Resources for Responsible Events
You don't have to go it alone. A responsible approach means thinking critically about how to get diverse stakeholders involved and doing their part to contribute to success. Here are some resources to help you identify and achieve your responsible event goals.
Responsible Event Framework
In 2017, the Council for Responsible Sport teamed up with the City of Eugene and with generous support from the Urban Sustainability Director's Network mapped the work of planning and delivering more responsible events that generate benefits for all stakeholder groups involved.
Best Practice Guidebook
Model for Engagement (building capacity)
full set of resources all freely available here.
Turn the tide on plastic at sporting events
This practical guide explains how sporting events can show true leadership by eliminating single-use plastic from their sites and advocating throughout their supply chain and audiences. With the potential for sporting events to generate hundreds of thousands of pieces of otherwise avoidable single-use plastic, the pressure is on to clean-up quick and to use sport’s global reach to raise awareness and action amongst our competitors, fans, spectators and supply chain.
Sustainable Sports Solutions Index
The Sustainable Sports Solutions Index by 5T Sport has catalogued 150+ case studies of sport organizations’ advances in energy and carbon efficiency, waste reduction and management, transportation planning, awareness campaigns and more, all in a sortable, searchable table format.
‘We Can’ Sustainable Sport Proof of Concept
Would you like to learn about how the standards for responsible sport can be used at the city scale? The City of Eugene, Oregon has adopted and adapted the framework over the past several years to great success. Download and read the sustainable sport ‘proof of concept’ report here and share with colleagues to get the conversation started in your community.
Other Relevant Organizations
Runners for Public Lands is an inclusive running community dedicated to environmental justice, advocacy, and stewardship. Launched on Earth Day, 2019, and based in Ventura, California, Runners for Public Lands is 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental organization committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
The Running Industry Diversity Coalition unites the running industry to provide resources, measure progress, and hold the industry accountable to equitable employment, leadership, and ownership positions and improve inclusion, visibility, and access for Black, Indigenous, and people of color.
The Green Sports Alliance shares resources, experience, and expertise to raise awareness of what’s environmentally possible in sports, business, and society. It seeks to mobilize sports organizations, communities, athletes, and fans to create sustainable progress and behavior change.
Sport and Sustainability International envisions a sport sector that addresses its impact and leverages the cultural and market influence of sports to promote healthy, sustainable and equal communities. Programs include Football 4 Climate and SDG Lab, a creative platform to encourage, share and support initiatives that use sport to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.