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Climate And Heat Concerns Overshadow FIFA’s Expanded Club World Cup
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Climate, environment and heat …
Why Climate Risk Is A Threat To The Sports Investment Boom
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change As sport transforms into …
Being Nature Positive Is Smart Business. How SMEs Can Take Action Now
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change With over half of …
4 Ways Fans Can Go Green For UEFA Women’s EURO 2025
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change There are just 50 …
4 Ways Technology Is Powering Sustainability At 2025 London Marathon
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change As over 56,000 runners …
3 Ways Sport Is Supporting “Our Power, Our Planet” This Earth Day
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change “Our Power, Our Planet” …
How Green Are 2025 NCAA Men’s And Women’s Final Four?
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change The 2025 NCAA Men’s …
NCAA Conference Realignment Travel Strains Athletes, Teams And The Planet
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change As the 2025 Men’s …
5 Innovative Ways Sport Is Tackling Waste
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Recycling and composting efforts …
New IOC President Says Meeting Olympians On Climate ‘A Priority’
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Kirsty Coventry has made …
IOC President Hopefuls Embrace Olympians’ Call For Climate Leadership
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change As the race for …
Premier League Unveils Environmental Sustainability Strategy
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Premier League has unveiled …
Women’s Sports Growth Is A Win For Investors, Brands And The Planet
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change The meteoric growth of …
Star Athletes Urge Sports Fans To Join Them On Ocean Protection
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Athletes are rallying sports …
Super Bowl Sustainability Showdown: Eagles Vs Chiefs
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change On February 9, fans …
Five Ways Super Bowl LIX Is Tackling Sustainability
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Super Bowl LIX isn’t …
Super Bowl LIX Tackles Louisiana Land Loss With Oyster Shell Reef
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change In the time we …
PRESS RELEASE: GARFIELD Project Launches to Address Greenwashing and Sustainability Reporting in Football
GARFIELD Project Launches to Address Greenwashing and Sustainability Reporting in Football Pisa, Italy, 21 January 2025: The first meeting of …
EFL Launches Revamped Scheme For Soccer Sustainability
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change The world’s original league …
Space Agency And Snow Sports Team Up On Sustainability
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change The use of space …
Soccer At COP29: Clubs Unite For Climate Action
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Top flight soccer clubs …
PRESS RELEASE: New Report Explores How Psychology Can Accelerate Climate Action in Sport
PRESS RELEASE: New Report Explores How Psychology Can Accelerate Climate Action in Sport Insights from social psychology offer sports organisations …
Golf Legend Rory McIlroy Reacts To New Player Travel Emissions Tracker
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Player travel is the …
Olympic Medalists Champion The Environment During Paris 2024
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Paris 2024 Olympians have …
Paris 2024 Heat: Ice Vests, Fans And Longer Breaks For Athletes
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change After a rainy start, …
Five Innovative Ways The Paris 2024 Olympics Are Going Green
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change With one week to …
Paris 2024: Elite Athletes Call On Coca-Cola And PepsiCo To Push For Reuse
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Keep the torch lit …
How Sport Is Showing Its Stripes For Climate Change Awareness
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change June 21 is “Show …
Kick-Off For Climate Action: Landmark Rugby Report Sounds Alarm
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change “No part of our …
Summer Heatwave? How Paris 2024 Athletes And Organizers Are Preparing
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change India and Pakistan continue …
Report: Women Football Players Reveal Concern About Climate Change
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change A new report reveals …
The Hidden Environmental Efforts Of Premier League Clubs Revealed
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Have you ever wondered …
Sports In U.K. Unite To Take Action On Water Pollution
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Seven U.K. sports governing …
How Sustainable Are 2024 NCAA Men’s And Women’s Final Four?
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change This weekend March Madness …
Global Recycling Day: What Is Sport Doing And Is It Enough?
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Recycling plays a vital …
How Can AI In Sports Score For Environment And Climate?
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change From opponent analysis, tactical …
UEFA Launches Carbon Footprint Calculator For Football
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change This week at Arsenal’s …
Premier League Clubs Agree To Minimum Standard Of Environmental Action
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change The Premier League released …
Super Bowl 2024: How Green Are NFL, Allegiant Stadium, 49ers, Chiefs?
