Helios Sports Sustainability Partnership

We've engaged with Helios Partners, a global sports marketing consultancy, to create the Helios Sports Sustainability Partnership (HSSP), an unprecedented program to integrate sustainable practices into world class sporting events hosted by regional, national and international professional and collegiate sporting organizations.

The HSSP program affords sports organizations the opportunity to provide leadership through a comprehensive action plan that reduces their environmental impacts and creates a viable marketing platform to demonstrate their sustainability commitment. The HSSP program is a perfect fit for professional sports teams, sporting event managers, venue owners & operators, and sponsors, as well as colleges and universities.

SMC was selected as a partner in this program due to the unique qualifications of our consultants, our combined years and relevance of experience, and our recognition as leaders within the sustainable events community.

Our consultants have experience managing key environmental components of several past Olympic events, and implementing sustainable programs within professional sporting event venues. Specific expertise is available related to waste management, recycling, indoor air quality, greenhouse gas emission inventories, impact reporting and reduction strategies, water conservation and financial analysis. Our team includes numerous LEED® Accredited Professionals, including a key developer of the latest Greenhouse Gas Protocol Standard.

Our deep understanding of national and international sustainability standards certification processes, and our well defined commitment to striking the balance between environmental and economic sustainability, will prove invaluable to HSSP clients.

The sustainability program is based around BS8901, the only internationally recognized standard based on a sustainable event management system. The process ensures a balanced approach to environmental responsibility, economic activity and social progress. The program is holistic in its approach, enveloping all pre- and post- event activities, as well as including all stakeholders - sports teams, facilities, vendors, service providers, media, etc.

SMC will provide the consulting services to help guide the clients towards BS8901 compliance. BSI Group will provide the certification to validate compliance with BS8901. SMC is the only U.S. based consulting firm engaged with BSI Group to consult on U.S. based sporting events to this rigorous and credible framework, first developed in 2007 for implementation at the London 2012 Olympics.

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