Green Sports Day: Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles Become First Pro Sports Team to Achieve ISO 20121 Sustainability CertificationThe Philadelphia Eagles have announced that the team has received the prestigious ISO 20121 Event Sustainability Management System certification, the first professional sports team to do so. ISO 20121 is an international standard designed to help organizations involved in the events and hospitality industries integrate sustainability into management practices and processes.“While our concerted efforts to become a global leader in the sustainability field have led to many successes over the years, we continue to challenge ourselves to think bigger and more creatively,” said Christina Weiss Lurie, President Eagles Charitable Foundation, Eagles Social Responsibility. “Achieving ISO certification will help us take that next step to becoming a more environmentally responsible corporate citizen.”The ISO 20121 Standard, first introduced at the 2012 London Olympic Games, provides a management blueprint to address the “triple bottom line” of sustainability – the economic, environmental and social impacts of events. The standard helps organizations operate in a way that is financially viable for the company, its customers and suppliers; minimize the use of resources and reduce waste; and consider the needs and expectations of those affected by the event or business. The key component of the standard is the development of a continuous improvement plan which is then implemented, analyzed and modified to achieve ever increasing standards of performance.iCompli Sustainability, a division of BPA Worldwide, a non-profit international auditing organization headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, performed the independent third-party certification of the Philadelphia Eagles compliance with the ISO 20121 standard."Certification by the Eagles to the event industry’s leading sustainability standard is great news for all of us working to make professional sports more environmentally and socially responsible,” said Glenn Hansen, CEO of BPA Worldwide. “We hope the Eagles’ achievement will encourage other organizations in the professional sports industry to follow suit.”About iCompli SustainabilityiCompli Sustainability is a division of BPA Worldwide, a not-for-profit auditing organization established in 1931 to audit circulation for publishers, advertisers and their agencies. Today, BPA’s audit services have expanded to include external assurance of government and industry standards and independent verification of companies’ technology and service claims. iCompli Sustainability offers diagnostic and assessment services, data verification and report assurance, and third-party certification to global sustainability standards. For more information, please visit www.icomplisustainability.com.About ISOThe International Organization for Standardization, commonly referred to as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded in 1947, the organization promotes worldwide proprietary, industrial, and commercial standards. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information, please visit www.iso.org.Contact:Anthony Bonagura, Philadelphia Eagles – abonagura@eagles.nfl.com, 609-707-5877