Corpus Christi Yacht Club created this Sustainability Event Plan to provide guidelines and resources for other organizations in Corpus Christi to run more sustainable events - reduce the use of plastics and reduce the amount of waste generated during public events. Download the Event Plan
VfL Wolfsburg is conscious of its corporate responsibility towards people and the environment. It has therefore firmly embedded CSR into its credo in order to be seen as a leading player nationally and internationally in professional football. The club produces an extensive report to this end every four years, with the most recent one coming in 2016. VfL also provides an update on the status of its CSR activities at the halfway point of this cycle in a more condensed form.
KiSS Mugello is the environmental and social sustainability programme of the Italian Grand Prix of MotoGP, an initiative that engages everyone: teams, riders, spectators, fans, enterprises, sponsors, the community and non-profit organizations.
The 2019 US Open marks the 12th year of its environmental initiatives program aimed at creating a more sustainable future. And in each of those 12 years, the Open has raised its game in lowering its impact on the global environment.
First stadium in Major League Baseball to be powered 100 percent by renewable energy. When the team moved into this new ballpark, they focused on healthy and vegetarian food options for the fans. Food is locally sourced when it can be and all serviceware is made from compostable renewable resources.
A solar array consisting of 1,652 panels produces 41 percent of the facility’s energy. The raceway features a number of concessions locations that highlight local and environmentally preferable food options. In conjunction with the garden project, Levy restaurants composts some of their organic food waste onsite to produce natural fertilizer for their garden.
The San Francisco 49ers’ new stadium is the first professional football stadium in the United States to achieve LEED Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s New Construction standard. Environmentally intelligent features at Levi’s Stadium include a 27,000-square-foot green roof, efficient lighting and plumbing fixtures, high-efficiency HVAC systems, recycled building materials, electric vehicle charging stations, public transit access, and bicycle parking. Their other main focus is providing greener food to their fans through their menu options along with organic and local ingredients.
The Goal in Green is a series of programs aimed at reducing its ecological footprint by going green and adapt its practices and resources towards an environmental change and encourage its important fan base to follow in its footsteps.
The professional sports industry includes some of the world’s most iconic, inspirational and influential organizations. In a cultural shift of historic proportions, the sports industry is now using its influence to advance ecological stewardship. North America’s professional leagues, teams and venues have collectively saved millions of dollars by shifting to more efficient, healthy and ecologically intelligent operations. At the same time, the sports greening movement has brought important environmental messages to millions of fans worldwide. Sport is a great unifier, transcending political, cultural, religious and socioeconomic barriers. It also wields a uniquely powerful influence, both cultural and economic, that provides much- needed leadership in sustainable practices and, in so doing, promotes a nonpolitical public commitment to environmental protection.
Spercheiada Half- Marathon is a road race to implement a sustainability policy in its event execution. The organizing committee made an environmental commitment announcing its mission to reduce the negative impacts that the race would have on the surrounding landscape in addition to raising environmental awareness in the local community.