The popular image of the US as a reckless polluter is challenged in a new report from SportBusiness Group. The report, entitled Sustainable Sport, claims that in fact US sport is much more environmentally aware and active than its European counterparts.
Sustainable Sport shows that this isn’t just a recent phenomenon either. The National Football League (NFL) dates its interest in sustainability back to 1993 when it launched its environmental programme. Data from this year’s Superbowl is also impressive with a record 700 tonnes or 75% of all waste recycled and offsetting equivalent to 92 megatons of carbon dioxide.
At club level, the Philadelphia Eagles Go Green program has eliminated 2,900 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and recycled 150 tonnes of waste. They recently installed solar panels at the team's training and practice complex which can produce up to 16,100kwh per annum eliminating 12,000kg of carbon dioxide emissions.
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