March 12, 2024
News / Interviews
AI, sport and sustainability – risks and opportunities
We had a fascinating discussion during our first Sustainability Huddle Town Hall about artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential interplay with sustainability in sport. […]
Source: Sustainability Huddle
Urgent action is needed by all of society, including the sports community, to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity and the damage to the natural world on which we all depend to sustain our health and well-being, and provide clean air, fresh water and food. By protecting and restoring nature, sports organisations can play a vital role in climate mitigation and adaptation both in the outdoor and indoor environments where they play and through their enormous influence with the wider public.
Sports for Nature is a joint initiative of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), International Olympic Committee (IOC), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy.
It aims to deliver transformative action for nature across sports, by 2030 and beyond, enabling sports to champion nature and contribute to its protection and restoration. It provides a game plan for sports — at all levels — to accelerate and inspire others to take action for nature.
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- Click here to access the Framework website
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November 12, 2023
News / Interviews
IWG Announces New Fund To Support Female Leaders In Sport
The International Working Group (IWG) on Women and Sport has today launched the Anita White Fund (AWF) to support female leaders in sport around […]
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IOC / SportAccord
IOC / SportAccord
On November 15, the IF Forum will gather an impressive line-up of Sustainability experts which will discuss and share their knowledge around various aspects of this fundamental topic. Speakers include Maris Sallois-Dembreville, IOC Director, Corporate and Sustainable Development, Benjamin Lévêque, Head of Biodiversity and Climate, Paris 2024, Reto Knutti Professor of Climate Physics, ETH Zurich, and many more.
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October 20, 2023
News / Interviews
IOC and OECD launch guidelines for major event-hosting challenges to offer practical resources to help Games organisers deliver successful events
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are continuing their cooperation in the context of the organisation […]
Source: IOC / OECD
October 11, 2023
News / Interviews
Aftermath of the WFC 2022 Green Goal Initiative
Soon it will be 12 months since the World Floorball Championships 2022 took place in Switzerland. In addition to being a very successful event in terms […]
Source: IFF (International Floorball Federation)
September 25, 2023
News / Interviews
Athletes, International Federations and National Olympic Committees honoured as IOC announces winners of Climate Action Awards
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the winners of the inaugural Climate Action Awards, recognising the athletes, International Federations (IFs) and National Olympic Committees […]
Source: IOC
September 22, 2023
News / Interviews
International Day for Peace: how sport can be an enabler for sustainable development
On the International Day for Peace, Auvita Rapilla, IOC Member and Chair of the Olympism365 Commission, discusses how the Olympism365 strategy can support the global Sustainable Development […]
Source: IOC
July 28, 2023
News / Interviews
Paris 2024 puts sustainability on the plate
Paris 2024 is reinventing the recipe for sports event catering as it prepares to serve 13 million meals and snacks with a promise to […]
The United Nations recognises sport as being a “key enabler of sustainable development” and, through sustainable global events, sports organisations can deliver on several objectives that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Since the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) became a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework (S4CA) in 2020, it has been systematically integrating sustainability throughout its organisation and events.
