Meeting Legislation & Maintaining Turf Quality (Multisport)
PS74 Future European legislation will ban the use of chemical pesticides in green areas, including natural grass sports surfaces. This will impact quality standards for professional football and be especially adverse in countries such as Spain that face turf diseases and the lack of alternative treatments. How can we meet legislation requirements yet operate to […]
Managing Stadium Carbon Footprint (Multisport)
PS73 How can we plan design and deliver on measuring and managing carbon footprints in stadiums or allocate share for events promoters? Is there industry best practice on procurement? How can we optimize input usage such as water, soil, and electricity? How can we track outputs’ impact such as energy or water emissions and waste […]
Comprehensive Event Management (Multisport)
PS72 Sustainability is closely tied to event delivery and venue management. Is there scope for a comprehensive platform such as an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) used by large location-based service organizations such as airlines or supermarkets – all of which are consumer-facing and their monetisation is linked to opportunity windows created by high footfall? An […]
Encouraging Sustainability Efforts (Multisport)
PS71 How can we enable those already in urgent need of sustainability and who are willing/committed to make a difference through steps such as the measurement of carbon footprint and emissions? Are there industry best practices for the implementation of sustainability measures?
Gamifying Recycling Education (Multisport)
PS70 How can we gamify learning about recycling and eco-friendly tips & tricks to raise awareness of its importance, especially amongst young fans? Can this be linked to their daily activities? Should it be focused on match-day experiences when there is deeper attention and higher emotional investment? Can this be converted into a PhyGital experience […]
Optimising Sports Real Estate (Multisport)
PS67 How can we sustainably solve for optimal real estate (mid-size stadiums or neighbourhood playing enclosures) that is sufficiently equipped (and well located) to host competitions that are key to surfacing talent for identification?