Early Call Time, a road race and endurance event sector-focused podcast hosted by Eli Asch and Tony Yamanaka recently had a discussion with the Council for Responsible Sport’s executive director, Shelley Villalobos, about the origins of the Council, what it does, and what it means and takes to become a Responsible Sport Certified event.
Villalobos also talks about:
The Council’s new ReScore application, designed by TCS, which allows event organizers to assess their events against the Responsible Sport Standards to identify their strengths and opportunities.
The importance of leadership giving event planning staff formalized agency and resources to weave sustainability into their job roles, functions and programs.
The value case for event organizations adopting the Responsible Sport Standards as a comprehensive approach to meeting the growing expectations by consumers that companies be socially and environmentally responsible.
Context behind why sponsors are increasingly looking for events to have active social and environmental programs, and how the responsible sport framework can serve to unite stakeholders values and provide common language to them.
A poem reading-’The Peace of Wild Things’ by Wendell Berry- in honor and celebration of Earth Day.
The episode is available on several of the most common podcast host applications. Links below.
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EAvDJC
Apple: https://apple.co/3xHQkBH
Google: https://bit.ly/397qGw3