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change More than 110 million …
Green Football Weekend: Shooting For Action And Impact
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change For the second year …
2023 Was The Warmest On Record: What It Means For Sports You Love
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change 2023 was the officially …
Sustainability And Sport 2023: A Year In Review – Part Two
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change Part One of this …
Sustainability And Sport 2023: A Year In Review – Part One
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change 2023 is all but …
Connecting COP28 Outcomes To Sport
Published in Forbes.com, author: Claire Poole Contributor Founder of Sport Positive // Sport, sustainability and climate change COP28 has ended with …
The Times: If football cared about climate it would take lead, not money
It is always Cristiano Ronaldo and the two Coca-Cola bottles that come to mind. You may remember: at the Euros …
Sport Positive Leagues Presentation at G7/G20 Workshop
London, 13th November: Claire Poole, Founder of Sport Positive will present during the ‘Online Workshop for Net-Zero and Well-Being in …
FCBusiness: Going On a Journey
FCBusiness Magazine 4 page article in November 2023 Issues: p40-43
Two Things Can Be True At Once
After every annual Summit I do interviews and inevitably the question comes up; do you think we are at a …
GSS: The industry reaches a tipping point
The global sport sustainability community gathered in London last week for the fourth edition of the Sport Positive Summit, held …
The Sustainability Report: Reflections on Sport Positive Summit 2023
In the aftermath of Sport Positive Summit’s latest edition, it’s time to take stock of where we are and where …
BBC Green Sport Awards: 2023 winners revealed
Now in their second year, the awards celebrate the athletes, former athletes and organisations working hard to enact and inspire …
BBC Green Sport Awards: What do you need to know?
As part of our commitment to a greener future, we have once again partnered with Sport Positive Summit for the …
Sky Sports Deutschland: Wolfsburg top, Union flop: So nachhaltig ist die Bundesliga
Auf Plastik verzichten, den Wasserverbrauch reduzieren und erneuerbare Energie nutzen: Wie nachhaltig handeln eigentlich die Bundesliga-Vereine? Sky präsentiert die aktuelle …
BBC Sport: How green are Premier League clubs in 2023?
For the fourth consecutive season, United Nations-backed Sport Positive has ranked all 20 Premier League clubs based on their environmental …
FREE KICKS Project Kicks Off in Argentina
FREE KICKS Project Kicks Off in Argentina The first activities for the FREE KICKS project have started in Buenos Aires, …
Football Partners Support Transition Towards Goals of EU Green Deal
April 14th, 2023, Pisa: The FREE KICKS project, co-ordinated by the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (SSSA), and in partnership …
SKY SPORTS – FOREST GREEN ROVERS RANK TOP OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE CLUBS AS MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
Sport Positive Leagues has collated a large cross section of information on the environmental sustainability efforts of EFL clubs, releasing …
BBC SPORT: FOOTBALL & CLIMATE: WHICH EFL CLUBS ARE THE MOST SUSTAINABLE?
“Ten years ago we were a lone voice with a radical idea, today it’s fast becoming normal.” League One Forest …
SPORT POSITIVE LEAGUES RELEASE EFL MATRIX FOR FIRST TIME
Sport Positive Leagues Release EFL Matrix For First Time 29th March 2023, London: For the first time, Sport Positive Leagues …
BBC: WHAT WOULD A GREEN WORLD CUP LOOK LIKE?
Claire Poole, a sports event consultant and founder of the Sport Positive, says matches could also take place in locations …
UEFA: UEFA LAUNCHES SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE GUIDELINES
UEFA’s Sustainable Infrastructure Guidelines, unveiled today at a special event in Mainz, aim to raise the bar for European football …
SKY SPORTS: FOOTBALL’S TOUGHEST OPPONENT: CLIMATE CRISIS AND THE FIGHT FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE GAME
Around a quarter of professional stadiums in the top four leagues are under threat of annual flooding or actually being …
Premier League urged to act amid safety warnings over “lethal” heatwaves
The Premier League has decided to implement mandatory drink breaks in this weekend’s fixtures amid concerns about matches being played …
FANSIDED: NEW ERA FOR STADIUM FOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY
Launched in 2019 as a way “to give examples of Premier League football clubs doing great work in sustainability”, Claire …
Sports Teams Have To Help Fix The Climate Crisis
Sports have a unique power to bring people together and mobilize community. It’s a power that could be used to …
L’EQUIPE: L’OL EST LE CLUB LE PLUS ÉCOLO DE LA LIGUE 1
Selon un classement effectué par un organisme indépendant, l’OL est le club le plus vertueux de Ligue 1, devant Clermont et …
‘Our partnership revenue grew fivefold in three years’: Sports sustainability experts make the business case for carbon reduction
There is no denying sustainability is a hot topic in sport right now, just as it is in the wider …
BBC Sport marks Earth Day with launch of sustainable sport awards
BBC Sport has launched four sustainable sport awards, or teamwork, leadership, athlete of the year and young athlete of the …
The AELTC – reducing emissions from its operations to net-zero by 2030
The AELTC – reducing emissions from its operations to net-zero by 2030 By Philip Jenkins, Sport Positive Leagues The Championships, …
The Star: Spurs, Liverpool top eco-friendly table
Tottenham Hotspur will join the UN Race to Zero and have committed to halve their carbon emissions by 2030, the …
News18: Come on You Greens! Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool Named Top Eco-friendly Team in Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur will join the UN Race to Zero and have committed to halve their carbon emissions by 2030, the …
Southern Daily Echo: Oriol Romeu ‘delighted’ with Saints role in sustainability and community
SAINTS have released a review outlining its sustainability achievements a year on from launching ‘The Halo Effect’, following the announcement …
Versus: Tottenham Hotspur Commit To Being Carbon Neutral by 2040
Spurs are leading the sustainability standings in the Premier League 🍃
BBC Sport: How green are Premier League clubs & what are they doing to help?
