Alibaba Cloud, the data intelligence and digital technology arm of Alibaba Group, has been chosen by the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) to be the sustainability partner for Baseball5.
As part of this collaboration, both parties will work together to develop more sustainable products, services and solutions, aimed at making WBSC events more environmentally friendly. This cooperative effort is part of the WBSC’s ongoing commitment to achieving its sustainability goals, a key element of the Confederation’s 2022-2028 Strategic Plan which aims to use baseball/softball as a catalyst for sustainability and social development .
These measurements will calculate the carbon footprint generated by various sources, such as site operation, materials for temporary structures, accommodation, catering, participant transportation, local travel, and transportation of materials and equipment. sportsmen.
The carbon footprint calculation, powered by Alibaba Cloud’s AI-driven sustainability platform, Energy Expert, will provide data to improve WBSC’s event operations. This could include increasing the use of various types of renewable energy and minimizing energy consumption during site construction.
“The WBSC, as the global director of baseball and softball, is proud to be able to continue to evolve its events and organization to adapt to a better, more sustainable future,” said Marco Ienna, Director of Operations. of the WBSC. “We are proud to partner with such an innovative and dynamic company as Alibaba Cloud to help us achieve our sustainability goals, ensuring that our growing fans continue to enjoy our competitions across the world. the whole world. »
“We are excited to collaborate with WBSC, applying our cloud-based, AI-driven sustainability solutions to their sporting events,” said Selina Yuan, President of International Business, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group. »As sustainability becomes increasingly critical in the global sports industry, we are committed to providing sports organizations like the WBSC with innovative data, actionable insights and optimization recommendations. Together, we can generate significant and positive impacts on the global sports community and foster a more sustainable future for sport,” Yuan added.
In 2021, the WBSC signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a call to action for sports organizations to take responsibility in the fight against climate change. Since then, the Confederation has actively worked to minimize the climate impact of its operations and events, to promote sustainable and responsible consumption, and to work for more actions in favor of the climate within the sporting community.
Alibaba Cloud’s Energy Expert platform has been used to improve the sustainability of global events such as the Hangzhou Asian Games and Singapore Olympic e-Games Week. The platform has been used by approximately 3,000 organizations worldwide to measure and mitigate the carbon footprint of their business operations to achieve their sustainability goals.
2023-10-12 15:05:35
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