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September 10, 2020
News / Interviews

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 […]

Climate ActionLife on Land
September 10, 2020
News / Interviews

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 […]

Source: The Sustainability Report
Climate Action
FIFA
September 9, 2020
News / Interviews

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 […]

Climate Action
Guidelines and reports

FIFA’s Human Rights Policy

FIFA

FIFA recognises its obligation to uphold the inherent dignity and equal rights of everyone affected by its activities. This responsibility is enshrined in article 3 of the FIFA Statutes, according to which: FIFA is committed to respecting all internationally recognised human rights and shall strive to promote the protection of these rights.


This human rights policy specifies FIFA’s statutory human rights commitment and outlines FIFA’s approach to its implementation in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Decent Work and Economic GrowthGender EqualityReduced Inequalities
September 8, 2020
News / Interviews

Sheffield Telegraph columnist Graham Wroe calls for city football clubs to join fight against climate change

In my youth, a popular mantra was “sport and politics don’t mix”.The truth is that sport and politics have always gone hand in hand, […]

Source: https://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/
Climate Action
Organisation / Experts

Marine Stewarship Council

https://www.msc.org/

The Marine Stewardship Council is an international non-profit organisation.

They recognise and reward efforts to protect oceans and safeguard seafood supplies for the future.

MSC VISION AND MISSION:

We want future generations to be able to enjoy seafood and oceans full of life, forever.
Our vision is of the world’s oceans teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations.

Our mission is to use our ecolabel and fishery certification program to contribute to the health of the world’s oceans by recognising and rewarding sustainable fishing practices, influencing the choices people make when buying seafood and working with our partners to transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis.

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Climate ActionLife Below WaterResponsible Consumption
Organisation / Experts

MarineShift360

https://www.marineshift360.org/


MarineShift360 is a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) sustainability tool designed by marine industry experts for marine designers, manufacturers, boat builders and engineers. It has been developed in collaboration with 11th Hour Racing as the Founding Sponsor and Anthesis Group, the global leader in driving sustainable performance.

The web-based application is intuitive and easy to use, enabling marine businesses to fully understand the environmental footprint of products and processes by quickly assessing their impact, whether individual marine components or a whole yacht. By identifying efficiencies, the LCA tool allows users to reduce environmental impact and costs without compromising performance, all at the touch of a button.

MarineShift360 is a partnership-driven international collaboration that was developed to drive positive, sustainable changes in design and manufacturing in the marine industry. The goal is to enable a marine industry that fully understands the environmental footprint of its products and is empowered to make a measurable shift from a linear to a circular economy.

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September 7, 2020
News / Interviews

World Archery signs up to United Nation’s Sports for Climate Action initiative

The federation commits to reducing its carbon emissions by at least 10% each year.World Archery has joined the United Nation’s Sports for Climate Action […]

Climate Action
September 7, 2020
News / Interviews

The first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

On Monday 7 September 2020, for the first time ever, the world joins together to mark the United Nations’ (UN’s) International Day of Clean Air […]

Source: International Cycling Union (UCI)
Climate ActionLife on Land
September 7, 2020
News / Interviews

German FA defend decision to fly to Basel as fans’ rage

The German FA on Monday defended it’s decision to fly the team 240km (149 miles) from Stuttgart to Basel for an international against Switzerland […]

Climate Action