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The 16 issues on which we rated pro teams’ public disclosure in our 2011-2012 Sports Sustainability Research are:
Facilities Management: Tracking and reducing operational impacts, including green building practices, LEED certification, and ISO 14001.
Energy: Energy sourcing, use, conservation, and renewable energy policies.
Climate Change: Emissions-related issues including GHG reduction and climate change mitigation efforts.
Water: Water scarcity, sourcing, use, conservation, and recycling.
Waste: Solid waste elimination or minimization, e-waste, and recycling.
Packaging: Efforts to minimize packaging, use biodegradable materials, and promote recycling of used packaging materials.
Transportation: Sustainable transport and distribution of products and personnel.
Marketing Communications: Environmental education, information about team initiatives, and “green” advertisements/signage in the facility.
Team Community Engagement: Team community involvement.
Player Philanthropy: An individual’s volunteer work, foundation, donations, and community involvement.
Food: Serving healthy and organic food, composting, food donation, and food miles.
Sustainable Agriculture: Biodiversity preservation, managing impacts on sensitive ecosystems, planting native vegetation and composting plant material, as well as park… More
These days, sustainability considerations are increasingly visible in our lives and businesses. But does this hold true in our national sports?
As a major sports fan, former Division 1 athlete, and sustainable business consultant, I often wonder how my favorite teams manage their environmental impacts and opportunities. So, with some support from my colleagues, I’ve scrutinized the official site of every Major League Baseball (MLB), National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), and National Basketball Association (NBA) team against a 16-point list of sustainability issues, including water conservation, energy strategy, and procurement practices. You can see our full findings here (note that you’ll need to use the several sets of vertical and horizontal scroll bars to see the full tables):
The metric we’ve chosen to focus on is disclosure rating: if all of a league’s teams were to… More
While more and more companies see assurance as something
of a magic bullet that lends credibility to disclosures of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, the assurance business is ill-equipped
to meet the growing demand for its services. Is assurance
really worth the effort?
Read the article (PDF), published in the December issue of Ethical Corporation magazine.
