By UW Sustainability | Jun 19, 2019
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The University of Washington is hosting the third annual Pac-12 Sustainability Conference on June 25-26. The Pac-12 is the collegiate sports conference to organize a high-level symposium focused entirely on integrating sustainability into college athletics and across college campuses.

As one of the key components of Pac-12 Team Green, the Pac-12 Sustainability Conference will for the third-straight year feature a high-level symposium focused on elevating approaches and enhancing sustainability efforts within collegiate athletics departments, designing new collective initiatives and sharing best practices for transforming college sports into a platform for environmental progress. 

All of the Pac-12 athletic departments have committed to measuring their environmental performance, developing strategies and goals to reduce their impact, monitoring their progress, and engaging fans and communities in greener practices. The Pac-12 Sustainability Conference signals an elevated approach to enhancing sustainability efforts within collegiate athletics departments, designing new collective initiatives, and sharing best practices to transform college sports into a platform for environmental progress.

The opening night reception on June 25 will be highlighted by& Hall of Famer, former UCLA Bruin and current ESPN and Pac-12 Networks analyst Bill Walton. The conference will feature a series of presentations, panel discussion and breakout sessions on June 26. View the full program here.

Conference attendees include leaders and staff from athletics departments and campus sustainability offices, as well as sports media rights-holders, sales teams and marketing professionals, and Pac-12 students, faculty and staff.

More information, including registration details and available options, can be found at pac-12sustainabilityconference.com.