Sport Go Green – Basic

The Sport Go Green introductory course is dedicated to raising awareness among sports stakeholders and the more general public of the sustainability needs of the sport sector. The course will provide learners with basic knowledge of the relationship between sustainability and sport, presenting the basic concepts of environmental sustainability and how sport can become a vector for change by greening its operations.

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Course description

The Sport Go Green online course is one of the project’s main outputs, divided into two different levels: a basic introductory course and an advanced course for more experienced learners. The basic course will introduce learners to environmental sustainability and sustainable development, sports’ impact on the environment and what sports organisations can do to reduce it. This course was developed with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The contents of these pages are the sole responsibility of the publishers and do not represent the views of the European Commission.

Curriculum

0.1. What is Sport Go Gren?

1.1. Introduction

1.2. The Issue of Climate Change

1.3. Sustainable Development Commitments

1.4. Conclusion

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Instruments for Sport and Sustainability

2.3. Conclusions

3.1. Introduction: the importance of Sport and its Evironmental Paradox

3.2. Environmental Impact and Sustainable Action in Sport

3.3. Conclusion

4.1. Introduction

4.2. The Basics of Carbon Footprint

4.3. Conclusion

5.1. Introduction

5.2. How to measure impact

5.3. Standards and initiatives

5.4. Conclusion

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Highlights and Lessons Learned

6.3. Conclusions

Instructors

Sofia MACEDO

Olympic Committee of Portugal

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Thiago SANTOS

Assistant Professor

University of Porto

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More info

“Green Footprint Lightening on sports Activities, Management, and Events” (Green FLAME) is an Erasmus+ project under the coordination of the Spanish Olympic Committee. Green FLAME aims to promote a more sustainable sports environment in general and promote neutral sports events by encouraging not only sports managers but also fans.

This course was developed with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The contents of these pages are the sole responsibility of the publishers and do not represent the views of the European Commission.

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