BASIS Consultation: The Role of Sport in Building Back Better

The British Association for Sustainable Sport is seeking views on the role of sport in enabling a resilient, sustainable recovery from COVID-19.

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* 1. About you:

Organisation Name:

Contact Name / Job title:

Contact Email:

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* 2. Which type of issues are relevant to your organisation? (Tick as many as you feel are relevant)

Energy and emissions

Waste management and recycling

Water use

Materials and chemicals

Transport and travel

Food and beverage

Biodiversity and habitats

Procurement and employment

Local economy and community

Accessibility and equality

Health and wellbeing

Engagement and education

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* 3. Has your organisation already felt the impacts of climate change? This could include more staff, players or visitors being affected by extreme heat; changes to turf or facility management due to drought, heat or flood; postponement of matches or practices; or any other weather related impacts.

Yes

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* 4. Have you included sustainability issues (including climate change) in your risk assessment?

Yes

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* 5. What sustainability initiatives have you already undertaken?

- Using renewable energy

- Reducing waste

- Increasing recycling rates

- Removing single use plastic items

- Sourcing more sustainable food (e.g. local and/or seasonal)

- Communicating with stakeholders about sustainability

- Other

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* 6. Do you talk about sustainability issues in your organisation?

- Yes, at Board level

- Yes, at Senior management level

- Yes, at Operational level

- Only among the staff

- Not formally discussed

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* 7. Do you agree that the sport sector should build back from the COVID-19 pandemic in a more resilient and environmentally sustainable way with a co-ordinated response? Please indicate Yes or No, and then explain why

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* 8. To what extent do you support the opportunity to make your operations more sustainable?

- We have been doing so and will continue to improve

- We will do so if we see others around us doing so

- It will take legislation for us to make changes

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* 9. What is the biggest barrier to you changing your operations to be more sustainable? (Tick as many as are relevant)

- It’s expensive and will cost money that we do not have

- We lack knowledge of the issues or options available

- We want to but we are locked into current contracts for now

- Other

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* 10. What assistance do you feel your organisation needs to improve its sustainability performance? If you think the support of BASIS, your peers, the government, extra training, external funding sources / incentives, or anything else would be helpful please reference them below