Today we explore the role of technology in supporting environmental sustainability efforts in sport, and how it has to be in lockstep with behaviour change if we are to see real impact Thank you to the person who anonymously emailed this question. Shoutout to Jamie Farndale for his thoughts, taken from the recent Sustainability Huddle AI discussion led by Matthew Campelli Listen to the full AI discussion on Sustainability Huddle here by creating a free account:  https://login.circle.so/sign_up?request_host=www.sustainability-huddle.com&user%5Binvitation_token%5D=2819c6714289aacf02fe13 ..read more

Today we take a look at the role of recycling in sport and explore if recycling is truly worthwhile. What sport is doing to tackle all the waste from food and drink, packaging, materials, apparel, merchandise, signage, equipment, and overlay that it creates? Thank you to the individual who submitted this question anonymously.  Send us the questions you want us to cover in future episodes to hello@theclimateofsport.com This podcast is brought to you by Claire and Sport Positive, go to www.sportpositive.org to find out more Follow us on Linkedin, Twitter/X and Instagram Support the show ..read more

Today we highlight key elements to consider, from inventory, procurement, circularity, engaging your value chain, travel, community, legacy and learning from other industries to address: How do you invest in sustainability in temporary events? Thank you to the person who anonymously emailed this question and shout out to Kate Chapman, Head of Sustainability at London Marathon Group for the expert insight this week. - Here are the resources we mentioned in this episode:  World Athletics: Sustainable Event Management: Best Practice Guidance: https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/62 ..read more

Today we explore the scope and significance of investing in women as part of the Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress theme for International Women's Day 2024. From mentorship, supporting working mums, training, networking, leveraging powerful attributes, breaking barriers and grassroots investment - What does it mean to invest in women to accelerate progress through sport and within our community? Massive shoutout to all the amazing women who provided their viewpoints, this episode was not possible without your input. Send us the questions you want us to cover in future episodes to hello@thec ..read more

Today we uncover how athletes who want to have a voice on climate can feel empowered, brave, and enabled to do so. Shout out to Simon for his questions and a huge thanks to experts Melissa Wilson, Emma Pocock, Lew Blaustein and Etienne Stott their expert knowledge of this week's question. Send us the questions you want us to cover in future episodes to hello@theclimateofsport.com This podcast is brought to you by Claire and Sport Positive, go to www.sportpositive.org to find out more Follow us on Linkedin, Twitter/X and Instagram Support the show ..read more

Today we're talking about what recruitment, training and job roles look like in the sports sector in two different ways. Firstly for leadership; is recruiting environmental experts better than training up current staff? Is a head of sustainability critical? Secondly, what advice to give young people looking to carve out a career in this space? Thanks to Jamie and Robin for their questions, and experts Matt Campelli and Marisa Schlenker for their industry knowledge and perspectives. Send us the questions you want us to cover in future episodes to hello@theclimateofsport.com This podcast is brou ..read more

Today we talk about how sports clubs can get started on their sports sustainability journey. From data collection, taking action, procurement, partnerships, connecting with internal colleagues and external experts and more. Thanks to Lauren from Instagram for the question and Tiberio Daddi, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and Magdalena Nour, Malmö FF from the FREE KICKS project for their expertise and insight on this episode. Send us the questions you want us to cover in future episodes to hello@theclimateofsport.com  This podcast is brought to you by Claire and Sport Positive, go to ww ..read more

We're talking about grappling with balancing what you think will create the most sustainable outcome or what you want to do, versus what is feasible and probable. Thanks to Laura for the question and expert Sheila Nguyen for weighing in. Send us the questions you want us to cover in future episodes to hello@theclimateofsport.com This podcast is brought to you by Claire and Sport Positive, go to www.sportpositive.org to find out more Follow us on Linkedin, Twitter/X and Instagram Support the show ..read more

Join Claire as she speaks with legal experts on the legal, regulatory, risk, commercial, financial and legislative impacts for sports not taking the appropriate action when it comes to climate, sustainability and the environment. Tom Barnard and Keith Davidson, both Partners at UK-based law firm, Irwin Mitchell respectively give commerical litigation and environmental advice to sports across all of these areas. An episode to listen to, and share widely with your commercial, legal and risk teams. One not to miss. Some of the legislation and a report mentioned that you might wish to look up: Ni ..read more

In this episode Claire speaks with Kim Stone, President of UBS Arena in New York. One for anybody working on sustainability at a stadium, arena or venue especially, Kim talks us through their new framework; Sustainable Brilliance and Community Resilience. We drill in to the three pillars they are working on, how they are benchmarking and innovating and Kim shares her advice for any venue earlier on in the journey. Great insights and passion contained within ..read more