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Midway through the SIEPPUR research project on 30 April 2024, the virtual Sustainable Snow Summit brought together more than 90 Nordic snow sports experts and practitioners to discuss sustainable snow management strategies and good practices from venues across Europe. After welcome words from the IBU, Fabian Wolfsperger from the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche… Poursuivre la lecture SIEPPUR hosts Sustainable Snow Summit on 25 April 2024

Verbier, Switzerland, 15 March 2024 Today, the Sustainable Mountain Alliance (SMA) launched the Mountain Solutions Accelerator, to identify, assess and support sustainable Solutions for the alpine sport and tourism industries. Solutions are invited that meet the following criteria: The Accelerator aims to support Solutions across 6 Impact Verticals:  Calling all Solutions who can contribute to… Poursuivre la lecture Mountain Solutions Accelerator launched by the SMA

Chamonix, France, 8 March 2024 On International Women’s Day, the Sustainable Mountain Alliance (SMA) carried out its Annual General Assembly 2024 in Chamonix, France. The key decisions taken include strengthening the Board membership and adding two new Scientific and Strategic Committees. SMA is honoured to have Dr. Heïdi Sevestre, French glaciologist and fellow international of… Poursuivre la lecture Progressing positive impact in mountain ecosystems, Dr. Heidi Sevestre appointed as new board member of the Sustainable Mountain Alliance

Lausanne, Switzerland: 5 May 2023 The Sustainable Mountain Alliance reinforces its Sustainable Luxury programme by joining Positive Luxury, the only specialist Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) assessment and certification programme for luxury brands, suppliers and retailers, as a member of its select Impact Network. With science clearly showing that humanity must dramatically reduce its carbon… Poursuivre la lecture Sustainable Mountain Alliance joins forces with Positive Luxury

ThinkSport, together with the Sustainable Mountain Alliance and the Sustainable Sport Lab (SSL) today announced a new Challenge which looks for innovative solutions that promote and enhance biodiversity conservation, with an actual or potential link with sport. The Sports for Nature Challenge succeeds last year’s Air Quality & Sport Challenge that generated viable and creative solutions for the sports… Poursuivre la lecture Launch of new Sports for Nature Challenge powered by Sails of Change

Source: The Sustainability Report The mountains and oceans are our key climate action allies. Sport must be collaborative and innovative to protect them, says Ingrid Beutler While ski touring in the mountains around Chamonix, three mountain addicts – a leading ocean sustainability campaigner (Anne-Cécile Turner), an international sports lawyer (Ingrid Beutler) and an expert in… Poursuivre la lecture Supporting the sustainable transition of alpine and marine sport

Kathmandu, Nepal, November 2022The Big Climb Nepal 2022, an initiative in the form of an 11-day trek to Everest Base Camp (5,300m) through the Sagarmatha National Park, will commence on 8 November, 2022. The aim of the trek is to raise awareness about the challenges faced by indigenous mountain communities, and to highlight the International… Poursuivre la lecture The Big Climb Nepal 2022: UN International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development

Lausanne, Switzerland: 27 September 2022: Exactly a year ago, the Swiss based non-profit association, the Sustainable Mountain Alliance (SMA) was launched on World Tourism Day, to help facilitate the transition to sustainable sports and tourism in the mountain environment.  SOLUTIONS  Since our establishment, we hosted the first SMA Challenge, the Air Quality Challenge, together with… Poursuivre la lecture One Year Anniversary of the Sustainable Mountain Alliance (SMA), facilitating the transition to sustainable sports and tourism in the mountains

Lausanne, Switzerland: 8 September 2022 – Thanks to the generous support of donors from around the world, the SMA, in collaboration with The Big Climb and the Kilimanjaro Initiative, is currently installing solar energy photovoltaic cells in Tanzania to create energy security for the hospital at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro. At the foothills of Mount… Poursuivre la lecture Investment in solar solutions at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Earlier this week, more than 20 startups, established companies, academics and organisations from Switzerland and abroad went toe-to-toe during the final pitch of the first ever Air Quality & Sport Challenge. The aim: generate viable and creative solutions, which can be leveraged by international sport federations, sport event organisers, mountain resorts and athletes to tackle climate… Poursuivre la lecture The SMA, Thinksport and the SSL reveals Air Quality & Sport Challenge winners