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We are very excited to announce that the 2022 Green Sports Alliance Summit will take place in-person on June 21-23 at U.S. Bank Stadium!

As the sports & event industry continues to rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2022 GSA Summit will showcase how sports venues, teams, leagues and corporate partners around the world are taking ambitious action on both environmental and social issues to create a more sustainable, just, and resilient future for all.

Learn how the scope of the sports greening movement continues to expand, including improved operational performance measurement, tracking and reporting in addition to commitments on equity and increased diversity across the business.

Together, we Play for the Next Generation!

If you have any questions and/or are interested in participating in next year’s in-person Summit, please reach out to us at matt@greensportsalliance.org.

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This year, tune into the second all-day virtual celebration of United Nations World Oceans Day, where exhibitors will dig deeper into the theme

’The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods’.

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Sports organisations of all kinds and sustainability experts will gather next week for the BASIS (British Association for Sustainable Sport) Conference at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on 17^th May 2022.  This is the first BASIS conference  for several years and over a hundred representatives have signed up to attend. BASIS hopes the Conference will help all sports organisations to think about how they can address their environmental impacts and improve their sustainability performance.

At this year’s BASIS conference  over twenty speakers will deliver case studies, workshops, and panel sessions. Delegates from across the sporting and sustainability sectors will attend including operational managers, athletes and academics. There will be discussions on energy procurement, waste management, carbon emissions, fan engagement and more. The conference will also host workshops on sports clothing and equipment and sustainable sports surfaces. The full programme can be found on the BASIS website here: https://basis.org.uk/event/basis-annual-conference-17th-may-2022/

BASIS has been supporting sports clubs, venues and governing bodies with advice on sustainability for more than a decade, with its members including Arsenal Football Club, England Rugby, the Jockey Club and the ECB.

Dr Russell Seymour, CEO of BASIS, explains: “We have seen many sports clubs really up their game over recent years in terms of considering their role in mitigating against climate change and other environmental impacts, but there is still much that can be done”.

He adds: “The benefits of different organisations sharing ideas, best practice and solutions are huge, and our conference gives the sector a terrific opportunity to share and discuss current best practice.”

In the context of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, you are invited to a global virtual event on Wednesday 6 April 2022 at 9:30 AM EDT.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres declared that “we must go into emergency mode against the climate crisis,” warning that, “the battle to keep the 1.5C goal alive will be won or lost this decade."

The world of sport is in a unique position to display leadership in climate action and in mitigating the effects of climate change. On this International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, learn about innovative actions sport is taking to limit its footprint, incentivize action in, and beyond, the sporting sector, and how it plays a major role in amplifying awareness and contributing low-cost, high-impact solutions. 

Join us on Wednesday, 6 April 2022 at 9:30am EDT on the UN YouTube Channel or UN Web TV for a virtual event hosted by UN Under-Secretary-General Melissa Fleming, featuring remarks from high-level UN Officials, and conversations with elite athletes and Olympians, and major sporting groups including the 2022 Qatar World Cup organizing committee, and World Rugby (moderated by NBC correspondent Tabitha Lipkin). 

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SPEAKERS

Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General,United Nations Department of Global Communications hosts the event

Amina J. Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General provides welcome remarks

Lindita Xhaferi-Salihu, UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action Lead delivers keynote address

Curated Conversations with Sports Industry Leaders & Elite World-Class Athletes

Moderator: Tabitha Lipkin, Broadcast Journalist and NBCLX Evening Host 

• Mihir Warty, Chief Strategy Officer, World Rugby (UN Sports for Climate Action Signatory)
• Bodour Al Meer, Sustainability Director, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar
• Jessie Diggins, Olympic Gold-Medal Athlete (Skiing) & Protect Our Winters Board Member
• Boris Herrmann, Ocean Skipper, Team Malizia (UN Sports for Climate Action Signatory)
• Tatyana McFadden, 20x Paralympic Medalist, 24x World Major Marathon winner

Curated Conversation On The Intersection of Sport, Government & Climate Action 

Moderator: Robert Skinner, Chief of Partnerships and Global Engagement, UN Department of Global Communications

• H.E. Ms. Isabelle Picco, Permanent Representative of the Principality of Monaco to the United Nations 
• H.E. Ms. Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations 

HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT 

• Register for International Day of Sport for Development and Peace: The Role of Sport in Combating Climate Change - once you register, a few days before the event you will receive an email with links to join the event. 
• Event website for additional information & programme.  

The event is organized by the UN Department of Global Communications and Department of Economic and Social Affairs, with the support of the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Monaco to the United Nations and the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations. Event Contact: creative@un.org.

“Environmental Responsibility in Events” aims to make known the best examples of environmental management practices. On the 18th of February, from 3 pm to 6:30 pm, will be held the Online Conference “Environmental Responsibility in Events”, which will bring together speakers from different National and International Entities, with the aim of sharing their approach to environmental management at sports and cultural events.

In a joint organization between the FC Porto Football Sciences Institute and Lipor, as part of the Life Tackle Project, this Conference aims to raise awareness of the best examples of environmental management practices, promoting strategies and tools that increase the competence and consciousness of clubs/companies and its stakeholders.

Designed for sustainability and event management professionals, but open to all the participants, the Conference has free, but mandatory, registration on the FC Porto Football Sciences Institute website. Spaces are limited.

The conference will have simultaneous translation in Portuguese/English.

For more information, please, contact fcporto.fsi@fcporto.pt.

