPG Paints Arena become the first – and only – NHL venue to be LEED Gold certified.“Sustainability is a key part of how PPG does business – and delivers on our purpose to protect and beautify the world,” explains Diane Kappas , PPG Vice-President of Global Sustainability.“
Being part of the Penguins Pledge allows us to further our mission and continue to reach fans, customers and community members to educate and engage them on the importance of sustainability.”
World Athletics publishes Sustainability Report, Glasgow event achieves platinum standard
Alongside the release of its Sustainability Report 2022-23, World Athletics has revealed that last month’s World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 was the first event to be awarded platinum level recognition from the body’s Athletics for a Better World (ABW) Standard.
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FESI welcomes Europe’s bid to remedy abuses in supply chains
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) has welcomed this week’s vote in the European Parliament on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (#CSDDD ).
“As part of our diverse membership, FESI boasts companies with extensive expertise in managing supply chain compliance,” said FESI Secretary General Jerome Pero in a statement.
“Engaged for several years in global multi-stakeholder platforms like ILO and OECD, these companies actively participate in initiatives aimed at enhancing supply chain conditions. As we move forward with this new EU legislation, alignment with established international standards is paramount to ensure legal certainty and foster a fair playing field for all stakeholders.”
Formula E and Extreme E motoring towards sustainability success
Both Formula E and Extreme E have marked this year’s #EarthDay with positive steps in the fight against climate change.
“While still only 10 years old, Formula E continues to lead the way in sustainability in sport and showcase that sustainability, performance and entertainment can all powerfully co-exist,” said Formula E’s Vice-President of Sustainability, Julia Pallé .
“The purpose of our Sustainable Development Policy is to show Extreme E’s commitment to sustainability. Earth Day represents an opportunity to reflect on the importance of environmental protection and the responsibility we have to demonstrate sustainable practices, not just as a motorsport series, but as people and citizens of the planet,” said Extreme E Managing Director, Ali Russell .
MLB progresses sustainability focus with first environmental partner
Major League Baseball (MLB) has signed up its first sustainability focused partner in WM , a provider of environmental services.
“As with any event driven industry that prioritises sustainability at our facilities and in our communities, it is critical that we partner with organisations that share similar values in that space,” said Noah Garden , Deputy Comissioner, Business and Media, Major League Baseball.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Sustainability round-up: London FA, World Taekwondo and Kai Tak Sports Park…
This week's hashtag#sustainability round up includes the London FA, World Taekwondo , Kai Tak Sports Park , World Surf League , the International Floorball Federation and World Rugby .
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The percentage of food waste that is processed by English Premier League club West Ham United through a machine that transforms it into water, which is then used for other purposes across London Stadium...
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