SNOWSPORT CARBON HANDPRINT ADAPTATION PILOT PROJECT WITHIN EUROPE
SNOWSCAPE is a project led by Protect Our Winters Finland, with the mission to increase the carbon handprint of the European snow sports movement and provide a stronger role model for sustainability transformation.
By creating positive sustainability changes within snow sports organizations and offering them tools for effective communication, the project enhances the sustainability messaging efforts of snow sports and adds quality and diversity to existing initiatives.
This project is co-funded by EU.
WHAT & HOW?
- We co-create awareness-enhancing tools, content, new practices, as well as compelling change narratives and stories with key stakeholders of the snow sports movement. We will organize six workshops in spring 2024. Find out how to take part below!
- Together, we harness the jointly created resources to leverage the communication power of sports, sporting events, and role models in support of social and environmental change throughout society.
- We evaluate and disseminate the resources and knowledge created transnationally through existing sports and climate advocacy networks.
WHO CAN TAKE PART IN SNOWSCAPE?
In the project, we aim to amplify the voices of key stakeholders in snowsports. Snowsport athletes, club representatives, event organizers, representatives of governing bodies, and others who believe their actions can influence the sustainability of snow sports are welcome to participate.
WHAT IS A CARBON HANDPRINT?
Carbon handprint refers to the climate benefit of a product or service, specifically its emission reduction potential. The project addresses the question: ”What comes next when we’re already carbon neutral?” Carbon handprint is tightly tied up with the term carbon footprint but instead of only focusing on what we can do, we aim to create solutions for accelerating larger change within snowsports and focus also on what we can make others do by our own actions.
”Together, we will define what carbon handprint work means for the snowsports community.”
WANT TO LEARN MORE?
SNOWSCAPE tool
A sport club for the winters?
In the future, we want to ensure that there is snow and activities for future generations. We want sports clubs to be able to continue their valuable work to maintain the well-being of young people and citizens, as well as that the unique role of clubs is increasingly recognized at a societal level. What does a sport club look like where the principles of sustainable winter sports have been internalized as part of its core activities?
Snowscape tool
Learn more about carbon handprint
In 2023 and 2024, Project SNOWSCAPE, led by Protect Our Winters Finland and co-financed by the European Union, brought together a diverse group of sports industry stakeholders, athletes, sports clubs, event organizers, and SGB representatives to explore the potential of carbon handprint thinking for snow sports.
Together, we co-created and defined how snow sports can expand its positive impact through meaningful CARBON HANDPRINT work.
Now it’s time to test your knowledge!
SNOWSCAPE tool
ATHLETES AS INFLUENCERS -workbook
We have created this workbook to provide you with concrete tools and inspiration to help you leverage your role as an athlete to promote climate advocacy. In our work at POW, we have noticed that many athletes would like to be more active in promoting the things they feel are important, but find it difficult to get started. We want to support you in taking an active role in building a sustainable future and show how sport can inspire change in society at large. Welcome!
Snowscape tool
A TOOL FOR EVALUATING SPONSORS SUSTAINABILITY (IN FINNISH)
Test whether an ongoing or planned sponsorship collaboration supports climate work or is even particularly harmful to the climate?
The test is designed to help sports operators identify the potential climate impacts of sponsorship collaboration.
Start the test by selecting a company or brand that you collaborate with or that you think would be a suitable partner for the organization or operation you represent. English version coming soon.
BE THE CHANGEMAKER WITHIN SNOWSPORTS!
