Category Archives: Social Responsibility

A Family of Acronyms working together

Last week the U.S. Fund for UNICEF sent out a press release that expressed its gratitude to so many from the world of sports who have given so generously to…

Welcome to March. Now go grab some fruit!

Happy first day of March! Now that we have made it through February, are starting to dig out of the snow that covered most of the East coast for the…

A billion bicycles

I have always found it a bit annoying when anyone, especially those in the business world, would tout the China or India markets as so monolithic and homogeneous that the…

Sports, tourism, and social responsibility in the Kingdom

We continue our run of international stories, this time going to Saudi Arabia to highlight two efforts that are leveraging sport to garner attention and disseminate positive messages. First, several…

1Goal is all it takes (with the help of a mobile phone!) – Part II

Last week, Her Majesty, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan joined the GSMA to announce the 1GOAL: Education for All mobile campaign. The GSMA is an association of the world’s…

1Goal is all it takes – Part I

Over the next few months, a global development initiative will have a  decidedly sports-oriented push. In 2000, governments around the world pledged to achieve “Education for All” by 2015. While…

Race for the Green

From yesterday’s “green” stories involving soccer, probably one of the most environmentally friendly sports, we take a sharp right turn – past the nuclear power plant and with the coal…

Marathon organizers get the Gold

The Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay has recently been awarded gold certification for its creative “greening” of its 13.1 mile event held back in November.  The certification was…

Two conferences – 2-week notice

March 8-10, 2010 2010 International Conference on Sport and Society Conference will be held at the Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada – March 8 – 10, 2010 Global Sports…

The Power of Soccer, Literally…

We offer another story in the soccer/football and renewable energy category. And here we go grassroots, instead of global in focus. While playing soccer typically consumes the energy of participants,…