Tokyo 2020 to Utilise Hydrogen for Games Cauldron and Torch
For the first time in the history of the Games, hydrogen will be used to power both the Olympic and Paralympic Cauldrons in Tokyo […]
The IOC are lagging behind on climate change as it begins to have a greater impact on sporting events.
Late risers staying in the Lausanne Palace may have been somewhat alarmed looking out of their windows last week. Or perhaps they would have […]
German Football Association Becomes 100th Signatory of Sports for Climate Action
The German Football Association (DFB), governing body of football in Germany and founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, is the first national football […]
ABN AMRO to collect and recycle used tennis balls to make Sustainaballs
ABN AMRO has announced plans to collect as many used tennis balls as possible during the next few weeks, for recycling as a new […]
Lausanne 2020 seeks to create a sustainability legacy
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) have earned themselves a reputation as an innovative, pioneering event since their inception in 2010, and, a decade on, […]
FIFA and hosts Qatar present joint FIFA World Cup™ Sustainability Strategy
In 2022, the FIFA World Cup™ will be held in the Arab world for the first time, in a fast-growing economy and in the […]
Young Lions Cup South leaving a legacy in Botswana
GABORONE (Botswana) – Our Youth Leadership and Basketball development project, the Young Lions Cup South has been successfully hosted in Botswana for the past […]
New IOF Sustainability Policy
The IOF has declared sustainability as one of its three basic values. In coherence with its values, the IOF acknowledges and intends to contribute […]
Bridging the gap for environmental sustainability through sport
Why sport’s contribution to environmental SDGs cannot be ignored, with Joie Leigh, former international hockey player for the United Kingdom and a member of […]
Corina Wehinger and Sandra Zurbuchen first female referees in Swedish men’s super league
The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland are exchanging referees in December and January. The purpose of the exchange, that takes place in both […]