Homes for bats, on-site allotments and recycled kits are just some of the ways Premier League clubs are continuing to …
Sky Sports: Tottenham join UN Race to Zero initiative and outline net zero by 2040 pledge
Tottenham commit to halving carbon emissions by 2030 and issue 2040 net zero target after joining United Nations’ Race to …
The Independent: Ranked: The most sustainable Premier League football clubs
Green policies over transport, food and waste assessed in ranking for 2021 Premier League clubs have been ranked in a …
Reuters: Come on you Greens – Spurs, Liverpool top eco-friendly table
LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur will join the UN Race to Zero and have committed to halve their …
football.london: Tottenham beat Arsenal, Chelsea below Norwich: Alternative Premier League table emerges
Tottenham have come out on top in this year’s Premier League Sustainability Rankings, following the latest study from BBC Sport …
Liverpool Echo: Everton make new stadium commitment as £500m build takes shape
Eight clubs ranked higher than Everton in the 2021 Green League but the Blues’ new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock will …
Southampton: Saints rise up Premier League Sustainability Table
Southampton Football Club is proud to be at the forefront of environmental sustainability in the Premier League having been announced …
Sport Positive Leagues Release 2021 Update To Premier League Environmental Sustainability Matrix
Sport Positive Leagues Release 2021 Update To Premier League Environmental Sustainability Matrix 2nd February 2022, London: For a third consecutive …
The Halo Effect strategy that saw the Saints rise up the Sport Positive EPL sustainability table
The Halo Effect strategy that saw the Saints rise up the Sport Positive EPL sustainability table By Philip Jenkins, Sport …
What are sustainable ways of travelling to German Bundesliga games?
What are sustainable ways of travelling to German Bundesliga games? By Philip Jenkins, Sport Positive Leagues Image by Bernhard Oberle …
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise – The Belgian Football club that is becoming green
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise – The Belgian Football club that is becoming green By Phil Jenkins, Sport Positive Leagues After a …
Forbes: How Sport Set The Pace At COP26
From being “5-1 down to climate change” to climate talks being in a “rolling maul”, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson …
The Sustainability Report: Bringing the sports industry together around climate action
Throw a global pandemic into the mix, and the challenge becomes a mountain to climb. That’s why the sport and …
How sustainable are 2021/2022 Premier League club football shirts?
How sustainable are 2021/2022 Premier League club football shirts? By Phil Jenkins, Sport Positive Leagues For football fans across the …
SportWorks TALKS: The Blueprint for Sustainable Sports Clubs
Listen to our latest SportWorks TALK with Claire Poole, Founder and CEO, Sport Positive as she discussed the larger effect …
SportsPro: Wolfsburg rank as Bundesliga’s most sustainable club
Top-flight German soccer side VfL Wolfsburg have been ranked as the Bundesliga’s most environmentally sustainable club, according to a new …
Sky Sport Deutschland: Ökologisches Nachhaltigkeits-Ranking der Bundesliga-Klubs
Auf Plastik verzichten, den Wasserverbrauch reduzieren und erneuerbare Energie nutzen: Wie nachhaltig handeln eigentlich die Bundesliga-Vereine? Sky präsentiert die Nachhaltigkeits-Tabelle. …
FC KÖLN: FC SECOND-MOST SUSTAINABLE CLUB IN BUNDESLIGA
A report from British firm, Sport Positive published by the BBC has 1. FC Köln as the second-most sustainable Bundesliga …
BBC Sport: Bundesliga side Wolfsburg named Germany’s greenest club
Wolfsburg are the greenest club in the German Bundesliga, coming top of a table measuring the sustainability of all 20 …
VfL Wolfsburg tops Sport Positive Bundesliga Sustainability Table 2021
Press Release: VfL Wolfsburg tops Sport Positive Bundesliga Sustainability Table 2021 7th April 2021, London: Following the success of the …
What Are Sport Positive Leagues?
