Sustainable Sports Certification
Sustainable Sport
Why choose Sustainable Sports?
Sports hold immense transformative power, inspiring global fans and consumers while promoting physical and mental well-being. However, the sports industry’s significant impact on the environment, including resource consumption, land use, energy consumption, and waste generation, cannot be ignored. Golf, for instance, despite its green appearance, has potential detrimental effects on the environment due to extensive maintenance practices and chemical use. Similarly, activities like skydiving and motor racing could contribute to pollution through fuel consumption. Even popular sports like soccer have potential environmental consequences, such as travel emissions and plastic consumption in stadiums.
Therefore, it is crucial for sports operators and clubs of all sizes to prioritise Sustainability and adhere to social accountability principles. Recognition should be given to those sport operators leading the way in reducing their environmental impact. Third party certifications can confirm compliance with international sport sustainability standards and allow sports users to make responsible choices.
Sustainable Sports Certification
Friend of the Earth has developed the Sustainable Sport Certification Standard, to highlight those sport operators meeting environmental and social sustainability criteria. This certification gathers stakeholders across the sports industry, including federations, teams, fans, manufacturers, venue operators, sponsors, environmental organizations, and policymakers.
Its goal is to showcase innovative solutions improving sports’ sustainability, performance.
Friend of the Earth Sustainable Sport Standard
The sports standard will reward operators based on their compliance in the following areas:
- Authorization and permit
- Social and environmental management system
- Legal compliance
- Transport and recreational activities
- Ethics
- Water Resources
- Air Resources
- Waste Management
- Energy Management
- Social Accountability
Sustainable Sports Certification
Support conservation and awareness projects through sports
Choose Friend of the Sea and Friend of the Earth certified Sustainable Sports Operators and Clubs. This way you will also protect nature by supporting several conservation and awareness programs globally.
Apply for Sustainable Sport Friend of the Earth Certification
Request a quotation for Friend of the Sea Certification of Sustainable Sports Your Company can request a quotation for audit and royalties to use the Friend of the Sea registered trademark logo by filling out the online Preliminary Information Form.
All the information will be kept strictly confidential and implies NO commitment on your company’s part.
The Friend of the Sea certification is voluntary and NOT mandatory to gain market access.
The application process is NOT discriminatory on size, scale, management, and a minimum number of operators.
Friend of the Sea is an NGO striving to make participation in audits affordable for all companies.
Please, contact us for more information on Government funding that might be available in your Country for sustainability certifications: info@friendoftheearth.org
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