With over 10 years in the Sports Marketing and Commercial industry across rugby and golf, Maria’s focus shifted to sustainability in the world of sport in 2021.
An alumni of the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability, Maria developed the European Tour group and Ryder Cup Europe’s sustainability department and “Golf for Good” strategies. This focuses on three programmes tackling social and environmental sustainability challenges: The G4D (Golf for the Disabled) Tour with 10 annual events; the Golf Futures community outreach programme, and Green Drive.
In this role Maria launched a revised Green Drive strategy on World Environment Day in 2021 reinforcing the Group’s commitment to sustainability and steering the Tour to become the first professional golf Tour to join as a signatory to the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework with a commitment to being net zero by 2040.
