As the 2026 Winter Olympics open competition, Oliver Farry welcomes Louis Moustakas, Head of Institute for Sport and Sustainable Development (ISSD) at the University of Applied Sciences. He explores the deeper implications at play all across the sports world. While Olympic organisers tout sustainability commitments such as using existing venues, the sheer scale of the Olympics requiring global travel makes sustainability elusive. “It speaks to the broader capitalist logic of these sporting events,” Mr. Moustakas explains, “to be sponsored by fossil fuels while pledging sustainability.”
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'Capitalist logic of Olympics: Sponsored by fossil fuels while pledging sustainability'
