EARTHsport was founded by Philip Davis and Mark Ernsting through their collective concerns and experiences with sustainability issues in sports — and their desire to act to initiate effective change toward helping sports become more socially, economically and environmentally responsible.
Teaming up with Clark Lim, the founders have established positive and creative mechanisms in order to bring attention to researching — and ultimately solving — a range of pressing challenges facing sports and its impact on our world. Their hope is that by demonstrating the scope of initiatives throughout diverse sports, by researching “better ways of doing,” and by leading by example in implementing sustainable sporting events, they can inspire producers and consumers to make even more sustainable sports and lifestyle choices.
Director Bios
PHILIP DAVIS - Director | Operations
Philip is an architect and urban planner with extensive international experience in project work on five continents. His expertise spans over 20 years of learning and applied knowledge. Though his work, a focus on sustainability and innovation in sports building and planning solutions led to the development of specialized skills in the delivery of world-class sport overlay. Philip's professional commitment to sustainability initiatives and personal involvement in sports were instrumental in the Co-Founding of EARTHsport.
Philip's project management background brings to EARTHsport leadership in the creation and implementation of our innovative sports sustainability solutions. His creative acumen further enhances our capacity for innovation, and development our portfolio of services and programs.
With a love of the outdoors and active participation in numerous sports, Philip recognizes in sports the opportunity to unite people globally in a common goal of environmental action.
MARK ERNSTING - Director | Business Development
Mark has a unique background in sports, combining 15 years of experience both in sport-related academic and athletic pursuits. This resulted in Mark being a Professor of Exercise Science and Sport Management along with competing at an International level for Canada in the sport of cycling. His various sport management positions have sharpened his skills as a project leader in sports project assessment and project implementation.
Mark's combined background in sports management and marketing results in a highly-developed understanding of sport-specific challenges, ensuring that EARTHsport can adapt and build sustainable sports practices that can be seamlessly integrated into real-world sporting environments.
His philosophy in life is that "A Champion Gets Up To Fight One More Round", and with that attitude, as Co-Founder of EARTHsport, we see Mark as our global champion for sports sustainability.
CLARK LIM - Director | Research + Development
Clark has 20-years of experience in the public, private and academic realms. His expertise covers a broad range of engineering and current research in areas including: transportation planning and policy, data collection and monitoring, GHG emissions modeling, and technology applications. His most recent involvement in the sustainability assessment of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games widened Clark's perspective on the intersection of sports and sustainability.
With a significant modeling and data processing background, along with a broader strategic view of sustainability, Clark brings to EARTHsport leadership in the development of methodologies and technological tools that directly integrate into all EARTHsport programs.
With sports, Clark sees beyond what's on the field — he sees ways to measure and improve how we live to play.
