Global Sustainable Sport Weekly News - 30th November 2023
Sustainable Sport Features
London leads list of Global Sports Cities ahead of Los Angeles and New York
London, United Kingdom, was named as the leading Global Sports City of 2023 ahead of two cities from the United States of America, Los Angeles and New York. Olympic host city for the 2020 Olympic Games, hosted in 2021, was Tokyo in fourth place followed by the host city for the Olympic Games in 2024, Paris, in fifth.
How Envision Racing will represent the world of sport at COP28
The long-anticipated COP28 kicks off today, in an event that will see 70,000 delegates and thousands of scientists, journalists, activists, and representatives from the cultural sectors come together in Dubai for almost two weeks of debate and activity.
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Latest Sustainable Sport News
ECB celebrates cricketing first by signing up to UN Sports for Climate Action Framework
EnergyTech start-up Zendure celebrates season’s sponsorship with Boé Motorsports
RCS Sport and ANCI join forces to spread sustainable values with Giro d’Italia at forefront
Fairyhouse Racecourse to plant a forest in100 Million Trees Project
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to use sustainable fuel for all international travel
Sustainability Fact of the Week
$400m
Countries pledge $400m to set up loss and damage fund. Germany and Cop28 hosts the United Arab Emirates committed $100 million each, followed by the United Kingdom (£40m or $50.5m), the United States ($17.5m) and Japan ($10m).
THE GLOBAL GOALS
“Things would have been very different if we’d given up at halftime. But we didn’t. The Global Goals – we’re down at halftime but it’s not over. Let’s make this the greatest comeback ever. #ImagineWinning”
Latest Sustainable Sport Press Releases
Three-quarters of athletes directly impacted by climate change, World Athletics survey finds
Global Climate Action at COP 28
NGCOA Canada and CGSA Launch Sustainable Golf Program
World Sailing Council supports next steps in Governance Reform and approves Olympic Vision
Sports outline game plan to safeguard biodiversity at first Sports for Nature Annual Meeting
Texas A&M Athletics Unveils First-of-its-Kind Sustainability Master Plan
CHANGING THE GAME: AS ROMA UNVEILS TRANSFORMATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
The Pickleball International Committee Launches “Plasticfree Pickleball™” Sustainability Campaign
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Sustainable Sport Round-Up
This year’s IndyCar Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway from July 21-23 has been presented with the Gold certification by the Council of Responsible Sport. It is the first event in the state to achieve the award, courtesy of the implementation of a broad recycling and waste diversion programme that helped it become the most sustainable edition in the race’s 16-year history.
Roma has extended its environmental partnership with UEFA to develop the 2030 Strength through Unity football sustainability strategy. It comes after a survey found that 27,000 Roma fans felt sustainability should be integrated into the club’s core operations alongside community and future generations.
The Rajasthan Royals cricket team has extended its deal with Luminous Power Technologies as the side’s title sponsor for the next two seasons. This will see the brand continue to feature on the team’s official matchday jersey and training kits. The Royals claim to be embarking on future joint sustainability initiatives to drive community impact, such as providing access to solar energy.
A new programme, Sustainable Futures, designed to support the physical activity sector’s transition to net zero has been launched by ukactive. It is focused on providing educational resources and tools to support ukactive members make informed decisions that will reduce their carbon footprint and energy costs.
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