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Open to everyone within the global sport and sustainability sector and those working around it. The Sport Positive Awards highlight and celebrate incredible efforts from all over the world by global organisations and individuals using the power of sport to tackle the biggest issues of our time.
Click on the category titles below to reveal the criteria for entry and the links to the entry forms.
Celebrating a sports organisation that has more recently become strategic and increased their action and prioritisation of tackling the climate/biodiversity crisis, enabling environmental/climate justice or being more sustainable (since January 2023).
Enter this award if you are a: sports organisation such as a club, team, governing body, federation, venue, tour, competition, championship, association.
From: any country globally.
Celebrating a community-led organisation or initiative that has prioritised sustainability since January 2025. Using their position to reduce environmental impact as well as engaging staff, volunteers, participants, members and the local community with its efforts.
Enter this award if you are a: community, grassroots, amateur or non-league sports organisation.
From: any country globally
Celebrating an inspiring and standout project/programme that has delivered exemplary learning, education or training on climate change, sustainability, environmental/climate justice or biodiversity since January 2025.
Enter this award if you are a: sports organisation such as a club, team, governing body, federation, venue, tour, competition, championship, association.
From: any country globally.
Celebrating a standout, purpose-driven partnership that is centred on tackling or illuminating the climate/biodiversity crisis, environmental/climate justice and/or sustainability, launched since January 2025.
Enter this award if you represent the partnership and are from a: sports organisation (such as a club, team, governing body, federation, venue, tour, competition, championship, association), or brand.
From: any country globally.
Celebrating a standout, purpose-driven partnership between a sports organisation and non-profit that is centred on tackling or illuminating the climate/biodiversity crisis, environmental/climate justice and/or sustainability, launched since January 2025.
Enter this award if you represent the partnership and are from a: sports organisation (such as a club, team, governing body, federation, venue, tour, competition, championship, association) charity or NGO.
From: any country globally.
Celebrating a standout, innovative product, service or solution that has become available since January 2025 and supports sports organisations in their sustainability, climate/biodiversity impact and/or environmental/climate justice efforts.
Enter this award if you are a: product or service provider to the sports industry.
From: any country globally.
Celebrating an innovative, standout project that has had a positive impact on the local or global natural environment, ecosystems, ecology and biodiversity, on land or sea, launched since January 2025.
Enter this award if you are a: sports organisation such as a club, team, governing body, federation, venue, tour, competition, championship, association.
From: any country globally.
Celebrating a standout, young individual (over 18 but under 30 on 6th October 2026) who has contributed to positive change and inspired progress in sustainability, climate change, biodiversity or environmental justice within the sport sector.
Enter this award if you are: working within a sports organisation, a cultural movement, a community group, an NGO/charity, a brand or as an athlete, academic, entrepreneur, innovator, writer, content creator or independent.
From: any country globally.
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Celebrating a standout leader who has significantly contributed to sustainability, climate change, biodiversity or environmental justice through their personal drive and leadership, and played an outstanding role in supporting sport and sustainability locally, regionally, nationally or globally.
Enter this award if you are: working within a sports organisation, a cultural movement, a community group, an NGO/charity, a brand or as an athlete, academic, entrepreneur, innovator, writer, content creator or independent.
From: any country globally
Celebrating an outstanding and impactful campaign that has illuminated a key issue or instigated behaviour change in sustainability, tackling the climate/biodiversity crisis and/or environmental/climate justice
The campaign must have been launched since 1 January 2025.
Enter this award if your campaign has originated from a: sports organisation, venue, charity, NGO, broadcaster, campaign leader, association.
From: any country globally.
Celebrating a standout report sharing novel, updated or expanded insights into sport and its efforts in sustainability, tackling the climate/nature crisis and/or environmental/climate justice.
The report must have been launched since 1 January 2025.
Enter this award if your campaign has originated from a: sports organisation, venue, charity, NGO, broadcaster, campaign leader, association.
From: any country globally.
Celebrating a research paper or academic work, published since 1 January 2025, that shares data, information and novel or expanded insights relating to the intersection of sport and climate change, sustainability, biodiversity, nature or environmental/climate justice.
Enter this award if you are a: researcher, academic, student, scientist, professor.
From: any country globally.