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2015 Autumn | Business & Sustainability

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Sports Industry: What Motivates Sports Teams to Adopt Sustainable Practices?

Student(s):

Dominic MinHo Lee

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Carolyn Gangmark

Partner(s):

  • United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

Faculty advisor(s):

Beth Bryant, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington

For my Capstone project, I worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 and assisted the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC) in expanding the Greening Sports Directory (GSD), a nationwide online resource directory for sports teams. I researched different federal, state, and city level assistance programs available for sports teams in the following three new municipalities: Boston, Minneapolis, and Phoenix. Moreover, after conducting scholarly research on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the sports industry and what motivates sports teams to pursue sustainable decisions, I was able to answer my research question and gain insight on the industry.