Conference Program “Environmental Responsibility in Events”

Opening and Welcome Session
3:00 pm - Welcome to the Conference Environmental Responsibility In Events
3:10 pm - Life Tackle Project
Tiberio Daddi – Life Tackle Project Manager

First Panel – Fan Engagement
3:30 pm – The impact of environmental initiatives on fan engagement – ​​opportunities and challenges
Andrea Maschietto – Juventus FC External Relations and Sustainability Manager
3:45 pm – Sustainability in and off the pitch
Luis Estrela – Fundação Liga Portugal Coordinator
4:00 pm – Rock in Rio Sustainability Goals
Dora Palma – Rock in Rio Sustainability Manager

Second Panel – Events Management
4:30 pm – Life Tackle FC Porto Case Study
Teresa Santos – FC Porto Sustainability Manager
4:45 pm – Mobility and Environmental Impact in Event Management
Manuel Paulo Teixeira - Director of Mobility and Transport - Porto City Hall
5:00 pm – UEFA Environmental Requirements for Events Management
Hugo Viseu – UEFA Social Responsibility Manager

Third Panel - Round Table Discussion
5:15 pm - Juventus| Fundação Liga Portugal| Rock in Rio FC Porto| CM Porto| UEFA

Closing Panel
6:15 pm -  Towards Sustainability
José Manuel Ribeiro – Chairman of the Board of Directors of LIPOR

Preventing plastic pollution in sport

The Environment Agency’s Plastics and Sustainability team will be discussing how sports clubs, venues and events can reduce the amount of avoidable single-use plastic they use. Bringing participants, fans, and members along on the journey. By reducing avoidable plastic sport can play its part in tackling the climate emergency and protecting the planet for future generations.

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The Spanish NOC will hold, in collaboration with the FEMP – Spanish Federation for Municipalities and Provinces- and Banco Santander, the II Sustainability Summit "The Race to 2030 Agenda".
This Summit will address, on one hand, how climate change affects sport and how sport itself and sporting events generate a carbon footprint, and on the other hand, what solutions and actions are proposed by the Spanish Olympic Committee to tackle Climate Change. In addition, we will present some initiatives of the Spanish Olympic Committee with its partners.

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The programme of the Summit is available here

The sports and leisure sector has been impacted massively by Covid-19, while we also need to respond to the challenge of climate change. Social, ecological and economical sustainability needs to be addressed in an integral way. Grass root and elite sport will face funding challenges for both public and private projects, as governments world-wide search for ways to recover from the pandemic.

Meet international experts sharing their experiences on making communities places of active living. Get to know best practice examples to tackle the challenges of climate change. Ecological, economic and social sustainability needs to be addressed in an integral way.
IAKS is proudly hosting the 27th edition of this outstanding knowledge sharing event.

Topics include :

• Addressing the global climate challenge
• Innovation to foster ecological sustainability
• Zeroing in on Net Zero

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Global sport faces major disruption from climate change in coming decades. Across the world we are already seeing our athletes and the sports we love being impacted by the likes of flooded pitches, extreme heat, smoke from bush fires, coastal erosion and lack of snow for winter sports

No sport will be exempt from impact of climate change, and the time to act is now. Crucial early adopters have been working towards sport having a lower environmental footprint for decades, but a critical mass of sport properties globally are getting behind this effort right now thanks to the likes of UN Sports For Climate Action Framework and other initiatives. Sport has never been in a more powerful position to harness the zeitgeist to drive change that will safeguard its future, positively impact the world for generations to come, and evolve the sports business model towards a more sustainable economic foundation.

So what can you do?

• Join us at Sport Positive Virtual Summit 2021 to learn, discuss, network and connect with your global colleagues and be empowered to drive change
• Make an external commitment to playing your part: sign up to UN Sports for Climate Action Framework
• Understand what your impact is as an organisation; measure, benchmark, improve
• Put a plan in place to reduce your climate impact within your organisation, through your supply chain and via your sponsors
• Engage with your fans and community to make positive behavioural changes in their own lives

Click here to join us at Sport Positive Virtual Summit 2021.

The UCI Mobility and Bike City Forum annually brings together cycling leaders, advocates, mobility experts, National Federations, industry representatives and policy makers to exchange on the future of active mobility.

The 2021 UCI Mobility & Bike City Forum will be hosted with Destination Fyn at the ODEON in Odense (Denmark) on 26-27 October 2021.  

With inspiring keynote speeches to be delivered by Chris Boardman and Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, the two days of learning and exchange will feature numerous examples of best practice shared by cycling experts from around the globe. 

• Tuesday 26 October: Conference day focused on the following themes: 

• Sport, tourism and socio-economic impact
• Infrastructures and urban planning
• Sustainability and climate change 
• Tools for safe and inclusive cycling promotion 

• Wednesday 27 October: Bike tours of local infrastructures and cycling initiatives in UCI Bike Region Fyn and workshop for UCI Bike Cities & Regions. 

Registration and programme

To register, please follow this link: https://forms.office.com/r/J5vLWqEZ5Y

• The complete programme can be accessed here. 
• The detailed Forum brochure can be accessed here (to be published in September 2021). 

Logistics

While registration is free of charge, participants must organise and pay for their own travel and accommodation. Special room rates are available for all participants at the Comwell H.C. Andersen Hotel. 

For more information regarding Odense, the event venue, accommodation, transport and overall logistics, please consult the following document. 

For any questions regarding the Forum, please contact cyclingforall@uci.ch.