HMS Sports has assumed, throughout its activity, a commitment to continuous evolution and improvement with the implementation of measures to reduce the environmental impact of the sporting events it holds.
It was one of the great novelties of the 11th edition, held in 2018, and continues this year with the ambition to reinforce measures to protect the environment, in a work developed with the Lisbon City Council and partners.
Sporting events have involved the use of plastic materials and packaging in large quantities, which represent a challenge for the pickup and treatment of waste. But that's not all: there are problems with mobility, carbon dioxide emissions and, above all, the education of workers, collaborators and participants.
We have established, in this context, a sustainability plan that will seek to implement intervention measures in four critical environmental areas:
- 1. logistics and communication
- 2. mobility and transport
- 3. reduction and reuse of materials
- 4. awareness and pedagogy
The responsibility of a sports organizer like HMS Sports is to ensure that the messages targeting this audience, before, during and after the event, result in a positive impact on society.
It is also important to recognize that the organisation of a sporting event has a significant environmental impact and it is possible to improve and reduce the ecological footprint of each event. Thus, HMS Sports intends to be an example of environmental policies to be followed, seeking, at the same time, to be in line with one of the biggest concerns of its public: the environment. We have therefore designed a sustainability plan that provides a set of concrete measures to be applied in sporting events.
In the
19th edition of
LIDL São Silvestre de Lisboa, to be held on
December 26th, 2026, several measures are foreseen:
- reduction of plastic bags for t-shirts, bib, pins, starter kits, finisher kits;
- elimination of paper promotional flyers;
- reduction of paper consumption;
- communication with athletes through digital mailings;
- event information leaflets available in digital format, on the competition website;
- promotional leaflets of partners replaced by electronic vouchers;
- reduction of travel with advance planning;
- incentive to use public transport to travel to the event, through partnerships with Fertagus and CP – Comboios de Portugal;
- use and reinforcement of differentiated containers from the Lisbon City Council to separate waste and promote recycling at the starting point, target and supply points;
- reuse of graphic material produced in previous editions.