The British Volleyball Federation, in conjunction with UK Sport, is proud to announce their commitment to making the ParaVolley Europe Silver Nations League an eco-friendly and sustainable event.
The tournament, which is taking place at the David Ross Sports Village at the University of Nottingham from the 19th to 21st of May, is taking a proactive stance on environmental issues and has implemented several initiatives to ensure the event is as sustainable as possible.
This includes the use of local green buses to transport athletes from hotel to venue, sustainable medals and trophies supplied by SustainableMedals.com, re-useable drinks bottles from event supporter UK Sport, composting food waste in partnership with the university, as well as recycling all recyclable materials via bins situated throughout the venue.
Additionally, spectators are also encouraged to use public transportation when attending the event, with the excellent university tram and bus links to the Sports Village.
Joanna Cook, Performance Manager at the British Volleyball Federation, said: “As an organisation, we are keen to promote the elements of social impact, with one of those pillars being environmental sustainability.
“UK Sport, our funders, are encouraging all National Governing Bodies to be more environmentally conscious through events and generally organisational proactive after the release of their Environmental Strategy earlier this year.
“We hope the event will help raise awareness of environmental issues and the importance of sustainable practices in sport and encourage the volleyball community to do their part in protecting the environment.”
The British Volleyball Federation is committed to making the ParaVolley Silver Nations League a more sustainable event and looks forward to welcoming teams, spectators, and volunteers to Nottingham in May.