Regenerating the pitch: environmental discourses in football DOI Creative Commons
Frida Austmo Wågan

Annals of Leisure Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 22

Published: Nov. 5, 2024

Climate crisis, environmental problems, and their appropriate responses are contested topics in international football. In this study, I analyse the construction of these issues privileging certain through a critical discourse analysis media content on problems from FIFA, UEFA We Play Green's (WPG) websites posted 2022 (N = 66). then examine how power is expressed within discourses, influence renegotiation dominant discourse. addition to offered by FIFA emphasizing economic development compatible with, needed achieve sustainability, identified counter-discourse WPG, promoting radical changes politics consumer practices. The various constructions found two discourses demonstrate need for democratic discussions when conceptualizing issues, make less dependent strategic interests.

Language: Английский

Leading by example: how National Sports Federations implement environmentally sustainable change through human resource management DOI
Giorgio Portaluri, Argyro Elisavet Manoli, Rita Mura

et al.

Leisure Studies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 11

Published: April 23, 2025

Language: Английский

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The five levels of sustainability in European football: mapping the sustainability approaches of UEFA’s member national associations DOI
Ioannis Konstantopoulos, Argyro Elisavet Manoli

Leisure Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 15

Published: July 27, 2024

With increasing interest being drawn to sustainability development in sport, and UEFA's recent strategy introduced as a roadmap pressure level for football organisations' efforts intensify, the implementation of policy is becoming key football's sustainable development. In this study, through lens institutional theory isomorphism, we focused on under-studied recipients said strategy, member national associations (NAs), capture existing within them, they are reported their official communications, thus backdrop which was promoted. Qualitative document analysis conducted all communications (website, strategies, press releases) NAs. Through this, five levels European were identified, capturing patterns existence social environmental actions strategies among The presented allow better understanding full spectrum be depicted, while acknowledging potentially overlooked nuances not only but also guide organisations efforts, illustrating gradual progression from no more sophisticated football.

Language: Английский

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2

Strategic marketing for sustainable sports travel experiences DOI Creative Commons
Temitope Farinloye, Emmanuel Mogaji

Journal of Strategic Marketing, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 15

Published: Dec. 17, 2024

This study introduces the concept of Strategic Marketing Sustainable Sports Travel Experiences, situated at intersection sports management, strategic marketing, and sustainable transport. It develops a novel framework grounded in Stakeholder Theory Social Exchange to integrate sustainability principles into marketing strategies, addressing significant environmental impact sports-related travel. The research identifies key stakeholders, including clubs, fans, transport providers, policymakers, sponsors, explores strategies reduce carbon footprints, enhance stakeholder collaboration, foster engagement with initiatives. makes three contributions. First, it provides roadmap for highlighting how leagues, venues can adopt practices, emissions, fan experiences while reinforcing their stewardship. Second, advances by aligning brand differentiation, enabling organizations engage fans through eco-conscious campaigns, incentives, loyalty programs. Third, contributes emphasizing collaborative efforts improve infrastructure, incentivize greener travel, accessibility. interdisciplinary offers theoretical practical insights achieving environmentally responsible, socially inclusive, economically viable outcomes industry. promotes innovation practices critical challenges event planning, management.

Language: Английский

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2

Do the Olympics Impact CO2 Emissions? A Cross-National Analysis DOI Creative Commons

Angelique Ceccon,

Andrew Hargrove, Jamie Sommer

et al.

Global Transitions, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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0

Regenerating the pitch: environmental discourses in football DOI Creative Commons
Frida Austmo Wågan

Annals of Leisure Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 22

Published: Nov. 5, 2024

Climate crisis, environmental problems, and their appropriate responses are contested topics in international football. In this study, I analyse the construction of these issues privileging certain through a critical discourse analysis media content on problems from FIFA, UEFA We Play Green's (WPG) websites posted 2022 (N = 66). then examine how power is expressed within discourses, influence renegotiation dominant discourse. addition to offered by FIFA emphasizing economic development compatible with, needed achieve sustainability, identified counter-discourse WPG, promoting radical changes politics consumer practices. The various constructions found two discourses demonstrate need for democratic discussions when conceptualizing issues, make less dependent strategic interests.

Language: Английский

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0