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Venue Sustainability Program GOAL Releases First Impact Report


GOAL report outlines first year of sustainability initiatives from founding members including Oak View Group and 40 U.S., Canada and U.K. venues.

GOAL (which stands for Green Operations & Advanced Leadership) sets out to collect data and build a roadmap for a more sustainable live event and venue industry. “The sports and entertainment industry has historically prioritized marketing over positive environmental impact, with venues making declarative statements about sustainability without necessarily following up with concerted action,” said McLennan in the report. New Jersey’s Prudential Center purchased two electric Zambonis, while Atlanta’s State Farm Arena is in the process of quantifying all of its natural gas emissions so they can be offset.

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