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THE OPEN AND BLUEWATER REDEFINE HOW MAJOR EVENTS CAN SHAPE A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
The R&A has taken the initiative to demonstrate a here-and-now solution that will redefine how major events can shape new business models that help shape a sustainable future that’s good for the planet and humans alike
Visitors to The 148th Open golf championship in Portrush, Northern Ireland, will notice a remarkable new addition to the prestigious event – cool looking personal stainless steel refillable water bottles that are being carried by thousands of visitors to Royal Portrush instead of previously used single-use plastic water bottles.
THE OPEN AND BLUEWATER REDEFINE HOW MAJOR EVENTS CAN SHAPE A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Visitors to The 148th Open golf championship in Portrush, Northern Ireland, will notice a remarkable new addition to the prestigious event – cool looking personal stainless steel refillable water bottles that are being carried by thousands of visitors to Royal Portrush instead of previously used single-use plastic water bottles.
SVENSKA FÖRETAGET SAMARBETAR MED THE OPEN
Över 237 000 åskådare kommer i veckan befinna sig på Royal Portrush under The Open-veckan. Ingen av dem kommer dricka vatten ur plastflaskor. Detta tack vare svenska företaget Bluewater.
Det är inte bara de svenska spelarna som är en del av årets Open Championship på Royal Portrush. Tusentals åskådare njuter under veckan av iskallt, renat, vatten som produceras av svenska företaget Bluewater.
COULD THIS BE THE GREENEST OPEN? R&A ANSWERS THIRST FOR CHANGE BY COMMITTING TO FUTURE-PROOF ENTIRE SPORT
The most observant of viewers will have noticed a subtle but groundbreaking change at this year’s Open. The players can all be seen sipping on their own rather stylish, laser engraved and personalised stainless steel water bottles that have been introduced for the first time as part of a push to make this the greenest of all major golf events.
6 REASONS WHY THE 2019 OPEN WILL BE ONE FOR THE AGES
Starting today, the 148th Open Championship begins at Royal Portrush, marking the first time that the Open has been played across the Irish Sea in almost 70 years. 68 years ago, in 1951, the trophy was lifted by the charismatic English golfer Max Faulkner and this year’s competition has all the makings of another classic.
R&A TO HAND OUT 5,000 REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES TO SPECTATORS AT THE OPEN
Bluewater to provide stainless steel bottles and water refilling stations so the tournament can significantly reduce the amount of single-use plastic it uses
More than 5,000 stainless steel water bottles will be handed out free to spectators at The Open this weekend as tournament organisers attempt to limit the amount of single-use plastic.
BLUEWATER PARTNERS WITH THE OPEN TO REDUCE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC
The R&A, organizers of The Open Championship, will leverage Bluewater‘s position as a global innovator in drinking water technologies and solutions to provide the 148th Open — being held at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland — with unique water stations and unique reusable stainless steel bottles to enable hundreds of visitors, players, staff and officials to enjoy on-demand fresh water without needing a plastic bottle.
THE OPEN TAKES ANOTHER LEADERSHIP STEP
Golf tournaments and events have an important opportunity to showcase sustainability in front of a large audience. This week, The Open takes another leadership step demonstrating its sustainability commitment, announcing that this summer’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush will mark a stand being taken against single-use plastics.
When The Open returns to one of Northern Ireland’s most iconic venues, fresh water will be delivered directly to fans, players, staff and officials through water-refilling stations and special edition reusable stainless steel bottles.
THE OPEN LEADS THE WAY IN REMOVING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES
The Open will become one of the first major global sporting events to remove single-use plastic water bottles in a move supported by the UN.
The Open Water initiative has been developed with Bluewater – the leading global innovator in drinking water solutions – to deliver a pioneering new approach to supplying drinking water at a major event by using water refilling stations and reusable stainless steel bottles to deliver pure fresh water directly to fans, players, staff and officials at The Open.
OPEN ANNOUNCES CLEAN WATER INITIATIVE
The Open will become one of the first major global sporting events to remove single-use plastic water bottles when it lands in Northern Ireland on the Causeway Coast in July.
The initiative is supported by the UN and will form one of the keynote presentations at the Sport for Business Sport for Social Good Conference taking place at Ulster University on the opening day of the Championship.