Sport and Sustainability International (SandSI) is a non-profit Swiss association that seeks to accelerate sustainability in and through sport. SandSI is a global membership organisation, bringing together both sport and non-sport entities as well as athletes and scholars from all continents, using one common language: sport.
Through its programmes, SandSI strives to have a positive impact on climate, waste and health, aligning itself with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The 2030 SandSI Goals are:
- Climate: the sport sector to become carbon neutral by 2030
- Waste: the sport sector to become zero waste by 2030
- Health: the sport sector to contribute to 15% reduction on physical inactivity by 2030
The activities of SandSI are consolidated in two programmes:
- 1. Football4Climate: a multi-year programme with and for the football industry to addresses its impact and leverages the cultural and market influence of football to promote climate action
- 2. SDG Sport Lab: a creative platform to initiate, encourage and support concrete initiatives that use sport to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
SandSI regularly organises webinars, workshops and (virtual) networking events and supports its members on their sustainability journey through the Sport Sustainability Helpdesk (available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese). SandSI is located in Geneva and Lausanne and is supported by a SandSI Asia Hub (China, Japan and India) as well as representatives in several other countries.
