Soccer and environmental sustainability: Tuesday, March 15 at the Olimpico Stadium in Rome the final event of the European project LIFE TACKLE, coordinated by Sant'Anna School
Environmental sustainability in the world of soccer is the theme of the final conference of the European project Life TACKLE, coordinated by the Sant'Anna School. The conference, entitled "Environmental sustainability through professional football", is scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, starting at 9.00 am, at the Olimpico Stadium in Rome, one of the pilot stadiums involved in the European project LIFE TACKLE.
Key guests from the world of soccer have confirmed their participation and will share their ideas and initiatives related to environmental sustainability. In addition to representatives of the football federations that are partners in the project (Italian, Romanian and Swedish), called to present the work done and the results obtained, the agenda includes the participation of representatives from UEFA, Juventus FC, Porto FC, Malmö FF, Real Betis Balompié, Lega Serie A, Stadio Olimpico, European Commission.
"This event represents a unique opportunity to share the results achieved in the four years of the project and to address future challenges in the environmental management of football events," explains Tiberio Daddi, project manager of the European project Life TACKLE and associate professor at the Institute of Management of Sant'Anna School.
Live streaming will be available on the YouTube channel of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.
Project info
The TACKLE (Teaming Up for A Conscious Kick for the Legacy of the Environment) project was funded by the European Union through the Life program for environment and climate action, and aims to improve the environmental management of football events. Coordinated by the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa, it has seen the participation of an important European partnership that has included the three Italian (FICG), Swedish (SvFF) and Romanian (FrF) football federations, the international network ACR+, the municipal companies AMIU (Italy) and LIPOR Portugal) and the European media network Euractiv. In addition, it has seen the active participation of 13 major stadiums in Europe, through their involvement in pilot actions to test and implement good practices of environmental sustainability.
