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Sport Unites to Tackle Apparel Waste with Landmark Charter Launch

Despite increasing focus on sustainability across sport, one area has remained largely underdeveloped: kit reuse and apparel waste. While clubs and governing bodies have made visible progress on carbon, energy and events, the lifecycle of sports apparel—how it is produced, used and ultimately discarded—has received far less attention. Yet the scale of the issue is significant, with surplus kit, short product cycles and commercial constraints combining to create a largely hidden waste stream.