Andy Burnham and sport: what a new PM might mean for sustainability and resilience
Andy Burnham appears highly likely to become the next Prime Minister. His path to Downing Street is not yet formally complete, but the withdrawal of several potential rivals means that he could take office as soon as mid-July. Few, if any, modern prime ministers have arrived with such an instinctive understanding of sport’s place in […]
BASIS Response to IFR State of the Game Consultation
The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) was created by Parliament to strengthen the financial sustainability of English football. Its core purpose is to protect club soundness, improve resilience across the leagues, and safeguard the long-term future of the game following a series of high-profile financial and governance challenges. During the passage of the legislation, there were […]
Sports Unite to Accelerate Shift from Single-Use Plastics
On February 2nd, in Parliament, BRITA hosted a high-level roundtable with senior leaders from the UK’s most influential sporting bodies, alongside parliamentarians and sustainability experts, to find a joint way forward to accelerate the transition away from single‑use plastic in sport. Largescale sporting events can generate around 750,000 single-use plastic bottles, with fewer than half recycled. […]
Celebrating the 2025 BASIS Awards
The BASIS Sustainable Sport Awards returned to the All England Club last week, bringing together leaders, innovators and changemakers from across sport for an afternoon that celebrated excellence while confronting the growing pressures on the sustainability agenda. Beautifully hosted once again by Jonathan Overend, and delivered with outstanding support from the Wimbledon team, the event […]
Announcing 2025 BASIS Awards Shortlists
We’ve been blown away by the calibre of entries for this year’s BASIS Awards. From some of the most iconic venues in world sport to grassroots organisations making a difference in their communities every day, the passion for sustainability in sport is stronger than ever. Thank you to everyone who entered. Every submission reflected real […]
We’re Hiring: Project Lead – Sport England System Partner Support
Reports to: Project Director (CEO, BASIS) Salary: £40,000 per annum plus pension contributions Contract: Full-time, Flexible hours, Fixed-term (initially 12 months, with potential to extend) Location: Remote with some travel within England Start Date: As soon as possible About BASIS The British Association for Sustainable Sport (BASIS) is the UK’s leading organisation driving environmental […]
Climate Change Costs Grassroots Sport £320 Million Every Year
Climate change is a present threat to sport in the UK: here, now, disrupting grassroots clubs, damaging facilities, and costing hundreds of millions of pounds every year. A new UK Government report, Exploring the Financial Implications of Climate Change on Grassroots Sport, pulls together years of work from BASIS and partners to lay this reality […]
Join the BASIS Board – Help Shape the Future of Sustainable Sport
BASIS’ mission is to put sustainability at the heart of sport – from grassroots to elite level, running through policy in our sector and in government. We are at an exciting moment in our evolution as an organisation, but we know that the next phase of our journey is critical. The climate crisis is accelerating, […]
Simpler Recycling: A Guide for BASIS Members
The UK Government’s ‘Simpler Recycling’ regulations, effective from the end of this month, aim to standardise waste management practices across England, as part of a push to make recycling more straightforward and efficient. These regulations will impact BASIS Members, so it is important for clubs, venues and governing bodies to understand these changes to ensure […]
Marlborough Sports Garden: A Blueprint for Sustainable Sport and Community Resilience
Sport is woven into the fabric of British life, shaping communities, improving health, and bringing people together. But as our Game Changer II report showed, the acceleration of climate change threatens the spaces where we play, train, and compete. Rising temperatures, extreme weather, and urban heat islands are making it harder for communities — especially […]