The certification process recognizes efforts across five pillars of responsible sport; planning and communication, procurement, resource management, access, and equity and community legacy. The committee is dividing and conquering to help identify and achieve its social and environmental goals while incorporating and elevating Tampa Bay’s unique sustainability story.

 

“We are incredibly grateful to our community partners at TECO Energy and Amalie Arena for helping us to invest in and elevate the sustainability efforts around the premier women’s championship,” said Claire Lessinger, Executive Director of the Tampa Bay Local Organizing Committee. “The opportunity to team up with the Council for Responsible Sport further highlights the ongoing social impact and lasting legacy that the NCAA Women’s Final Four continues to have on the Tampa Bay community.”

 

There will be tons of great impact stories to highlight along the way including the purchase of renewable energy offsets that will make arena operations carbon neutral, a recycling reward campaign that will recognize fans that exhibit sustainable behavior, and a citywide clean-up event that will have members of the community preparing for the arrival of the Women’s Final Four. Also, the participating Band and Cheer squads of the Final Four teams will be teaming up with local sustainability partners, Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful and Feeding Tampa Bay on a day of service initiative to tip-off championship week.