U of MN “Green Team” featured internationally

An article published by the Climate Action Programme in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently featured our “Green Team,” an initiative by the sport management program in the University of Minnesota’s School of Kinesiology. Tiffany Richardson, Ph.D., sport management lecturer and program developer, is quoted in the article about sports sustainability.

6In its third year, over 60 “Green Team” students will be at the Major League Baseball’s All-Star events in San Diego this next week, educating the community about good environmental practices and helping divert more than a metric ton of recyclables from the landfills. Previous teams of students supported the All-star game events in Minneapolis and Cincinnati.

Established in 2007 and headquartered in London, UK, Climate Action works in a unique, contractual partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – the world’s foremost body on environmental protection and stewardship.Climate Action establishes and builds partnerships between business, government and public bodies to accelerate international sustainable development and advance the ‘green economy.’

For more information about the Green Team, see this CEHD Connect feature.

140715-F-PM992-070_Thunderbirds_perform_the_MLB_All-Star_Game_flyover-400x271