And What if Forest Green Rovers Go Green? An Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy by a Football Club Cover Image

A co, jeśli Forest Green Rovers pozielenieją? Wdrażanie strategii zrównoważonego rozwoju przez klub piłkarski
And What if Forest Green Rovers Go Green? An Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy by a Football Club

Author(s): Jan Podniesiński
Subject(s): Sports Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Forest Green Rovers FC; sustainable strategy; content analysis; media; social reception

Summary/Abstract: Sport and sports organisations are often some of the most important aspects of local culture and identity. As in the case of cultural institutions, recent years have seen numerous interesting initiatives for sustainable development undertaken by athletes and sports clubs. The paper explores the implementation and social reception of the sustainable development strategy adopted in 2010 by the professional football club called Forest Green Rovers FC in Great Britain. Using the method of content analysis, the author attempts to analyse the critical reflection on the strategy presented in the national opinion-forming press and to show how the club’s environmentally-friendly actions are perceived by the community of its fans.

  • Issue Year: 22/2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 455-475
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish