World Athletics Made Sustainability a Contract Requirement

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World Athletics Made Sustainability a Contract Requirement

World Athletics' 2026 midpoint review shows what happens when sustainability stops being a pledge and becomes a contractual deliverable embedded in event hosting requirements. https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/world-athletics-made-sustainability-a-contract-requirement,131145 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support] Thanks for listening! For access to all of E+E Leader's news and programs, visit our website at www.environmentenergyleader.com [https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/]. Follow us on our Social Channels: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/environment-energy-leader] l Twitter [https://twitter.com/E_E_Leader] l Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentEnergyLeader/] l Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/environmentenergyleader/] l YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@E_E_Leader] l BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/eeleader.bsky.social] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support]

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