Green Sports Alliance Announces Partnership with Dow to Present the 2016 Summit
Portland, OR (June 10, 2016) – The Green Sports Alliance announced today that Dow will present the sixth annual Green Sports Alliance Summit in Houston at Minute Maid Park, June 28- 30. The Summit is the world’s largest and most influential gathering for the sports community to unite around sustainability. Professional and collegiate sports teams and venues from the MiLB, MLB, MLS, NASCAR, the NBA, NHL, NLL, USL, USTA, WNBA and NCAA will be present.“The Green Sports Alliance continues to grow our leadership in the green sports movement through the power of partnerships. We are excited to welcome Dow as the presenting sponsor of the 2016 Summit,” said Scott Jenkins, Board Chair. “Dow is an innovative company in the sports world and showcases their leadership through technologies to cultivate a more sustainable society and planet.”This partnership further showcases Dow’s commitment to redefining the role of business in society and helping lead the transition to making the world of sport more sustainable. Since 2010, Dow has been the Official Chemistry Company of the Olympic Games and is the Official Carbon Partner of Rio 2016, providing innovative and tailor-made solutions to help host cities of the Olympic Games achieve a long-lasting sustainability legacy. Collaborating with partners throughout the world of sport, Dow delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions that create value and competitive advantage spanning from field-of-play technologies to venue construction, transportation and extended infrastructure, while positively impacting the world we live in.