University of Montana
IN-16: Green Athletics
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.50 |
Eva
Rocke Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution’s green athletics program include the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Zero waste and/or carbon neutral athletic events | Yes |
| A stadium or arena certified under a green building rating system | --- |
| A sustainable food and beverage purchasing program that includes athletic event vendors and concessions | Yes |
| A program to minimize the sustainability impacts of turf management (e.g., by installing low input turfgrass or environmentally preferable artificial turf) | --- |
| A program to support more sustainable transportation options for athletic events | Yes |
| Community engagement efforts, e.g. to educate students and fans/supporters about the institution’s sustainability initiatives | --- |
| An athletic team certification program | --- |
A brief description of the institution’s green athletics program:
Beginning in 2013, UM began hosting one "Green Griz" football game per season. Now, in 2024, we provide recycling and compost at multiple home football games each fall and use our first home game of the season to identify our 'baseline' waste footprint for the season. We employ a team of 3-6 student Zero Waste Ambassadors to work large events like football games. This year these ambassadors also oversaw the ZW efforts at 3 summer stadium concerts -- Pearl Jam, Tyler Childers, and P!NK, diverting over 50% of the materials generated during these events.
For each home football game, ASUM Transportation a free shuttle for attendees and widely promotes this option of getting to the stadium over driving solo.
All concessions sold during home football games are managed by UM Campus Dining. This means that we have transitioned to compostable single-use products with the exception of individual sauce packets. Aluminum canned water is provided by our Coke distributor so that no plastic is sold in the stadium.
Website URL where information about the green athletics program is available:
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