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World Surf League reveals plan to become carbon neutral and eliminate plastic use this year
The World Surf League (WSL) has pledged to become carbon neutral by the end of 2019, as part of a series of new sustainability commitments it claims will ‘set a new standard’…
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Tennis Australia commits to United Nations climate change action
Tennis Australia has become the first Australian sporting organisation to commit to the United Nations Sports for Climate Change Action Framework. Speaking at an event for climate…
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Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic the first professional golf tournament to be played under lights
The Emirates Golf Club’s Faldo Course has this week been the location for a piece of sporting history with the Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic becoming the first professional golf…
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Gold Coast World Surfing Reserve secures 2020 Global Wave Conference
The Gold Coast World Surfing Reserve has won the rights to host the 2020 Global Wave Conference, the world’s largest surf conference, bringing the conference to Australia for the…
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Tokyo 2020 medals to be made from recycled electronic waste
All the medals used at Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be manufactured from discarded consumer electronics including smartphones, digital cameras and other handheld games and…
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Sports Environment Alliance’s 2019 Summit to explore practical change
With an agenda focussed on practical ways the sporting industry can take a leadership position by limiting its impact on the environment, the third Sports Environment Alliance (#SEASummit)…
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FIFA announce that World Cup Stadia meet green standards
All 12 stadia being utilised for the 2018 World Cup have achieved FIFA’s new environment sustainability standards. Russia 2018 is the first edition of the World Cup to have green…
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Vbase Chair praises outgoing chief executive
Outgoing Vbase Chief Executive Darren Burden is being praised for his leadership of the Christchurch venue management company over the past four-and-a-half years. Burden, who joined the…
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