In professional sports many hours are spent travelling, and more specifically by air travel, by teams to play in various types of fixtures. So, the reputation of the industry as having a high carbon footprint is not unfounded. A few teams and athletes are trying to buck this trend and work to at least start the conversation of how to reduce the environmental impact of their sport
Here is how a football player, Hector Bellerin, who was recently awarded the 2025 BBC Green Sport Global Champion Award for all the work he is doing to promote sustainability within the football industry and beyond. Hector has forever been trying to influence and bring more awareness about sustainability in his circles.
Some English football clubs have been striving to integrate sustainability into their modus operandi
Back in 2018, Forest Green Rovers was not only considered the most sustainable football team within the English Football pyramid, but it was named the ‘greenest football club in world’.
This may not be common knowledge amongst those who follow the sport, but this may be a pleasant football surprise to environmentally conscious fans.
The beautiful game was created in England and the push for English teams to be at the forefront of sustainability in sports continues the legacy of the country to be at the forefront of positive change in many spheres, with sports being no exception.
Innovation and sustainability in car motor sports
Additionally, Formula 1 has long been an incubator for innovation to test new technology to eventually be introduced in the car industry. Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1 has been speaking about the need for the organisation to reduce its environmental impact for years.
In recent years, Formula E has been created and has been growing in popularity due to its core emphasis on EV technology and to reduce its carbon emissions. After a slow start, it has grown considerably, and it also will be a springboard from which to introduce many technologies into the wider electric car industry.
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