Launched with Sport Positive Premier League Sustainability Table in 2019, we have since updated this in 2020 and are launching …
The Sustainability Journal: A ‘Premier’ response to climate change
Tony Stevens and Tim Greenwell of Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton FC discuss their strategies to become more sustainable organisations, alongside …
Euractiv: UK Premier League clubs ranked according to environmental commitment
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club came first in this year’s EPL Sustainability Table, published by the UN-backed Sport Positive Summit, which …
Ecolosport: Tottenham élu club le plus écologique de Premier League
La BBC a publié son second rapport sur la place de l’écologie dans les clubs de football anglais de première …
Japan Times: Diamond Dolphins join effort to fight climate change through sports
The B. League’s Nagoya Diamond Dolphins have become the first top-tier professional Japanese sports club to sign on to a …
Life Tackle: Sport Positive Summit founder works to ‘unleash potential of sport for climate action’
Written by By Philipp Grüll | EURACTIV.de February 08, 2021 To achieve the UN climate targets, it is not enough …
Euractiv: Sport Positive Summit founder works to ‘unleash potential of sport for climate action’
By Philipp Grüll | EURACTIV.de To achieve the UN climate targets, it is not enough for companies or associations to …
Sky Sports News: Transfer Deadline Day – EPL 2020 Sustainability Table Coverage
On Sky Sports News Transfer Deadline Day coverage, 1 February 2020, David Garrido highlighted the Sport Positive EPL Sustainability Table …
EchoEcho Live: Spurs are Green Premier League champions as clubs in all sports must be more aware of the environment Live: Spurs are Green Premier League champions as clubs in all sports must be more aware of the environment
NO DOUBT you will have heard about the financial rankings of the top clubs of Europe this week. Spoiler alert; …
BBC Sport: How green are Premier League clubs? Tottenham top sustainability table
By David Lockwood BBC Sport Tottenham are the greenest Premier League club, coming top of a table measuring the sustainability …
Sport Positive Summit Releases 2020 EPL Sustainability Table
25 January 2021, London For the second time, Sport Positive has systematically collated key environmental sustainability information for every Premier …
Spurs: Tottenham Hotspur named Premier League’s greenest Club
Tottenham Hotspur tops the 2020 Premier League Sustainability Table, published today by BBC Sport and the Sport Positive Summit
Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit: Emergency on Planet Sport
Sport Positive Summit Founder Claire Poole was interviewed for Episode 8 : The Solutions / The Future This challenging eight-part …
EC: Sport mobilises for climate action
Bayern Munich and Liverpool play in red. Real Madrid are in white. Brazil play in yellow, while France play in …
Olympic.org: Sport Positive Summit Highlights Powerful Role of Sport in Addressing Climate Change
Representatives from United Nations Climate Change (UNFCCC), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and sports organisations from across the world came …
Euronews Tonight: Sport Positive Summit Coverage
Claire Poole joins Euronews tonight to speak about Sport Positive Summit 2020 and the role of sport in tackling climate …
BBC Sport: BBC Sport joins United Nations climate change framework on eve of summit
By David Lockwood, BBC Sport BBC Sport has joined United Nation’s Sports for Climate Action Framework on the eve of …
Independent: Why 2020 could be the start of a radical reboot across all sport
Claire Poole and Ed King believe football – and sport in general – can re-emerge in a way that delivers …
Rouleur: Going Green – Bike racing sends out the wrong message when it comes to environmental impact
How the sport is waking up to a more sustainable world. Published in Rouleur words by IAN PARKER illustration by …
Sport Positive Summit Announces Role in UK’s Year of Climate Action
February 17th, 2020 – London: One month ahead of the largest gathering to date of global sports organisations affecting positive …
Green Sports Blog: Previewing the Sport Positive Summit with Claire Poole
The first Sport Positive Summit, which takes place March 17-18 at Wembley Stadium in London, promises to be unique among …
BBC: How green are Premier League clubs? Tottenham top sustainability table
Tottenham are the greenest Premier League club, coming top of a table measuring the sustainability of all 20 top-flight sides.
The Athletic: Football clubs’ 14-minute flights and a global warming problem nobody will tackle
By Jack Pitt-Brooke Jan 21, 2020 Liverpool have already played 36 games this season and if they keep winning in …
Euractiv: Four clubs would lead the Premier if climate friendly policies were the goal
A study conducted in England has listed its football teams according to their environmental performance and four Premier League clubs …
BBC: How green are Premier League clubs? Tottenham top sustainability table
A study conducted in England has listed its football teams according to their environmental performance and four Premier League clubs …
Sport Positive Summit Announces Collaboration with International Olympic Committee
25 November 2019, London – The global meeting place for sports organisations effecting positive environmental impacts, Sport Positive Summit 2020 …
BBC Sport: How green are Premier League clubs?
Extinction Rebellion protests, flooding and wildfires mean environmental issues, climate change and sustainability are right at the top of the …
