The green sports industry is stepping up in a huge way to support their organizations, employees, and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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‘Ready to Play’ is the sports industry’s Arc Re-Entry
By Kristen Fulmer In recent months, COVID-19 has amplified the importance of air and water quality, effective communications and signage, equitable design and many other critical facets of the healthy …
Council for Responsible Sport now developing Responsible Sport Standard for Organizations
Event professionals are invited to provide input on standards of best practice in social and environmental responsibility in sport. PORTLAND, OR August 7, 2020—Since 2007, the Council for …
Arsenal’s sustainability efforts saved 10.7m kg of carbon emissions since 2018
By Steven Impey, SportsPro Media Getty Images English top-flight soccer club bidding to become carbon neutral. 3MWh battery storage system installed at Emirates Stadium in 2018 Arsenal …
Formula E team Envision Virgin achieves carbon neutral status
By Matt Kew, Motorsport The Envision Virgin Racing outfit has become the first team in Formula E to be given a certified carbon neutral status. Recognised by the …
Sacramento Kings and Golden 1 Center Launch First NBA Curbside Pickup Menu Program Featuring Contactless Payment Powered by Rooam
By NBA.com In Celebration of the Team’s First Game of the 2019-20 Restart, Golden 1 Center Offers Takeout Menu of Gameday Favorites for Curbside Pickup Beginning July 31 …
Minor League Baseball Teams Transform Stadiums Into Golf Courses
By Eddie Moran Photo Credit: Portland Sea Dogs During the 2015 offseason, the San Diego Padres turned Petco Park into something that few, if any, baseball teams had …
NHL, NHLPA help launch Hockey Relief Equipment Program
By NHL Public Relations @PR_NHL Will provide resources for families impacted by coronavirus TORONTO - The National Hockey League (NHL®), the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), Bauer Hockey …
NBA Announces Program Providing COVID-19 Tests to Marginalized Communities
By Blake Schuster, Bleacher Report Ashley Landis/Associated Press The NBA will provide thousands of COVID-19 tests to various areas around the country as part of the NBA Together campaign, the …
INSIGHT: Amazon and Seattle Kraken’s ‘Climate Pledge’ Is Promising, but Incomplete
By: Mustafa Santiago Ali and Kunal Merchant July 28, 2020 Seattle Photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg The pledge by the Seattle NHL expansion team, Amazon, and Oak View Group to change …