The Social Value of Sport and Physical Activity in England – Summary Report
The Background In 2024, a consortium of partners brought together by social value experts State of Life, in partnership with leading sports economists from the Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) at Sheffield Hallam University and the Institute of Sport at Manchester Metropolitan University, produced a new national model of social value for Sport England as […]
Sport England: Inequalities Metric
Sport England created the Inequalities Metric in 2024 to identify who is least likely to be active. The Inequalities Metric recognises the intersectionality of individuals characteristics and provides a comprehensive measure of inequalities. Key Insights from the Inequalities Metric 58% of adults have at least on inequality characteristic 75% of adults with no inequality characteristic […]
Sport for Nature Framework
The Sports for Nature Framework was created to tap into sports’ enormous potential to take on ambitious goals and drive positive change. The Framework aims to deliver transformative, nature positive action across sports by 2030 and beyond, enabling sports to champion nature and contribute to its protection and restoration. The Framework supports sports to make […]
Moving in Blue Spaces Playbook
Full Guide This national playbook designed to support Active Partnerships across England to work more effectively with sports clubs, community organisations and strategic partners to grow movement in and around blue spaces. It is a project led by Active Partnerships, the Clean Water Sports Alliance and supported by Sport England to share understanding of why […]
Case study: air quality data for London Marathon 2026
On 26 April 2026, the London Marathon did something it had never done before. For the first time, Air Aware Labs was there providing air quality route insights for elites, a live app for all participants, and data on the big screen at the Green Team start. What we delivered Elite route insights: in the […]
Carbon Emissions Action Ideas Checklist
This Carbon Emissions Action Ideas Checklist is a useful tool to help you assess and improve your organisation’s progress in reducing carbon emissions. The Checklist will help you to progress through the stages of the Sport England Maturity Matrix. Every organisation is unique so there is no one-size-fits-all therefore not all actions will be relevant […]
Circular Economy Guide
Sport relies on equipment, kit, catering, signage, fit-out, facilities, maintenance, packaging and constant purchasing. Often, those things follow a linear pattern: buy, use, throw away, replace. That creates unnecessary waste, drives up costs, increases dependence on virgin materials and leaves organisations exposed to supply chain disruption. A circular economy offers a better model. The Ellen […]
Sustainable Procurement Toolkit
This Sustainable Procurement Toolkit provides practical guidance, tools, and resources to help organisations integrate sustainability into purchasing decisions. In this toolkit: Getting started – A Guide to Embedding Sustainable Procurement An Introduction to Sustainable Procurement Questionnaire Scorecard Sustainability Procurement Policy Template Sustainable Procurement Questionnaire for Suppliers The Sustainable Procurement Playbook – Category Guidance for UK […]
Benches Biodiversity Assessment Tool for Sport
“The BENCHES biodiversity assessment tool for sport helps sports organisations and event organisers identify, measure, and mitigate their biodiversity impacts across the entire value chain and different ecosystems. It is designed for easy use by practitioners without specialist knowledge and is structured around four independent axes that can be used separately or together for flexible […]
Alltrax Cycling Club | Case Study: Reuse
Alltrax Cycling Club have replaced their single-use course marking tape with a durable, reusable barrier tape wound onto reels. After each event, the tape is collected and stored properly for the next race. The use of reels has improved the speed and efficiency of their event setup and takedown, while also extending the life of […]