An important part of Nordic Sustainability Arena is to showcase any actions and initiatives that accelerate and inspire transition towards more sustainable choices. Below, you can read about some of the initiatives, projects and outcomes taking place within the Arena, enabling us to monitor, follow up and share progress on an ongoing basis.
Food for White Winters – A Science-Based Food Initiative
One third of global greenhouse gas emissions can be traced to food production. How we produce food, and what we choose to consume, therefore has a significant impact on our climate footprint. Before the 2026 World Cup in Åre, several stakeholders within the Nordic Sustainability Arena, together with FIS and World Cup Åre, are taking action to inspire more environmentally friendly choices — and hopefully set a new agenda for the future.
Before and during the World Cup races in Åre in March 2026, Åre will be a testbed for finding local food alternatives for athletes, audience and teams. The process and result will be carefully tracked by scientists and compared to more traditional choices.
Want to know more? Read the press release in PDF here.
Transport Initiatives
The Swedish railway provider SJ and World Cup Åre will explore how to connect Alpine World Cup hosts Åre, Kvitfjell and Narvik in the future.
This ambition requires a change in the World Cup Calendar in order to reduce travel for athletes and teams. This work continues together with athletes and members of the the International Ski and Snowboard Federation FIS.
The Glacier Project
Ski Team Sweden Alpine, the alpine bransch of the Swedish Ski Association, and state-owned energy company Vattenfall, join forces with Swedish glacioligist Erik Huss to launch a project to protect glaciers by covering parts of them.
New Alliances in Ski Resort Management
Local ski area operator Skistar, that also operates a number of other Nordic ski areas , met with representatives from several of the world’s largest ski resorts in Åre before NoSA 2025. Together, they have initiated regular knowledge exchange and joint conversations to improve sustainability work at ski resorts. It was agreed to sign a joint CEO letter in which alliance members formally confirm their commitments for future collaborations.
Exchange of Knowledge and Engagement
One of the key objectives of the arena is to increase knowledge and engagement among athletes and participants.
Participants 2025 responded to the question about whether any action will follow:
“Yes. We have several follow-up meetings regarding sustainable finance and other projects that we came up with in Åre.”
“We will definitely meet for a joint venture reducing impact from transport.”
“Yes, two new ideas and hopefully some new projects to get involved with.”
“Yes, I made a lot of new contacts and there will be future cooperation with several of them. Really valuable for me.”
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