Seminar Series on Sustainability in Sports
“Green Investments: Does Reducing Carbon Footprint Enhance Your Credibility?”
The “Play Forward” seminar series continues with its second session focusing on environmental sustainability in sport.
Within the sports ecosystem, sustainability has evolved beyond social responsibility to become a powerful brand and investment strategy. This panel will showcase concrete actions by sports organisations in reducing environmental impact, and by brands shaping the future of sport through “green investments”.
Participants will hear first-hand experiences regarding carbon-footprint reduction, use of renewable energy, green stadium practices and eco-sponsor collaborations.
Event Details
Venue: Kadir Has University Cibali Campus
Room: Cibali Hall
Date: Saturday, 29 November 2025
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Speakers
To be announced.
Registration Process
Participation is free of charge. Attendees who register and stay through the full programme will receive a “certificate of participation” from the Sports Studies Centre.
Registration is completed via a two-step process. After online registration, participants select one of the listed non-governmental organisations working on sustainability, make a donation (amount at their discretion) and send the receipt to the given email address.
When your receipt is matched with your online registration, you will receive confirmation.
NGOs you may choose to donate to:
Darüşşafaka Society
Tohum Autism Foundation
TEGV (Volunteer Foundation for Education in Turkey)
Volunteers of Society Foundation (TOG)
Beyaz Güvercinler
TEMA Foundation
WWF Turkey
ÇEVKO Foundation
Turkey Spinal Cord Paralytics Association (TOFD)
Turkey Down Syndrome Association (TDSD)
Turkey National Paralympic Committee
Last updated: 12 November 2025, 08:45
Sustainability: Trend or True Transformation?
In this panel, the question of whether sustainability in the world of sport is merely a trend or part of a genuine, long-term transformation will be discussed.
Given sport’s global impact and visibility, the steps taken by clubs, federations, and brands in this field have the power to accelerate both social and sectoral change.
As the first event of the Play Forward series, this panel will bring together distinguished speakers positioned at the intersection of sport and sustainability, who will share their experiences and visions with participants.
Event Details
Venue: Kadir Has University Cibali Campus
Hall: Cibali Hall
Date: Saturday, 25 October 2025
Time: 14:30 – 16:00
Speakers
Dr. Mustafa Eröğüt – Sports Executive
Mete Türkmenoğlu – LaLiga Representative for Turkey, Greece, and Georgia
Prof. Dr. H. Burak Gemalmaz – Academic, Istanbul University Faculty of Law
Murat Günaydın – Sustainability Services Leader, Deloitte Turkey
Gökhan Tiryaki – Chair of the Board, Titanyum Independent Audit Services & Chair of the Audit Committee, Beşiktaş JK
Aslı E. Koç Tiryaki – Founder, LOBA Football Strategy Initiative
Registration Process
Participation in the event is free of charge. All registered participants who follow the full programme will receive a certificate of participation issued by the Sports Studies Centre.
Please follow the two-step registration process below. Once your registration is complete, you will receive a confirmation email from [email protected].
Step 1
Register online for the event using the “Online Registration” button below.
(The registration period for Play Forward I has now ended.)
Step 2
After completing your online registration, please select one of the non-governmental organisations listed below — all of which operate in various areas of sustainability — and make a donation in an amount of your choice. Then send your donation receipt to [email protected].
When your receipt is received and matched with your online registration, you will receive a confirmation email verifying completion of your registration.
Non-Governmental Organisations
Darüşşafaka Society
Tohum Autism Foundation
TEGV (Voluntary Education Foundation of Turkey)
Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG)
Beyaz Güvercinler (White Doves Association)
TEMA Foundation
WWF Turkey (World Wildlife Fund Turkey)
ÇEVKO Foundation
Turkey Spinal Cord Paralytics Association (TOFD)
Turkey Down Syndrome Association (TDSD)
Turkish National Paralympic Committee
Last updated: 22 October 2025, 11:20
Rethinking the Future of Sport
The sports industry is evolving not only through on-field performance but also through its social, environmental, and economic impacts.
Play Forward: Sustainability in Sport Seminar Series, launched by the Kadir Has University Sports Studies Centre in collaboration with the football strategy initiative LOBA, aims to become Turkey’s leading platform for this transformation.
Taking place between October 2025 and January 2026, the series brings together voices from academia, the private sector, civil society, and the media to discuss and debate the sustainable future of sport.
Contributing to Social Good
Participation in all events is free of charge.
However, in line with our vision of creating social impact and awareness, participants who complete the online registration process are expected to make a voluntary donation to a non-governmental organisation active in the field of sustainability.
The donation amount is entirely at the participant’s discretion, and the receipt will be shared during the registration process.
With this approach, our goal is to make Play Forward not just a knowledge-sharing platform, but a solidarity initiative that directly contributes to social benefit.
Learn, Share, Connect
Play Forward:
Encourages knowledge exchange through sessions featuring industry leaders and academics,
Helps students integrate a sustainability vision into their career planning,
Creates networking and collaboration opportunities for professionals,
Builds a shared platform for the sustainable transformation of sport in Turkey.
Each session will be held with limited capacity, and registration announcements will be made prior to each seminar.
You can find detailed information and registration procedures on the dedicated page for each event.
Last updated: 6 October 2025, 11:00
