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Make tennis facilities and events measurably more sustainable
Reduce the environmental impact of National Tennis Centres and tournaments across Europe through evidence-based guidelines and practical tools.
About the projectWhy GreenTennis,
Read onWhy GreenTennis,
why now.
An Erasmus+ Sport Cooperation Partnership bringing together eight organisations across six European countries to align tennis with the European Green Deal and give the sector the evidence, tools and people to change course.
The context
Sport is a significant source of emissions, and tennis has rarely been measured.
The European Green Deal aims to make the EU climate-neutral by 2050 and recognises that education, training and sport institutions have a central role in getting there. The Erasmus+ Sport programme and the EU Work Plan for Sport 2021 to 2024 explicitly prioritise sustainability and cross-sectoral cooperation.
Tennis sits inside this picture. National training centres, professional tournaments and grassroots clubs all consume energy, water, materials and transport. Without measurement, none of it improves. GreenTennis is the first Erasmus+ partnership dedicated to giving the European tennis ecosystem a common baseline and a shared playbook.
Project objectives
Four objectives, measured over three years.
Defined in the signed grant agreement and aligned with the Erasmus+ Sport programme and the European Green Deal.
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Raise environmental awareness and inspire behaviour change
Reach young players, coaches, facility and event staff, grassroots clubs, parents and fans with engaging educational resources.
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Equip federations and centres with the resources they need
Give National Tennis Associations and their centres the training, toolkits and competencies to adopt sustainable operations.
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Integrate EU environmental objectives into tennis operations
Align tennis with the European Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals to build a sustainable tennis ecosystem.
Methodology
How we move from evidence to adoption.
Five sequential phases, each feeding the next. Outputs are piloted with real centres and events before they are published.
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Research
Literature review and field study with players, coaches and staff to build the evidence base.
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Develop
Produce guides, toolkits, educational resources, the gamified programme and the carbon app.
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Pilot
Test every output with selected National Tennis Centres, event organisers and target groups.
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Validate
Measure impact, gather feedback and refine each output until it works in real settings.
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Disseminate
Share findings, resources and best practices openly across the European tennis ecosystem.
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Research
Literature review and field study with players, coaches and staff to build the evidence base.
02
Develop
Produce guides, toolkits, educational resources, the gamified programme and the carbon app.
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Pilot
Test every output with selected National Tennis Centres, event organisers and target groups.
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Validate
Measure impact, gather feedback and refine each output until it works in real settings.
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Disseminate
Share findings, resources and best practices openly across the European tennis ecosystem.
Policy alignment
Plugged into the frameworks that matter.
GreenTennis is grounded in the signed Grant Agreement and explicitly aligned with European and global sustainability frameworks. Every output is designed to contribute to these commitments.
European Green DealEU Work Plan for Sport 2021 to 2024Erasmus+ PrioritiesSDG 4 — Quality EducationSDG 12 — Responsible ConsumptionSDG 13 — Climate Action
Project 101184588 — GreenTennis — ERASMUS-SPORT-2024 — Cooperation Partnership.
Timeline
From kick-off to final release.
The project runs for 36 months, from November 2024 to October 2027. Each phase produces public milestones that we will share as they land.
Phase 01
November 2024
Project start
Grant agreement signed, consortium kicked off, project management structure in place.
Phase 02
Months 2 to 12
Research phase
Literature review, questionnaires and interviews across European centres and events.
Phase 03
Months 13 to 27
Development phase
Guides, toolkits, educational and awareness resources, gamified programme and mobile app built.
Phase 04
Months 18 to 32
Piloting and validation
Outputs tested with selected centres, event organisers and participant groups; refined based on feedback.
Phase 05
October 2027
Final dissemination
Public release of all resources, final conference and handover to ongoing adoption.
Who benefits
Designed for every part of the tennis ecosystem.
From centre directors and event organisers to young players and fans, each GreenTennis output is built for a specific audience with a clear use.
Young players and coaches
Educational resources, awareness materials and the carbon footprint app to embed sustainability in daily training.
Tennis facility and event staff
Operational guides and toolkits to cut emissions, energy use, water, waste and travel footprint at centres and tournaments.
Clubs and federations
Training for federation leaders and the gamified education programme to build sector-wide competency.
The wider tennis community
Parents, fans and grassroots supporters, invited to track and reduce their own footprint through the mobile app.
Follow the research as it happens.
Literature review findings, pilot announcements, resource releases and partner stories will publish on the news page as the project advances.