Volleyball Ireland has announced a new collaboration aimed at helping the sport to build a comprehensive sustainability strategy and shape the healthiest future for itself, its community and the environment.
It has partnered with Impact 3 Zero, a dedicated sports and sustainability ‘impact agency’, and will introduce a number of education and awareness initiatives over the coming months and beyond.
The collaboration will include an education programme for Volleyball Ireland’s leadership team and key stakeholders around the meaning of social, economic and environmental sustainability in sport.
It will also set a benchmark as to where the sport is now in terms of its current activities and highlight opportunities for action.
The partners will create a sustainability strategy to net-zero, as well as the messaging that makes that understandable and appreciated.
Finally Impact 3 Zero will provide guidance around driving commercial benefit through this move towards full sustainability.
“Our new engagement with Impact 3 Zero makes complete sense,” says Gary Stewart, CEO at Volleyball Ireland, which last month was named the National Governing Body of the Year at the Irish Sport Industry Awards.
“As one of our key formats, beach volleyball, is at a literal threat from climate change, we want to do all we can to protect our natural environment for the sport.”
“But sustainability is about more than just environmental considerations – this project will also focus on educational, equality and diversity issues which are close to our heart.”
“We’re thrilled to be supporting Volleyball Ireland,” added Patrick Haslett, Managing Partner at Impact 3 Zero which he founded with Patrick Murphy earlier this year.
“We’re looking forward to helping Ireland’s National Governing Body of the Year make volleyball a sport that future generations of Irish children can enjoy.”
Over 10,000 individuals are involved in Volleyball in Ireland as players volunteers and coaches across a range of programmes in schools, colleges and clubs and in Beach, Indoor and Sitting versions. Globally it is one of the most played sports in the world.
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