Sarah Galligan, Lecturer at AMOS Business School, shares her thoughts on sporting values and why they are about playing fair.

With the Tour de France starting in Copenhagen on 1st July, SportsPro looks ahead to the arrival of the showpiece event in the world’s most cycling-friendly city.

Ten universities took part in the second edition of the SportsPro Hackathon from 8th to 10th April, when students were tasked with designing sustainable solutions for the sports industry.

Anne-Cécile Turner, sustainability director at The Ocean Race, explains how the round-the-world sailing contest is helping to further scientific understanding of the impact of climate change and microplastic pollution in our seas.

Since 1998, the top 20 hottest years on record have all occurred, with 2020 being the joint hottest year on record. The earth's surface temperature is rising, and NASA says humanity must adapt or mitigate in order to cope. Sports is no exception to this. No industry is immune to the consequences of climate change, and more disruption is coming. 

Katie Cross, the founder of Pledgeball, an organisation that encourages fans to live more sustainably, outlines how the soccer community can have a big impact by making small lifestyle changes.

“Because it’s the right thing to do” shouldn’t be the only reason to take climate action. Here are ten practical reasons why leveraging climate-smart strategies across all departments in your front office is good for business.

Towards the end of last year SportsPro Editorial Director Michael Long and Commercial Direct Paul Guest led workshops on thought leadership with Masters students from AMOS Sport Business School. During the workshops, the class split into groups submitting six original pieces to our editorial team for one to be selected.

Last year, 14 teams from nine of the world’s top sports business courses convened virtually to compete in the first ever SportsPro Hackathon. All told, more than 90 students took part over the weekend of 9th to 11th April, during which they had just 51 hours to create, flesh out and present a concept to a team of six judges, with the winners securing the opportunity to showcase their idea at SportsPro Live.