Green Events
Showcasing leadership in sustainability
Every golf event has an environmental and social impact locally, and globally. And with the right staging and management, every event has the opportunity to ensure these impacts are positive.
When hosts, organizers and sponsors come together in support of practical sustainable solutions—from venue to supply chain to public awareness—everyone involved, and the game of golf, is recognized for making a genuine difference as a social, economic, and ecological asset.
Being part of a green golf event is a high-profile opportunity to bring environmental commitment and performance to life, with tangible, lasting outcomes.
Ryder Cup Green Drive
A flagship green sporting events and biennial highlight on the world golf schedule, The 2010 Ryder Cup was the most environmentally and socially responsible large golf event ever staged - reducing resource consumption, raising awareness and showcasing innovation.
GEO coordinated a Green Drive in the lead-in to the event, driving down resource use and actively engaging spectators to help reduce the footprint of the event.
The Brilliant Basics
- Venue
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The foundation is a golf facility operating to high social and environmental standards. By matching that venue with an event that has the lightest possible footprint, and the largest possible positive impact on people, opportunities for powerful communications are unlocked.
- Staging
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Golf events require energy, transport and waste solutions, the procurement of multiple products and services, as well as the installation of temporary structures. These necessities are an opportunity to demonstrate sustainability in practice, directly in front of business leaders.
- Legacy
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The impact of a sustainable event should not stop when the final putt is holed. It should blaze a trail, act as a catalyst for further action - both in the longer term, and across the wide range of people, organisations and geographical areas that are uniquely brought together around a single event.
