Today is International
#SportDay and we’re thrilled to be joining the
@unitednations call for
#ClimateAction! Sport can be a powerful tool for bringing people together, raising awareness, and addressing and mitigating climate change. Knowing how the ocean critically influences our atmosphere, and how a changing climate has serious consequences for our coasts and way of life,
@wsl was an early
@unitednations Sports for Climate Action signatory and is committed to uniting behind a set of environmental principles with
@unclimatechange.
With this in mind, in 2019 WSL announced a series of sustainability commitments that set a new standard for global professional sports. These commitments - designed to inspire, educate and empower ocean lovers while addressing critical environmental issues included: becoming carbon neutral by offsetting events, business operations, and staff and athlete travel and focusing on overall emission reduction. In addition,
@wsl committed to eliminating single ser...