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Press Release: Sport Positive Awards 2025 Leadership Shortlist

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Global Changemakers Shortlisted For Their Leadership At Sport Positive Awards 2025

8 August 2025, London, UK – Sport Positive has today announced the shortlist for Leadership as part of the Sport Positive Awards 2025. This award celebrates and recognizes 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.

The shortlist consists of:

  • Dan Reading
  • David Stubbs
  • Dr. Madeleine Orr
  • Hugo Inglis
  • Josh Kirkman
  • Lindsay Arell
  • Svein Rasmussen

Read more about shortlisted entries here.

“It has never been more vital to platform and celebrate those in sport leading on sustainability and climate action,” shared Founder of Sport Positive, Claire Poole at the Sport Positive Awards 2025 shortlist announcement. “As we witness the climate crisis increasingly disrupt the sports we cherish, we must take bold steps to protect not only the future of sport, but also the communities and ecosystems that support and sustain it. Those shortlisted are doing just that.”

Over 100 organizations and individuals leading the charge on creating a more sustainable, resilient, equitable, and climate-conscious future for sport have been shortlisted for Sport Positive Awards 2025 across twelve categories. Sports clubs, teams, leagues, venues, federations, non-profits, and academics from around the world, from Hong Kong to Australia, Canada to Brazil, and UK to UAE and USA, have been shortlisted across twelve categories, including Purpose-Led Partnership, Campaign of the Year, and Inspired Innovation.

Sport Positive Awards 2025 is a global industry awards that celebrates, uplifts, inspires and raises awareness of the people and organizations working in and around sport that are enabling game-changing activities that are ensuring sustainable business, climate action, biodiversity and environmental justice.

The Awards celebrate individuals and organizations across every level of the sports ecosystem who are driving a more positive future, from the world’s biggest sports franchises to grassroots community initiatives. Recognition is also given to individuals, from long-time changemakers honoured through the Leadership Award, to rising stars making an impact in the Next Generation Trailblazer category.

An independent faculty of global judges will decide who will lift the trophy for each category, and winners will be revealed during the Sport Positive Awards ceremony on 7 October 2025 in London. The Awards celebration is held in tandem with Sport Positive Summit 2025, taking place in 7-8 October 2025 in London.

About Sport Positive Awards 2025

Sport Positive Awards are part of the Sport Positive offering that includes Awards, Summits, podcasts, intelligence bulletins, leagues, reports, community and more, supporting the global sports community towards a more sustainable and resilient future: www.sportpositive.org

The Awards take place during Sport Positive Summit in collaboration with UNFCCC and International Olympic Committee, a globally-leading, award-winning Summit that convenes 600+ sport leaders in person and even more online every year, to advance sustainable and resilient sport business and catalyse collective action on climate, sustainability, biodiversity and environmental justice. Taking place on 7-8 October 2025 in London and online: www.sportpositivesummit.com

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