Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Sustainability in Sport: Gary Neville Testimonial

England and Manchester United footballer Gary Neville is teaming up with the founder of Britain's first green energy company, Dale Vince to make sport more sustainable.

An exciting new initiative 'Sustainability In Sport' was unveiled at Old Trafford on Tuesday 24 May. All the electricity used during the game was matched by electricity generated by Ecotricity's 52 windmills across the UK, to effectively make it a 'wind-powered' game.

Sustainability In Sport is a new partnership supported by Gary Neville and Dale Vince, with the aim of taking the eco message into the world of sport. The environmental projects will be delivered by Sustainability In Sport, the first of which will be a community solar scheme in Manchester using Mitsubishi solar panels.



Sustainability In Sport is an organisation created and run by a group of people with a passion for sport, community and the environment. The primary objective is to support the continuing growth of sport within UK communities, whilst reducing the associated environmental impacts.

The social, financial and environmental landscapes that surround and support the industry of sport are ever changing. Adaptation and evolvement is an inevitable requirement, particularly if sport is going to maintain aspirations for growth and its role as a pillar of our communities. Working with clubs, governing bodies, supporting industries and commercial partners, Sustainability in Sport will actively raise funds to deliver technology and equipment into community-sports initiatives which, in turn, reduce the environmental impact of sport.

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