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'Floating on a sea of high carbon sponsorship': Sports bodies urged to cut ties with polluting sectors

Cecilia Keating
Cecilia Keating
clock 22 March 2021 • 4 min read
UAE airline Emirates, which gave its name to the Arsenal football stadium, is the second most prolific sponsor of professional sports
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UAE airline Emirates, which gave its name to the Arsenal football stadium, is the second most prolific sponsor of professional sports

Study warns major polluters are the ‘new tobacco’ in sports sponsorship, counting 250 deals between high-carbon industries and industry

The sports sector is facing calls from athletes and environmentalists to stop accepting sponsorship deals from high carbon companies, with campaigners arguing that athletes and sports bodies cannot claim...

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