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International Floorball Federation applies for IOC carbon award

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Floorball Federation (IFF) has decided to take part in the Olympic Movement Carbon Initiative in a bid to continue its development and activities in sustainability.

Created by the chemical company Dow and the International Olympic Committee, the initiative asks for climate

material that is reusable or recyclable.Only NOCs and IFs who are a part of the United Nations Sports for Climate

application based on its recent work to improve its sustainability having joined the UN Sports for Climate

location of Lausanne.With this recognition, the IFs and NOCs will receive carbon offsets including climate


IBU targeting becoming climate neutral by 2030 in sustainability policy

  • Biathlon

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has targeted becoming climate neutral by 2030 after publishing

The worldwide body said it hoped to be climate positive by 2034 and would aim to reduce the carbon footprint

Sustainability is an increasingly important and relevant issue in sports - and no sport is more affected by climate

 "With our ambitious targets for 2030 we also send a strong message about our pledge to climate

the IBU itself, its events and the global biathlon family.It includes five focus areas, comprising climate



South Australian Government dash hopes Adelaide will revive 2026 Commonwealth Games bid

  • Victoria 2026

Any hope that Adelaide would step into the breach and offer to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games appear to have been ended before the campaign has even properly started after the South Australian Government ruled they would not change their minds about bidding.

 "Of course, we understand the current climate in which we are all in," CGA President Ben Houston



ParaVolley Europe cancels all competitions in October

  • Volleyball News

ParaVolley Europe has cancelled all of its planned competitions in October as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

fast changing situation in all European countries, it feels it is the best solution in the current climate


Tokyo 2020 collects enough plastic bottles to create recyclable podiums

  • Tokyo 2020

The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics have announced that enough plastic has been collected to create recyclable podiums for the Games.

the Games will be as sustainable as possible as sport is pressured into becoming carbon neutral by climate


IOC and Dow run "Carbon Initiative Award" for second year

  • Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Dow announced it will give out its "Carbon Initiative Award" for a second year running.

Action Framework, which was launched by the IOC and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in

Sport has a huge power to fuel global change and climate change is among today's crises that need this

Taekwondo were among the International Federations to be recognised last year for its commitment to climate

 "Our collaboration is focused on catalysing climate action through sport, demonstrating how sports

organisations can be true climate leaders."


UIM E1 World Electric Powerboat Series launched in Monaco

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The world's first electric powerboat competition, which aims to support the preservation of the marine environment, was launched at the Monaco Yacht Club.

its dissemination, as this will support awareness-raising activities on the many environmental and climate



Alan Hubbard: Olympic medallist Minter should be remembered for more than just the Hagler horror story

  • Inside the Blogs

Of the 150 or so boxers who have taken part in the principal pandemic punch-ups conducted behind closed doors over the last couple of months I have noticed only one, 25-year-old middleweight Denzel Bentley from Battersea in south London, has taken the knee as a symbolic gesture towards the Black Lives Matter movement. Yet there has been no Lewis Hamilton-like complaints from him just because nobody followed suit.

Had he - or any fighter - made a similar remark today, especially during the present anti-racist climate


FITEQ become signatory of UNFCCC’s Sports for Climate Action initiative

  • Teqball

Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) has become a signatory of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate

sign the framework, has pledged to promote greater environmental responsibility and reduce the overall climate

the sport.It has also promised to "promote sustainable and responsible consumption and advocate for climate

action through our communications".They are part of the five core principles enshrined in the Sports for Climate

framework, which calls on sporting organisations to acknowledge the contribution of the sports sector to climate



IIHF President says "too early" to make conclusions on 2021 Ice Hockey World Championships

  • Ice Hockey

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President Rene Fasel has repeated his claim it is too early to decide on the hosting of the 2021 Men’s World Championships despite growing political tension between co-hosts Latvia and Belarus.

Krišjānis Kariņš claimed he could not see how Latvia could co-host the event with Belarus in the current climate


Belarus suggests it could host 2021 Ice Hockey World Championships alone after Latvia threatens withdrawal

  • Ice Hockey

Belarus has suggested it would be able to stage the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships alone, following Latvia having warned it will not co-host with the country after the controversial Presidential election earlier this month.

Krišjānis Kariņš claimed he could not see how Latvia could co-host the event with Belarus in the current climate