How Can The Sector Become More Sustainable?

The starting point

So what can sports governing bodies, clubs, athletes and other corporates in sport do to improve their impact on the environment? “Ultimately, it comes down to the organisation,” began Richard Batley. “Where does it set its sustainability strategy as a priority? Is it up there with the risk profile? Who’s running it, is it a health and safety environmental manager, or is it a CEO pushing it? What does that look like within their supply chain? What are their sustainability objectives?”

Tom Barnard, Head of the Sports Sector at Irwin Mitchell, noted that

“The sports sector must address issues throughout its supply chain, processes, and culture to become more environmentally sustainable, and encourage neighbouring clubs and sectors to do the same.”

During our roundtable discussion, our experts focused on four key areas: