Canucks Sports wins sustainability award

The Canucks Sports and Entertainment and Rogers Arena won the Environmental Innovator of the Year title within the NHL category during the 2016 Green Sports Alliance Game Changer Awards.

The Canadian sports and entertainment company Canucks Sports and Entertainment (CSE) owns and operates the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League team as well as the Rogers Arena, which is the team’s home arena.

The Green Sports Alliance competition rewards leading teams, venues, events, and universities in their initiative to promote green sports.

CSE has been awarded for its greening initiatives and various programmes and innovations that aim at reducing the ecological footprint of the arena.

The introduction of an automated Energy Optimization System (part of a partnership with Shift Energy), a focus on local products, ownership of sustainable farming of salmon and sable fish and a goal of shooting for zero waste are part of CSE’s greening initiatives.

Green Sports Alliance Board Chair, Scott Jenkins said: “The Environmental Innovators of the Year Awards holds a special place in my heart.”

She added: “I have been involved with the Environmental Leadership Award since its inception and it is amazing to see that we have come so far now that we are able to honour more than just one person, but Green Sports Alliance member leagues, teams, venues and more. I am honoured to represent the Green Sports Alliance today to recognize the work these winners have done to champion sustainability.”

Seven other organisations were also awarded with CSE: San Francisco 49ers / Levi's Stadium (NFL), Miami Heat / American Airlines Arena (NBA), Seattle Mariners / Safeco Field (MLB), Houston Dynamo and Dash / BBVA Compass Stadium (MLS), University of Colorado Boulder (Collegiate), US Open Tennis Championships (Other Events/Leagues).