Last week, the global effort to address climate change through sustainability gained a valuable partner that will focus on promoting environmental, economic and social change through sports. On Nov. 16, 48 of the most important and well-known sports leagues, governing bodies and teams met in Lausanne, Switzerland. Less than a month later, Sport and Sustainability […]
This article is written by Lew Blaustein, who writes at the intersection of green and sports for his GreenSportsBlog. Dr. Allen Hershkowitz co-founded the Green Sports Alliance (GSA) in 2009 when he was Senior Scientist and founder of the Sports Greening Project at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Since November 2014, Dr. Hershkowitz has […]
On June 30th, the Green Sports Alliance (GSA) and the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released a report on sustainable food practices in U.S. professional sports stadiums. The study, titled Champions of Game Day Food, marks the third time that the two advocacy groups have released a joint report, the first two of which were […]
The Pac-12 has announced it is officially partnering with the Green Sports Alliance (GSA). The move will have the Conference join its twelve members with the goal to “measure their environmental performance, develop strategies and goals to reduce their footprint, monitor progress, and engage fans and communities in the process.” The Pac-12 has already built a reputation for itself as […]
