Mumbai : The BCCI and UN Environment on Sunday signed an agreement to promote ‘green’ cricket in India. BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary and Erik Solheim, Executive Director of UN Environment, signed a letter of intent at the BCCI headquarters here ahead of the IPL final between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH).
“The partnership aims to spread greater awareness about key environmental challenges facing the country, and highlight alternate and more sustainable solutions.
“The BCCI will endeavor to reduce its environmental impact by greening operations and engaging cricketers and fans in green initiatives,” said the BCCI in a statement.
Commenting on the initiative, Choudhary said: “We will help make cricket green and sensitize spectators towards minimizing waste generation during matches.”
The partnership will also focus on phasing out single-use plastic across stadiums in the country.
“A plastic audit is being undertaken there to assess the types and volumes of single-use plastic generated and chart a course to implement waste management system,” read the statement further.