A sustainable Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl took place in New Orleans on Sunday night, bringing tens of thousands of fans into the city from Philadelphia, Kansas and all around the world.
It may seem like an impossibly huge event to do anything other than sit in the crosshairs of environmental advocates but there were significant efforts being made to lessen the footprint.
All of the materials being used to set up the arena, all the way to the pitch are being checked for recyclable potential and 20 organisations from schools and art studios to community centres that will be able to reuse some of what would otherwise have gone to waste.
Over 200 more recycling bins were positioned around the Caesars Superdome than would normally be the case in the venue.
Thye Second Harvest Food Bank will be on site to capture and redistribute all of the food left behind by fans, teams and around the stadium.
All of the recycling efforts are being benchmarked to provide a standard on which to incrementally improve in years to come.
Munster Sustainability Report
Munster Rugby has published its second annual Environmental Impact and Sustainability Report.
The 66 page report reviews the province’s ongoing work in environmental sustainability and climate action and is an example to other sporting bodies on what can be done and why it is important.
Philip Quinn is part of our Sport for Business Sustainability Group in partnership with SSE Airtricity and we hope to look at the report with Philip and Laura Lahiffe at our next gathering of the group in April of this year.
“The report is crucial to state our commitments clearly,” said Quinn, “and is an honest appraisal of the things we have done to date. It outlines our carbon emissions, overall targets and action plan, and highlights our achievements and progress.
“As we grapple with more intense weather events across our rugby seasons, we want to inspire collective climate action. Using our own rugby language, our Environmental Impact and Sustainability Report 2024 aims to go further with our communication of this complex issue already impacting our people and our communities.”
Read More about the Report Here
Sustainable GAA
As part of it’s Annual Report and Accounts, the GAA published its annual sustainability report which we have reproduced below and will be examining in further detail over the coming weeks.
In partnership with SSE Airtricity, Sport for Business has created a Sustainability Leadership Group. The group will discuss areas of mutual interest and potential collaboration over the next three years.
Find out more and get involved.
 
The Sport for Business Membership comprises nearly 300 organisations, including all the leading sports and sponsors, as well as commercial and state agencies.
