Green Sports Alliance 2016 Environmental Innovators of the Year Awards
The Green Sports Alliance is excited to present the first Environmental Innovators of the Year Awards at the 2016 Summit in Houston.The Environmental Innovators of the Year Awards recognize Green Sports Alliance member teams, venues, events or universities for their excellence in advancing the sports greening movement. Winners of the Innovators of the Year Award are those members that truly embody sports greening across their organization and operations, implementing projects that not only reduce environmental impact but encourage staff, fans, and players to do the same.An Innovators of the Year Award will be given to one Green Sports Alliance member in each of the following categories: NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, NHL, Collegiate, and Other Events and Leagues. Below is the complete list of finalists.The winner of each category will be announced at the Green Sports Celebration in Houston on Wednesday, June 29th at BBVA Compass Stadium.To register for the Summit and purchase tickets for the Celebration, please visit summit.greensportsalliance.org.2016 Innovators of the Year Awards Finalists
- NFL
- Atlanta Falcons/Mercedes Benz Stadium
- Philadelphia Eagles/Lincoln Financial Field
- San Francisco 49ers/Levi's Stadium
- NBA
- Miami Heat/American Airlines Arena
- Portland Trail Blazers/Moda Center
- Sacramento Kings/Golden 1 Center
- MLB
- Boston Red Sox/Fenway Park
- San Francisco Giants/ AT&T Park
- Seattle Mariners/Safeco Field
- NHL
- Minnesota Wild/Xcel Energy Center
- Tampa Bay Lightning/Amalie Arena
- Vancouver Canucks/Rogers Arena
- MLS
- Houston Dynamo & Houston Dash/BBVA Compass Stadium
- Portland Timbers/Providence Park
- San Jose Earthquakes/Avaya Stadium
- Collegiate
- Ohio State University
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Florida
- Other Events and Leagues
- Sacramento River Cats
- Super Bowl 50
- US Open Tennis Championships