Environmental sustainability efforts for Sport Positive Summit 2022
Sport Positive Summit brings together global leaders in sport to increase action and ambition on climate change, and discuss ways we can reduce our impact on the environmental, as well as spread the message of climate change to citizens, fans and consumers of sport.
Practising what we preach is central to convening everybody in October, so we are doing everything we can to reduce the environmental impact. We want to provide the highest-level of experience that we can for you, but putting on an event like this of course will create a carbon footprint.
We are looking closely at every aspect of the Summit and working out areas that we can reduce our impact, whilst keeping the level of service that you would expect from a world-class conference. With that in mind, we are actioning the below:
Transport, Travel & Accommodation
- When people register for the Summit we are asking how far they are travelling, by which modes of transport, and in which class. From this information, we will account for and offset these unavoidable emissions via our partner, Strive
- When people register for the Summit, we are asking what kind of accommodation they will book, for how many nights, and in the case of staying in a hotel, whether it is budget or luxury, or somewhere in between. From this information, we will account for and offset these unavoidable emissions via our partner, Strive
- The Summit is a global event, thus our speaker faculty will be made up of people from around the world, however we will priories more speakers from UK/nearby mainland Europe, to reduce travel miles. Any travel that does happen, will be offset in the same way as for attendees
- We are working on a collaboration to enable attendees to choose ‘green’ hotels in the local area/London at the best prices, so you can be in control of choosing lower-impact options. Ahead of that being announced, please take a look at the likes of Ecohotels or Ecobnb for inspiration (we have no affiliation or connection with these sites)
- We are live-streaming key elements of our Summit, so that those who don’t wish to travel due to the emissions, can still take part in the Summit to some extent
- For any suppliers that we use, we are prioritising local, or suppliers that already work with Wembley Stadium and can add our needs into their existing deliveries, to reduce transport miles for supplies
- We encourage you to consider your carbon footprint when you choose your route/class of travel, and try and opt for more sustainable options
Food
- The food provided at the Summit will be plant-based
Materials
- No single use plastic drinks containers/plates/cutlery will be provided at the Summit. We recommend you bring a reusable bottle/coffee cup if you have one, some reusables will be provided also
- We are working with signage partners to reduce the amount of signage we need at the Summit, and look at the most sustainable options available for the signage that we do need
- We are working with the in-house AV team at Wembley Stadium to make use of materials/rigging already in place, and to reduce transport
Miscellaneous
- We will provide Sport Positive branded lanyards/badges, we ask that you return the lanyards for reuse and the badges will be recycled
- As well as reducing our impact, we wish to leave a positive impact too, so we are planning a tree planting event, not to offset emissions – but just to leave a positive legacy after the Summit
- We are working with Delaware North (the facilities provider at Wembley Stadium) to ensure that any other impacts that haven’t yet been considered are calculated and we will prioritise reducing whatever it is first, then if we consider it essential, we offset anything that is unavoidable
Have you got ideas about how we can make the Summit more green? Get in touch!
