Sports events tend to leave massive environmental footprints with huge amounts of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Not to mention, they produce trash amounts in the tons. These are the main reasons why the Sports and Environment Program, created by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1994, which makes a global effort to promote environmental awareness through athletics, and to encourage the design of sustainable sports facilities and equipment.
New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, who is also the CEO and Chairman of The Kraft Group, joined the sustainability movement when the company planned and constructed Gillette Stadium.