Sport urged to drop high carbon sponsorship deals

March 26, 2021 EcoVadis EN


A new report called "Sweat Not Oil" says the deals damage progress in efforts to tackle global warming.

It says there are more than 250 sponsor agreements worldwide between sports groups and high carbon industries.

"Sport floats on a sea of sponsorship deals with the major polluters," report co-author Andrew Simms said.

"It makes the crisis worse by normalising high-carbon, polluting lifestyles, and reducing the pressure for climate action."

The report is published by the New Weather Institute think tank, climate charity Possible and the Rapid Transition Alliance.

Thirteen sports were examined, with football found to have the most deals - 57 in total worldwide - from kit sponsors to stadium naming rights being sold to oil and gas companies, as well as airlines and motoring firms.


Read the full article at: www.bbc.com

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