🎓 NEWS: Christopher Newport University scores one for sustainability ♻️ A new program designed to divert at least 90 percent of waste generated at home games in TowneBank Stadium through recycling and composting has been introduced 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ew3yXe-S #sportpositive #greensports #sportsforclimateaction
Sport Positive
Spectator Sports
Supporting global sports organisations to increase ambition and action on climate change, in collaboration with UNFCCC
About us
Sport Positive is a UK-based organisation that focuses on supporting global sports organisations to increase ambition and action on climate change, sustainability, environmental justice and biodiversity. We work tirelessly to connect industry stakeholders globally, host an annual Summit in collaboration with UNFCCC and we research and share environmental sustainability data via our leagues. If the conversation is about sport x sustainability globally, we’re usually not far away! Our Sport Positive Summit is the global meeting place for the sports community effecting positive sustainability and climate impacts, in collaboration with UNFCCC Global Climate Action and the International Olympic Committee. The next Summit will be 8-9 October 2024: Save the date! Sport Positive Leagues have released Premier League Sustainability Tables in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 , EFL in 2022, Bundesliga in 2021 and 2022, Ligue 1 in 2021 and we are working on many others. Find out more at: www.sportpositiveleagues.com We also have a podcast, The Climate of Sport, in which we talk to guests who are active in the world of sport x sustainability to get the inside track on their thoughts, views, opinions and ideas on how we should progress. You can listen wherever you get your podcasts, or at: www.sportpositive.org/podcast Our Founder, Claire Poole, sits on advisory boards for the likes of Ecoathletes, Athletes of the World, albert Sports Consortium, UEFA Environmental Sustainabilty Advisory Board and more.
- Website
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http://www.sportpositive.org
External link for Sport Positive
- Industry
- Spectator Sports
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- sport, sustainability, sustainable development, sports, SDGs, climate change, and sports business
Locations
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Primary
London, GB
Employees at Sport Positive
Updates
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⚽ PARTNERSHIP: Lincoln City Imps partner with Quambio to help fans reduce carbon footprint 🤝 This collaboration will raise fan-focused sustainability challenges, encouraging and supporting fans to reduce their carbon footprint. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eNtPufsK #sportpositive #greensports #sportsforclimateaction
Imps partner with Quambio to help fans reduce carbon footprint | Lincoln City Football Club
weareimps.com
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🏎️ ICYMI: Formula 1 makes first investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel as part of long-term ultra-efficient logistics strategy ✈️ The flights covered by SAF purchases in the 2024 season are estimated to save over 4,500 tCO2e (tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent), compared to the use of conventional aviation fuel. 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/enyXsfnV #sportpositive #greensports #sportsforclimateaction #F1
F1 makes first investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel
formula1.com
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🚨 Sustainability in sport job alert 🚨 ⚽ Ethara is #hiring a Sustainability Manager to develop and implement sustainability initiatives across venues within Ethara, in all aspects of operations, from waste management to energy efficiency. 📍Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE 💼 Full-Time 👇 Apply now 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gWqTAyRP #greenjobs #sportsjobs #sportsbiz #jobalert #sportsforclimateaction #greensports #stadiumbusiness #stadiumbiz
I am hiring a Sustainability Manager who will be responsible for developing and implementing sustainability initiatives across venues within Ethara. This role will focus on reducing environmental impact, enhancing operational efficiency, and fostering sustainable practices. If you have the expertise and are ready to take on the challenge, apply now or please pass this along to your network.
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⚽ UPDATE: Wolves One Pack, One Planet project 🐺 From joining British Association for Sustainable Sport (BASIS). to sustainable fan travel partnerships and redistribution of surplus kit, Wolves have made further positive strides towards their sustainability project 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/e5aWgBWt #sportpositive #greensports #sportsforclimateaction #epl The Premier League
One Pack, One Planet | Summer 2024
wolves.co.uk
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🇮🇪 ICYMI: Golf Ireland Welcomes EV Charging Boost for 38 Golf Clubs ⛳ This initiative, funded through the Shared Island Initiative and Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI) infrastructure funding, will support sports clubs in installing electric vehicle (EV) charging points at their facilities. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ey6TxHwr #sportpositive #greensports #sportsforclimateaction
Golf Ireland Welcomes EV Charging Boost for 38 Golf Clubs
https://golfbusinessnews.com
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🚨 Sustainability in sport job alert 🚨 ⚽ Sport-Club Freiburg e.V. is #hiring a Sustainability Manager to develop, coordinate and implement the sustainability strategy within the framework of DFL licensing, focusing on ecological action through sustainable operating sites" and sustainable mobility 📍 Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 💼 Full-Time 👇 Apply now 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gPwtYXQf #greenjobs #sportsjobs #sportsbiz #jobalert #sportsforclimateaction #greensports #jobsinfootball #footballjobs
Der Sport-Club Freiburg e.V. sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt einen Nachhaltigkeitsmanager (m/w/d) in Vollzeit ⚽️🌱 Hier geht's zur Stelle: https://lnkd.in/erQuKViA #job #sport #sportjobs #workplaceinsights #arbeitgeber #work #beruf #worklife #jobsimsport #scfreiburg #fußball #fussball #bundesliga #nachhaltigkeit #nachhaltigkeitsmanager #manager #stadion #freiburg #deutschland
Nachhaltigkeitsmanager (m/w/d) – Sport-Club Freiburg e.V.
https://jobsimsport.de
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👟 CAMPAIGN: The Green Runners launch Race for Change, calling for climate action in the sport 🌱 The project’s crowdfunding campaign will aim to raise £50,000 to expand the work that it does to help runners live more sustainably and promote climate action in the running community ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eKdfbgfQ #sportpositive #greensports #sportsforclimateaction
The Green Runners call for climate action in the sport
bbc.co.uk
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🏒 UK’s biggest Hockey Centre, Nottingham Hockey Centre, benefits from green travel improvements thanks to Nottingham City Council 🚲 The centre has added two smart secure 14-space cycle shelters 🗣️ Councillor Neghat Khan, Leader of Nottingham City Council and Executive Member for Strategic Regeneration, Transport and Communications said: “It’s fantastic to see more local facilities taking advantage of our Workplace Travel Service to enable more people to get around in a clean and green way – helping to benefit us all by improving air quality and lowering carbon emissions.” 🌱 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/esGrdHtn #sportpositive #greensports #sportsforclimateaction #greentravel
UK’s biggest Hockey Centre benefits from green travel improvements thanks to Nottingham City Council
https://marketingnottingham.uk
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👋 We are delighted to welcome RSK Group as an Exhibitor of Sport Positive Summit 2024, in collaboration with UN Climate Change and International Olympic Committee – IOC. 🌎 Learn more about RSK and their wider sustainability initiatives here: https://lnkd.in/ev-w98hE 🎟️ With TWO weeks to go and limited places remaining, secure your tickets to the Summit and Awards here now: https://lnkd.in/dqNqet8 #sportpositive #SportPositive24 #SportPosAwards24