Green Initiatives of Estonian Ski Association & Åre Recognised

14th May 2025

FIS has awarded its maiden FIS Nature and Biodiversity Protection and Restoration Award to the two organisations. The three finalists in each category were selected by a jury consisting of…
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FIS has awarded its maiden FIS Nature and Biodiversity Protection and Restoration Award to the two organisations.

The three finalists in each category were selected by a jury consisting of representatives of the Sports4Nature Initiative and of the International Ski &sSnowboard Federation, FIS.

Participants of the FIS Seminar were presented with a summary of the projects and voted on the two winners, who received each a prize of 3,500 € earmarked to support future sustainability initiatives.

The Estonian Ski Association, which leveraged its Green Ambassadors program to carry out a broad environmental education campaign around the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Otepää.

Åre in Sweden was voted another winner thanks to their Nordic Sustainability Arena, a comprehensive project that included a full day of conference on sustainability, electric grooming, low-impact transport, glacier awareness, and sustainable food.

“There is nothing as powerful as concrete examples that garner tangible results,” said the FIS Sustainability Director, Susanna Sieff.

“This award is a fantastic showcase of what NSAs and LOCs are already doing to support nature and biodiversity, as well as a tool to inspire many other to follow suit.”