“Taking climate change seriously means treating carbon as a limited resource”
Georgina Grenon, Paris 2024’s director of environmental excellence, discusses the Games’ “three pillars” of sustainable innovation, and explains why carbon is being budgeted like […]
Vietnamese player Mai proof that rugby is a game for everyone
Mai, a 13-year-old rugby player from Vietnam, has a hearing impairment and found it difficult to make friends prior to picking up a rugby […]
Juventus signs UNFCCC Sport for Climate Action Framework and Climate Neutral Now Pledge
Juventus is the first Italian football club and the 150th signatory of the UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action Framework. FIFA, UEFA and the IOC […]
Ice loss on Africa’s highest peak prompts star climber Will Gadd to reconsider his sport
World-renowned adventurer Will Gadd is having a rethink about his ice-climbing career and carbon footprint after discovering that his planned ascent of Tanzania’s Mount […]
New IOC guide to make sustainability “Business as usual” for the Olympic Movement.
A new guide by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will help make sports organisations and their events more sustainable, addressing issues such as climate change and biodiversity loss, economic inequality and social injustice.
FITEQ becomes signatory to UN Sports for Climate Action Framework
FITEQ has joined the UNFCCC’s Sports for Climate Action initiative as a signatory to the SPORTS FOR CLIMATE ACTION FRAMEWORK, further highlighting the federation’s […]
Hector Bellerin joins Forest Green Rovers
Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin has become Forest Green Rovers’ second-largest shareholder, joining the club on its path to creating a sustainable future. The 25-year-old […]
Air quality issues expected to increasingly impact sports
The hazy, orange skies hanging above cities in the Western United States this week have cast another layer of pall over an already unsettled […]
Lewis Hamilton, Héctor Bellerín and the changing face of athlete impact investing?
Athletes investing in companies having a social and environmental impact is nothing new, but two sports entities with similar values have attracted a couple […]
New report reaffirms Qatar 2022’s commitment to sustainability
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Sustainable Stadiums report – compiled by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) – outlines the sustainability […]