Sustainability Report – Page 2 – The inside track on sport sustainability

“Sport has to be brave – positive progress will be rewarded”0
- VIEWPOINT
- February 25, 2019
Fans, sponsors and other stakeholders increasingly demand a more sustainable approach. We cannot miss this opportunity to increase value during this transition, says Russell Seymour

Sport must take the concerns and values of young people seriously to remain relevant 0
- VIEWPOINT
- February 21, 2019
Comments, like Gian Franco Kasper’s about climate change ahead of the Alpine World Ski Championships, will not help sport engage with today’s issue-conscious youth

Professional sports teams battle poverty in their communities 0
- IN FOCUS
- January 30, 2019
Several sports teams are located in areas of economic deprivation. Some, like the Detroit Lions, are using their profile and resources to provide support and access for people below the poverty line
How sport can become ‘systematic’ about climate action 0
- IN FOCUS
- January 22, 2019
The first step to climate leadership, says the UNFCCC’s Sport for Climate Action Framework, is to ‘undertake systematic efforts’ to promote environmental responsibility. But what does that mean?
COP24: Can sport become a ‘climate leading’ sector?0
- Editor's Pick, IN FOCUS
- December 11, 2018
A number of sports organisations have committed to the UNFCCC’s Sport for Climate Action Framework, but what does the sector have to do to become a genuine climate leader?
To what extent does air quality impact athlete performance?0
- IN FOCUS
- November 13, 2018
Air pollution is responsible for the deaths of 7 million people per year – quickly becoming a modern health crisis. Now the IAAF is attempting to capture some serious data to see if and how it impacts athlete performance

Profile: Roger McClendon, the new executive director of the Green Sports Alliance 0
- LEADERS
- January 16, 2019
Yum! Brands’ first-ever chief sustainability officer takes centre stage in the US’s growing green sports movement. How will the strategic executive approach his new role?
“We now ask cities what the Olympic Games can do for them, not what they can do for the Olympic Games”0
- LEADERS
- January 10, 2019
From positioning the Olympic Games as an opportunity to invest in sustainable development, to educating the Olympic Movement, it’s been a busy year for the IOC sustainability team. Marie Sallois and Michelle Lemaitre talk to The Sustainability Report
Profile: Mary Harvey, the first CEO of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights 0
- LEADERS
- December 17, 2018
The former US national goalkeeper, who formulated the human rights strategy for the United 2026 bid, becomes the centre’s inaugural chief executive