Environmental resposibility in the sport industry

Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Value in the Sport Recreation Sector: A Review

“…The complexity of the business environment and the ISSN 2157-6068 2015 nexus of relationships between modern corporations and various stakeholders require a shift of corporate strategies towards social responsible activities (Christopher, 2010). The sport recreation sector is not an exemption within this framework and even more firms within the sport industry are embracing a socially responsible agenda on their day-to-day operations (Ioakimidis, 2006). The scope of this study is to produce a comprehensive critical review on how CSR activities can influence the value of sport recreation firms.…”

“…Recent studies by Ioakimidis (2006) and Salome et al (2012) argue that sport recreation firms can increase their profitability and reduce their operating costs by transmitting environmental responsibility actions to its customers as an important corporate value. This claim is based on two considerations: First, firms can experience significant cost savings since many corporate activities performed via environmentally safe actions are less costly than doing things the "old" way.…”

Sport versus climate: Introducing the climate vulnerability of sport organizations framework

“…Sport and the natural environment Since the 1990s, sport management scholars have explored ways the sport industry impacts the natural environment. They have done so through the lenses of sport sustainability (Kellison & Hong, 2015;Mallen, Adams, Stevens, & Thompson, 2010;Mallen, Stevens, Adams, & McRoberts 2010;Sartore-Baldwin & McCullough, 2018), corporate social responsibility (Casper, Pfahl, & McSherry, 2012;Ioakimidis, Stergioulas & Tripolitsioti, 2006;Inoue & Kent, 2012a, 2012bTrendafilova, Babiak, & Heinze, 2013), and sport industry influence on pro-environmental behaviors (Casper, Pfahl, & McCullough, 2017;Dolf & Teehan, 2015;Kellison & Kim, 2014;McCullough, 2011;McCullough & Cunningham, 2013). However, this literature addresses only half of the sport-environment relationship.…”

Assessing the community beliefs about the corporate social responsibility practices of professional football clubs in China

“…Environmental social responsibility (ESR) encompasses the concepts of greening and sustainability in the natural environment and is an important CSR concept that businesses should be responsible for. 71 However, it is a controversial topic for some professional sports organizations as they attempt to determine the best way to implement ESR practices within their existing strategies to benefit the organization rather than adopt these concepts simply to cave in to societal pressure or business ethics 72 . But environmental issues are already embedded in many outdoor sports businesses such as ski resorts, golf courses, scuba diving firms, and the like that rely on the natural environment to successfully operate.…”