World Sailing

How World Sailing is accelerating sustainable innovation in the marine industry 0
- LEADERS, PODCAST
- November 24, 2020
Episode #46 – Dan Reading, the federation’s head of sustainability, explains how decisions made by sports organisations can have a wider positive impact within industries
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Rescuing coral reefs at sailing’s Hempel World Cup Series 0
- IN FOCUS
- March 19, 2020
Miami’s coral reef is facing existential threat due to climate change. During its regatta series, World Sailing – and its sailors – stepped up to bolster the local area’s underwater ecosystem
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Hannah Mills: “The ocean plastics crisis is staring us in the face. It’s terrifying”0
- LEADERS
- March 5, 2020
Olympic gold medallist discusses the Big Plastic Pledge – which aims to change consumer behaviour around single-use plastics – and wading through waste when training for Rio 2016
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World Sailing establishes mandatory Sustainability Charter for special events 0
- IN FOCUS
- August 12, 2019
Special events will have to develop a comprehensive sustainability strategy and adopt ISO 20121 sustainable events management system as part of contractual obligations
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Young sailors encouraged to pressure event hosts to reduce single-use plastic 0
- IN FOCUS
- June 10, 2019
World Sailing, World Sailing Trust and Ocean Heroes to publish toolkit – focused on behaviour change, supply, and policies and rules – at Youth World Championships in Poland
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How sport can reduce its overall climate impact 0
- IN FOCUS
- February 14, 2019
Reducing climate impact is the second – and probably most significant aspect – of the UN’s Sport for Climate Action Framework. The Sustainability Report investigates the steps sports organisations need to take
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