TEMPE, Arizona/PORTLAND, Oregon - Vice President for University Athletics and Athletics Director Ray Anderson will join the board of directors of the Green Sports Alliance, Sun Devil Athletics and the Green Sports Alliance announced today.
The Green Sports Alliance is the leader in leveraging the market influence of sports to promote environmentally sustainable practices. Recently, the White House recognized the Alliance for its efforts in creating Green Sports Day.
Arizona State University is one of nearly 400 member teams, venues, events and universities from 20 leagues in 14 countries.
"I am honored to represent Sun Devil Athletics on the board of the Green Sports Alliance and to join industry leaders with the intent of driving sustainability awareness and change through the platform of athletics," Anderson said. "To make sustainable changes and to encourage others to do the same requires members within the sporting industry to step up and take a seat at the table, and I am proud to show my commitment to sustainability by putting action behind our messaging."
Anderson's presence on the board of directors adds the representation of an athletics director from a leader in sustainability within the NCAA to a group with representatives from the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR and fellow NCAA and Pac-12 leader the University of Colorado at Boulder. In July of this year, Anderson delivered the keynote address at the Green Sports Alliance Summit in Houston, Texas.
"Ray leads a high-powered athletics program at one of the nation's top campuses for sustainability," said Justin Zeulner, Executive Director of the Alliance. "His commitment to this work consolidates the Pac-12's presence in this space."
Under Anderson's direction, Arizona State was named the 2016 USG NACDA Sustainability Award winner as the top sustainable athletics department in the country for its innovative and creative sustainable practices.
Among its many campus-wide sustainable initiatives,
About the Green Sports Alliance
The Green Sports Alliance leverages the cultural and market influence of sports to promote healthy, sustainable communities where people live and play. The Alliance inspires sports leagues, teams, venues, their partners and millions of fans to embrace renewable energy, healthy food, recycling, water efficiency, safer chemicals and other environmentally preferable practices. Alliance members represent nearly 400 sports teams and venues from 20 sports leagues in 14 countries.
The Green Sports Alliance is the leader in leveraging the market influence of sports to promote environmentally sustainable practices. Recently, the White House recognized the Alliance for its efforts in creating Green Sports Day.
Arizona State University is one of nearly 400 member teams, venues, events and universities from 20 leagues in 14 countries.
"I am honored to represent Sun Devil Athletics on the board of the Green Sports Alliance and to join industry leaders with the intent of driving sustainability awareness and change through the platform of athletics," Anderson said. "To make sustainable changes and to encourage others to do the same requires members within the sporting industry to step up and take a seat at the table, and I am proud to show my commitment to sustainability by putting action behind our messaging."
Anderson's presence on the board of directors adds the representation of an athletics director from a leader in sustainability within the NCAA to a group with representatives from the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR and fellow NCAA and Pac-12 leader the University of Colorado at Boulder. In July of this year, Anderson delivered the keynote address at the Green Sports Alliance Summit in Houston, Texas.
"Ray leads a high-powered athletics program at one of the nation's top campuses for sustainability," said Justin Zeulner, Executive Director of the Alliance. "His commitment to this work consolidates the Pac-12's presence in this space."
Under Anderson's direction, Arizona State was named the 2016 USG NACDA Sustainability Award winner as the top sustainable athletics department in the country for its innovative and creative sustainable practices.
Among its many campus-wide sustainable initiatives,
- Sun Devil Athletics built the first LEED gold-certified athletics practice facility in the nation in the Weatherup Basketball Center.
- ASU's Wells Fargo Arena became the first installed, and operational LED-lit Power Five athletic facility, increasing lighting by 25 percent while decreasing energy consumption by 75 percent.
About the Green Sports Alliance
The Green Sports Alliance leverages the cultural and market influence of sports to promote healthy, sustainable communities where people live and play. The Alliance inspires sports leagues, teams, venues, their partners and millions of fans to embrace renewable energy, healthy food, recycling, water efficiency, safer chemicals and other environmentally preferable practices. Alliance members represent nearly 400 sports teams and venues from 20 sports leagues in 14 countries.