Meet the Judges for the 2023 BASIS Sustainable Sport Awards

Over the next five weeks, until the nominations close on 29th September, we will be running a series of features on our esteemed judging panel. First up is Dr Sheila Nguyen, a leading regenerative built environment design professional, who has consulted with several sport organisations and professional clubs, globally, on strategic and operational environmental sustainability […]

BASIS Welcomes the publication of the Government’s new sport strategy.

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“Get Active: A strategy for the future of sport and physical activity” puts sustainability at the heart of the Government’s new sport strategy. “Making sport more sustainable” is a key pillar alongside “Driving participation and addressing inactivity” and “Strengthening the integrity of sport”. The strategy mirrors the approach of BASIS for healthy individuals, healthy communities, […]

Next dates for BASIS training courses – register now!

There’s just one week left for you to book onto the the next Carbon Literacy Training – don’t miss out! Following on from the hugely successful inaugural Carbon Literacy Training course in June, we currently have places for our July course taking place on 25th & 26th July 2023. Quotes from our recent attendees: “I can highly […]

BASIS Sustainable Sports Awards Nominations Are Open!

The third year of the BASIS Sustainable Sport awards will take place on 7th November 2022 at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, home to the Wimbledon Championships.   The lunchtime event brings together sports clubs, sports bodies, venues and sustainability focused organisations to celebrate the fantastic sustainability projects and initiatives  that are taking place […]

BASIS ANNOUNCES VENUE FOR 2023 AWARDS

We are absolutely delighted to announce the All England Lawn Tennis Club, home of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, as the venue for our 2023 Sustainable Sports Awards, being held on 7th November 2023. Designed to celebrate the vital sustainability work being carried out within the sports sector. the BASIS Sustainable Sports Awards recognises the organisations, […]

BASIS Sustainable Sport Conference 2023 reimagines the future of sustainable sport

BASIS held its annual conference on 25th April at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol, bringing together the leading voices in sport and sustainability for a day that ignited discussions for a reimagined future. The Conference registered over two hundred conference attendees for the first time, a sign of the growing importance of sustainability in the […]

COP27 round up: key developments from the UN’s climate change conference

COP27 round up: key developments from the UN’s climate change conference Author: Sophie Clare, Cambridge University student. The 27th UN climate change conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, concluded this weekend after the extension of talks in order to reach agreement among participants.  As a result, this year’s conference culminated in the historic creation of a […]