MLB announced for Earth Day in April a new software system that will collect and analyze environmental data to help stadium operations throughout the league. The different sport leagues will all be getting more involved in environmental causes, but the message is not always successful for some major events. For example, the World Cup in South Africa later this week is expected to generate a carbon footprint of 2.75 million tons (a nine fold increase over the World Cup in Germany four years ago)) and double the carbon footprint form the Beijing Olympics.
One interesting green step was taken by Nike which has made the Jerseys used by nine teams from recycled plastic bottles from Japan and Taiwan. Each jersey is made from around eight plastic bottles melted and made into a thread- which uses around 30% less energy than manufacturing regular polyester.
From Athletic Business, June 2010.
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