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RSK

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RSK is a global leader in the delivery of sustainable solutions. Our family of over 200 environmental, engineering and technical services businesses works together to provide practical solutions to some of the greatest challenges societies have ever faced.

We operate in most sectors of the economy, including many of those most critical to future global sustainability, such as water, energy, food and drink, infrastructure, urban development, mining and waste. With our integrated offering across research and development, consultancy and on-the-ground application, we can deliver a complete solution that is unrivalled in the market.

RSK’s services are business-critical in the sports and leisure sector. As a leading environmental and engineering consultancy, we are dedicated to fostering a resilient and responsible future. Leveraging our portfolio of innovative solutions and deep expertise, we integrate sustainable practices with your passion. This ensures that every exhilarating moment and every gathering of communities has a positive impact on the environment.

11th Hour Racing

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11th Hour Racing works to mobilize sports, maritime, and coastal communities with an innovative approach to inspire solutions for the ocean. We promote collaborative, systemic change through three primary areas of engagement: sponsorships, grantees, and ambassadors. Under the 11th Hour Racing umbrella, activities are provided through 11th Hour Racing, Inc., which serves as the impact entity and provides programmatic direction to its philanthropic partners, including 11th Hour Racing Charitable, LLC, which engages in charitable work, and 11th Hour Racing Action, LLC, which engages in social welfare programs and advocacy.

Zurich Reslience Solutions

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Prepare your business for the present and future Impacts of climate change.

Sport is under serious threat from the increasing frequency of severe weather events. ZRS supports customers around the world sustain their future by reducing the financial impact of climate-related events, protecting their investments and preparing them for growing regulatory (CSRD & TCFD) and stakeholder demands.

Jess Silva

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Jess is a presenter, commentator and content creator across sport, sustainability, adventure & nature. She works with the likes of Sky Sports, Eurosport and ITV covering events such as Formula E, Extreme E, Golden Trail World Series and SailGP. She is also co-founder of environmental start-up Carbon Jacked – where they believe that saving the planet shouldn’t be boring and focus on helping organisations get the people part of sustainability right. Most recently, Jess co-founded Second Nature Sisters with Fiona Morgan – a free and fierce kick-ass community for women who work (or want to work) in sustainability. Jess is all about adding spice to sustainability and everything she does.

Lauren Teague

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Lauren Teague knows the secret to building a great business is cultivating fandom rather than followers. She is a sought-after business strategist, an acclaimed speaker, and the founder of the re-commerce startup FanWagn.

As an original sports social media lead, Lauren spent seven seasons as the voice of @PGATOUR and transformed how professional golf connects with fans online.

Lauren’s entrepreneurial endeavors are powered by collaboration. She is President of the National Speakers Association Oregon chapter and active in Women in Sports & Entertainment (WISE). Previously, she was a Marketing Strategist with Convince & Convert and Brain+Trust Partners, co-produced Sports PR Summit, co-hosted the Mom Buns Podcast, and was the President of her children’s co-op preschool.

Lauren used to be a single-digit handicap golfer but now gets in 9 at a time — usually on the local par-3 course — with at least one of her three #TinyTeagues. You can find and follow her on social media as @LaurenTTeague.

Jasmin Paris

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Jasmin Paris is a mother, long distance fell runner, small animal vet and research scientist, who was launched into the media spotlight in January 2019 when she won the 268-mile Montane Spine race outright, breaking the overall record by 12 hours, and beating her nearest rival by 15 hours. This year, she became the first woman to finish the infamous Barkley Marathons in Tennessee, something many had previously considered impossible for a woman.

The Barkley Marathons race is widely regarded as the world’s toughest ultramarathon and has been completed by only 20 people in the last 35 years. Consisting of five 20-mile loops through the wilderness of Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee, with more than 20 000m ascent, the race has a 60-hour time limit. In March 2022, Jasmin Paris became the first female in 9 years to complete a Barkley Marathon ‘Fun Run’ (3 loops in 40 hours), and in 2023 she reached the furthest point (on loop 4) of any woman in the history of the race. In 2024, on her third attempt, Jasmin became the first woman to finish the race, completing the 5 loops with only 99 seconds to spare, in a dramatic finish which delighted onlookers around the world.

Michele Uva

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Michele Uva is UEFA Director of Social and Environmental Sustainability, appointed in January 2021.

He has dedicated an entire career to professional sport in several contexts, disciplines and environments. He has performed the role of CEO in sports organisations such as the Italian Football Association (FIGC), the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), professional football clubs (Parma and Lazio), basketball club (Lottomatica Roma) and volleyball clubs (Bologna, Treviso and Matera), as well as Deputy Commissioner in Italian Serie A football league.

Between 2017 and 2020 he was UEFA Vice-president, Chairman of Club Licensing Committee and member of several UEFA Committee: Finance, Club Competition SA, Strategic Steering, Professional Football Strategic, Women.

Author of six books on sport and football industry, he is currently a lecturer for several masters organised by international and Italian universities.

Imogen Grant

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Already a two times World and European Champion, Imogen became Olympic Champion at Paris 2024, in the Lightweight Women’s double sculls with Emily Craig.

Imogen is a qualified doctor, having completed her medical degree in 2023, and is an Ambassador for the Rivers Trust. Sustainability is incredibly important to her, and she is working to improve sustainability within rowing, but also more widely among sport. After participating in Veganuary in 2022 she is now vegan.

Imogen started rowing at First and Third Trinity Boat Club during her first year of university, signing up for a taster session in exchange for two free drinks in Freshers Week. Rapidly falling in love with the sport, she won the Beginner eights at BUCS in her first year before going on to win the Blondie-Osiris race in her second.

Imogen is a triple Cambridge Blue, winning three Boat Races (two in record time), and she also has a Blue in cycling, winning the BUCS team time trial while at Cambridge. While at Cambridge, she met her fiancé at First and Third.

Slinger

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Slinger facilitates fan-to-fan ride-sharing at sports events, reducing environmental impact, collecting valuable data, and enhancing overall fan experience. Our customizable widget and dashboard make ride-sharing easy, promoting sustainability and optimizing event operations. Join us in supporting sports towards a greener future. #shareyourseat #savetheplanet

Bluewater

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Purpose Driven Bluewater – good for you and good for the planet

At Bluewater, we care about what goes into the planet’s landfills, oceans, rivers and lakes because we care about what goes into our bodies when drinking or cooking and washing with water. Founded in 2013 by Swedish environmental entrepreneur Bengt Rittri, we’ve put banishing single-use plastics at the heart of Bluewater’s business vision with ingenious planet-friendly water purification, dispensing, and bottle solutions to generate and serve pure water and other beverages at home, work, and when on the go at busy events, venues, and public locations.

Bluewater water purifiers remove over 99% of all known contaminants from lead to gender-bending chemicals such as PFAS as well as microplastics and are available in all major markets globally. In early 2022, Bluewater merged with US water company FloWater, which shares Bluewater’s purpose-driven mission to eliminate the need for single-use plastic water bottles and their polluting transportation. Both Bluewater and FloWater have been honored with Fast Company “World Changing Ideas” awards, and been featured by numerous leading media, including CNN, Forbes, Inc., The Hollywood Reporter, The Financial Times, and The Daily Telegraph.

For additional information, visit www.bluewatergroup.com and www.drinkflowater.com