78: Sports! Can we make them more sustainable?

From football and F1, to deciding which trainers to run your next half-marathon in, we're attempting something of an episode heptathlon this week as we explore whether both our big sporting events and our personal sporting ventures can be made more planet-positive.

Things we spoke about:

Trainer recycling: https://www.runnersneed.com/about-us/recyclemyrun.html

Allbirds sustainable trainers: https://www.allbirds.co.uk/pages/sustainable-practices#beginnings

EcoYoga mat: https://www.ecoyoga.uk/ecomats 

Forest Green Rovers: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/momentum-for-change/climate-neutral-nhttps://unfccc.int/climate-action/momentum-for-change/climate-neutral-now/creating-the-greenest-football-club-in-the-world-forest-green-rovers

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