Spotlight: Sustainable Sports News Highlights
Spotlight on greening Paris 2024, Grand Prix, Wimbledon and Euro 2024. NBA legend joins Green Sports Alliance. Formula 1 unveils greener concept car for 2026. SailGP crowns Impact League Climate Action winner. FIM joins Sport for Nature Framework. And much more...
Brands in the news: UEFA EURO 2024, Wimbledon, National Basketball Association (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL), Formula 1, World Rugby, SailGP, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Planet League, Sport Positive, The Premier League, 11th Hour Racing, IMOCA, Formula E, DHL, FIA World Rally Championship, FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme), FIBA, Sport for Business, SSE Airtricity, GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf, Union Cycliste Internationale, Paris 2024 - Comité d'organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de 2024 and many more.
4 sporting events doing environmentally conscious things in 2024
“We’re in for a summer of sensational sport but, this year, organisers are thinking more carefully about the impact these events will have on our planet. Here, we’re rounding up four environmentally conscious events in play in 2024.”
World’s first carbon zero hockey turf to be used at Paris 2024 Olympics
“Hockey at the Paris 2024 Olympics is set to be a thrilling showcase of skill, strategy, and athleticism, with the best teams from around the globe competing at the highest level. But the XXXIII Olympiad aims to leave a lasting legacy not just in sporting achievements but also in advancing environmental consciousness within the realm of global sporting events.”
NBA Legend Chris Paul Is Stepping Into A New Space–Environmentalism
“Chris Paul has made his stamp on the basketball court, now he’s setting his sights on the environment. The Golden State Warriors star has recently joined the board of The Green Sports Alliance (GSA), an organization that works with sports entities to promote sustainability. He will also be a guest speaker at the 2024 Green Sports Alliance Summit: Faster, Further, Together presented by AEG, per a news release.”
2026 Formula 1 Concept Car Unveiled: Smaller, Lighter, Active Aero, 100% Sustainable Fuels
“The FIA has unveiled the 2026 Formula 1 regulations, along with a concept car that serves as the blueprint for all teams on the grid… The regulations also reveal that F1 will put a greater emphasis on electric power.”
Anticipating the impacts of climate change on our sport [rugby]
“World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont addresses the global rugby family with an open letter urging to ‘come together to protect the essence of our beloved sport’.”
Rockwool Denmark wins Impact League Climate Action focus area with race to restore
“Impact League reigning champions ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP Team has won the third key focus area of the supercharged Impact League - Climate action: innovating for a low carbon future. The third of four key focus areas mobilizes teams to collaborate with their Purpose Partners and wider stakeholders to address climate change across SailGP operations and across our value chain.”
95% of women players say soccer should reduce its carbon footprint
“Tottenham Hotspur Women defender Amy James-Turner finds that 82% of players want more training from clubs.”
Sport Positive Launches Premier League Clubs Environmental Sustainability Report 2023
“Sport Positive has released a new report detailing environmental sustainability efforts of all 20 Premier League clubs. This report, available since May 9, 2024, in London, covers thirteen categories such as energy, transport, waste, water, plastics, food, and biodiversity, as well as commitments, policies, reporting, communication, education, procurement, and sponsorship.”
Sustainable Sailing Comes to Newport
“Newport-based 11th Hour Racing has partnered with IMOCA to enhance environmental sustainability and diversity in the sport, including new technology that can prevent collisions with marine mammals.”
Formula E and DHL collaborate on SAF for Shanghai logistics
“Formula E and logistics partner DHL have collaborated on the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to transport freight between Berlin and Shanghai.”
Three drivers of the World Rally Championship’s new sustainability strategy
“BlackBook Motorsport sits down with the architects of WRC’s new sustainability roadbook to discuss how the strategy came together and the steps that will help the rally championship become a pioneer in the space.”
The FIM Joins the Sports for Nature Framework
“The signature of the Sports for Nature Framework was approved unanimously by the FIM Board of Directors in Mies last May and was signed by the FIM President Jorge Viegas during the GP of Italy in Mugello last weekend. This step marks an important milestone in the history of the FIM sustainability journey.”
Marine Sports Federation and Rebound Ltd. join forces to promote sustainability in water sports
“In celebration of World Environment Day, the Marine Sports Federation is pleased to announce a pioneering collaboration with Rebound Ltd., a leader in sustainable recycled materials management. This partnership marks a significant step toward integrating sustainability into marine sports and setting new standard for environmental responsibility across the industry.”
FIBA 3x3 extends commitment to sustainable events
“The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced on Wednesday its continued commitment to hosting sustainable events, as it maintained its International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 20121 certification for the second year. The FIBA 3x3 World Tour and FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup events were recognized for implementing initiatives aimed at reducing costs, limiting carbon emissions and waste, managing venue biodiversity, respecting human rights, and achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce, FIBA announced.”
Sport for Business and SSE Airtricity Launch New Sustainability Hub
“Sport for Business and SSE Airtricity are pleased to announce this morning the creation of a new Irish Sport Sustainability Hub. This source of shared knowledge and meeting point for those determined to see a sustainable future for Irish sport will be hosted on Sport for Business and will involve a number of initiatives over an initial three year lifecycle.”
The GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf – inspiring, supporting and rewarding sustainable action
“Founded 16 years ago, the GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf is an entirely non-profit organisation set up with a view to inspiring, supporting, and rewarding credible sustainability action and to strengthen and promote golf’s social and environmental value.”
New report highlights the sustainable impacts of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships
“To mark World Environment Day, the organisers of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships have published the event’s Sustainability Report, bringing together the various activities and impacts achieved by the inaugural event which took place in Glasgow and across Scotland in August last year. As a purpose-led event, the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships were committed to embedding sustainability into the organisation, collaborating with partners and supporting the value chain to drive progress to create a greener and more sustainable future for both cycling events as well as for Scotland.”