Strategy of Sustainable Development in Sport: Estimation and Control
https://doi.org/10.21686/2413-2829-2023-101-112
Abstract
The impact of sports industry on nature stipulated the necessity to work out strategy to resolve related problems. This concern gave rise to two ecologic initiatives: to reduce ecologic track and use sport as a tool to raise ecologic knowledge. The goal of the research is to review academic works dealing with ecologic sustainability in sports and ecologic programs adopted by sport organization all over the world. The article analyzes the international agenda of sustainable development in sport industry, ecologic orientation of sports club strategies and the development of green agenda in management in sport sectors. The authors studied results and outcomes of introducing strategies of sustainable development in sport industry and arranging sport events. Apart from that, web-sites, documents and concrete steps of clubs aimed at reaching goals of sustainable development were analyzed. Analysis was carried out by high-quality methods of assessing the impact of sports industry on nature. On the basis of the UN program ‘Sports for Climate Action’ a big amount of information concerning certain sports was gathered and work of sports clubs connected with sustainable development and environment protection was studied. Information about football, hockey and basketball clubs, participants of the UN program ‘Sports for Climate Action’ was aggregated. The number of ecologic initiatives adopted by professional teams and leagues were identified. Goals and concrete steps aimed at environment protection being realized by sports clubs were fixed.
About the Authors
N. E. Ryazanova
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University)of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalya E. Ryazanova - PhD, Assistant Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Geoecology and Sustainable Nature Management of the Department of International Complex Problems of Nature Management and Ecology
76 Vernadskiy Avenue, Moscow, 119454
N. A. Kievtsev
All-Russian Public Organization "Russian Football Union"
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nikita A. Kievtsev - The Trainee of the Project Office of Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility
7 Narodnaya Str., Moscow, 115172
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For citations:
Ryazanova N.E., Kievtsev N.A. Strategy of Sustainable Development in Sport: Estimation and Control. Vestnik of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. 2023;20(5):101-112. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2413-2829-2023-101-112
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