Arup appointed by Scottish Rugby to develop new ESG agenda

In 2022, Scottish Rugby announced its support for the United Nations Sport for Climate Change Action Framework, outlining a need for the global sporting community to incorporate climate change and its impacts into future business strategy. Arup will support Scottish Rugby embed a culture dedicated to ESG considerations, demonstrating the organisation as a pioneer of sporting sustainability.

Arup’s sustainability expertise will enable the implementation of the required actions outlined in the strategy, utilising the firm’s extensive breadth of global sporting and ESG measurement framework experience.

The strategy will support Scottish Rugby’s alignment to World Rugby’s Environment Sustainability Plan (ESP) which aims to halve emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2040.

Delivering the organisation’s new sustainability vision will encourage key topics, including climate action, circular economy, and nature protection to be brought to the forefront of the global sporting community’s conversation. The strategy will set a new precedent in establishing an ESG agenda in the industry, illustrating a pathway for sporting organisations to identify and achieve sustainability goals.