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2015 Autumn | Business & Sustainability

Paving the Way for Future Generations by Embracing Sustainability in the World of Sports Entertainment

Student(s):

Derek Verwers

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

My internship consisted of collecting technical assistance programs and compiling the data for three major cities to be input in the Greening Sports Directory which is a resource for sports facility mangers to locate sustainable technology for their facilities. This intrigued me to look into why the sports entertainment world still hasn’t implemented sustainable technologies that have been around for decades. The diffusion of innovations theory is a complex interdisciplinary concept that can expand sustainable practices to the general public. I found that the diffusion of green innovations can be accelerated if communicated properly and increase pollution prevention.