USA Triathlon (USAT) has renewed its partnership with official supplier Athletes for a Fit Planet, which recently verified USAT’s Pledge of Sustainability for the 2011 USA Triathlon Age Group and Sprint National Championships, held on 20 August in Burlington, Vermont.
A leading provider of environmental services to organizers of athletic events across North America – including multisport, running and cycling events – Athletes for a Fit Planet is the official sustainability services provider to USA Triathlon, and will now serve as a USA Triathlon official supplier and GoGreen partner through 2012.
As outlined in this new agreement, Athletes for a Fit Planet will provide environmental consulting and support to all of USA Triathlon’s owned national championship events.
As a key part of this partnership, USA Triathlon has taken the FitPlanet Pledge of Sustainability, which provides event organizers with official certification for taking steps to become more environmentally responsible. The Pledge requires that an event meet a minimum of 10 out of a possible 28 eco-practices to qualify. USA Triathlon aims to meet these sustainability requirements for each of its owned national championship events through 2012.
USAT took the FitPlanet Pledge of Sustainability for last month’s Age Group and Sprint Nationals and successfully implemented 12 green practices at the event to earn verification from Athletes for a Fit Planet. Eco-practices at the Age Group and Sprint Nationals included: elimination of paper registration, recycled polyester technical race T-shirts for athletes, and recyclable race bags.
Earlier this year, the 2011 USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship earned verification of the FitPlanet Pledge of Sustainability after implementing a number of eco-practices.
Athletes for a Fit Planet is a leading provider of environmental services to organizers of athletic events across North America, including multisport, running and cycling events. The company provides online environmental news and information for athletes and innovative sponsorships and marketing services for environmentally responsible companies.
The FitPlanet Pledge of Sustainability and Green Events Calendar provide a cost-effective way for event organizers to communicate their green practices to athletes, and for athletes to make informed decisions about the events they participate in. Race directors and other interested parties can contact Bruce Rayner, Chief Green Officer, at bruce[at]afitplanet.com.
