Emma Wilkins, Director of Finance and Business Services at Sport Wales stated: “It is important that we, as a sport sector in Wales, can play our part in Welsh Government’s goal to achieve Net Zero by 2030. We want to provide sports clubs, venues and organisations in Wales with the tools to make sustainable change and the SECC Resource Hub will provide just that.

“After launching our Environmental Sustainability Plan, which demonstrates our commitment to changing our behaviours, it is exciting to be able to share this resource hub with our clubs and partners in Wales to enable the sector to reduce its environmental impact.”

SECC works to harness the sector’s collective assets to assist scale back the environmental affect of sport, recreation and bodily exercise and contribute to the UK’s transition to internet zero.

A spokesperson for SECC stated, “The climate and biodiversity crisis requires every part of our society to understand their environmental impacts, including sport. The effects of climate change are having increasing levels of disruption at both the professional and grassroots level. The launch of this resource hub demonstrates the sector’s continuing dedication to positive climate action and the safeguarding of our planet for future generations.”