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Sustainability

LA28 is committed to leaving a positive, long-term legacy for our city, our region and the world. Our goal is to ensure that LA28’s environmental footprint is minimized and the Games actively contribute to expanding access to a healthy environment. We are doing this through prioritizing radical reuse, resilience and natural resource stewardship as well as the creation of our LA28 Resilience Champions Initiative.
Grantee winners of the LA28 first round of Resilience Champions
CHAMPIONING THE FUTURE

LA28 RESILIENCE CHAMPIONS

Through the LA28 Resilience Champions Initiative, we are investing in a more resilient Los Angeles, creating lasting community benefits that begin now and will continue beyond the Games.  

The LA28 Resilience Champions Fund provides grants to nonprofits for local projects that strengthen resilience across the Los Angeles region, focused on wildfire resilience and nature restoration, ocean protection and cooling solutions.   

The initiative and the fund are represented by the official LA28 Resilience Champions emblem, a symbol comprised of the three pillars of the LA28 Resilience Champions initiative.

Round 2 applications for the LA28 Resilience Champions Fund are now open. Building on the momentum of our first round of grantees, we are inviting nonprofits from across the Los Angeles region to apply for funding and be part of the LA28 Games legacy. Applications are open from September 9 to October 30, 2026. Learn more and apply here. 

We’re proud to celebrate our first round of Resilience Champions Fund grantees, whose projects advance community resilience and long-term wellbeing for Angelenos: Active SGV, Amigos de los Rios, Chrysalis, Climate Resolve, Conservation Corp of Long Beach, LA Community Garden Council, The Los Angeles Urban League, and Santa Monica Mountains Fund. These organizations represent the creativity, leadership and collaboration that help ensure Los Angeles thrives. Explore the full list of round 1 projects and grantees here.

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CHAMPIONING A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT

SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS

We aim to expand access to a healthy environment by accelerating local sustainability investment and practices with a focus on radical reuse, resilience, and natural resource stewardship. The Games will utilize existing world-class venues, prioritize reuse across the Games’ temporary infrastructure, and prioritize clean energy and transportation. Scroll below to learn more about our commitments and to read the full Impact & Sustainability Plan click here. 
  • RADICAL REUSE: Support the circular economy by maximizing use of existing venues and infrastructure, embedding circular design principles, adopting responsible purchasing policies and implementing waste minimization and management practices. 

 

  • RESILIENCE: Minimize carbon emissions by leveraging clean energy and transportation systems while building capacity to adapt to the changing environment. 

 

  • NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP: Preserve the region’s natural environment through responsible resource planning and consumption.