The 2022 Pac-12 Sustainability Conference, a key pillar of Pac-12 Team Green, was held June 15-16, with the event returning to in-person at the University of Utah after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-day event began on Wednesday, June 15, with a series of special tours around Utah athletics facilities as well as several locations in the Salt Lake City community, followed by a welcome reception which featured opening remarks from Utah President Taylor Randall and a special Ute tribe blessing & performance.
On Thursday, June 16, the day-long program featured a number of panel discussions across the world of sustainability and collegiate athletics, including a feature panel with Utah AD Mark Harlan & Colorado AD Rick George, as well as an awards ceremony for the 2021-22 Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge Winners and more.
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗣𝗮𝗰-𝟭𝟮 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 📸
Thank you to @MarkHarlan_AD & @RickGeorgeCU for sharing on #Pac12TeamGreen wins, losses, challenges & opportunities for @utahathletics & @CUBuffs! 🗣️#GoUtes x #GoBuffs pic.twitter.com/GogaFrnmLF
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) June 16, 2022
The agenda concluded with keynote speeches from representatives of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and USC, with the Trojans announced as the hosts for the 2023 Pac-12 Sustainability Conference, set to take place June 14-15, 2023 in Los Angeles!
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗣𝗮𝗰-𝟭𝟮 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗦𝗖
Thank you, @UUtah & @utahathletics for hosting the 2022 event! 🙌
Next stop ➡️ @USC & @USC_Athletics, June 14-15, 2023! ✌️#Pac12TeamGreen pic.twitter.com/NFHoJXlxhA
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) June 16, 2022
See below for more sights from around the 2022 event!
Announced here at the 2022 Pac-12 Sustainability Conference, the Zero Waste Challenge awards for the past basketball season! 📢⤵️
♻️ Overall: @USC_Athletics
♻️ Fan Engagement: @UWAthletics
♻️ Innovation: @CalAthletics
♻️ Rising Star: @WSUCougars #Pac12TeamGreen x #ZeroWaste— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) June 16, 2022
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗣𝗮𝗰-𝟭𝟮 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 📸
Today's morning session featured an update from @Uutah Chief Sustainability Officer Kerry Case & a panel discussion on sustainability in collegiate sports sponsorship.#Pac12TeamGreen pic.twitter.com/Q8gszfngNL
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) June 16, 2022