The Sports for Nature Framework

Our initiative

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 contributions to nature and asks sports organisations to work towards four principles and linked goals that will help them advance their nature journey.

Our principles

1

Protect nature and avoid damage to natural habitats and species

Our organisation is committed to protecting and avoiding damage to natural habitats and species, including respecting protected areas.

2

Restore and regenerate nature wherever possible

Our organisation takes positive action to restore and regenerate nature in and around the indoor and outdoor environments where we operate.

3

Understand and reduce risks to nature in your supply chains

Our organisation will reduce risks to nature and enable opportunities to conserve and restore nature in our supply chains, linking wherever possible to climate goals.

4

Educate and inspire positive action for nature across and beyond sport

Our organisation will educate and inspire greater awareness and action for nature within our sport and our wider communities and stakeholders.

Signatories’ commitment

With the support and enabling assistance of Sports for Nature partners, signatories can effectively deliver on these commitments, driving positive change and leading by example in the sports community.

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Commit to take measurable action for nature by signing the Sports for Nature Declaration.
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Act upon the commitment: assess, make a plan, implement.
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Report annually on progress.
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Collaborate and engage actively in our community.

Support and services for signatories

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Resources and training including individual guidance and support
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Access to S4N Partners’ networks
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Identify efficiencies in operations
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Platform to share, learn from each other and co-create.
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Enhance your brand value – gain strategic advantage and attract new partnerships and (possibly) funding.
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Be part of a forward-thinking community

Who can become a signatory?

Any sport organisation –  club, league, regional association, governing body, Olympic Committee, events’ organiser, local organising committee, or venue – of any size, level, sport, capacities or geography, which is ready to make measurable contributions for nature under the Framework’s four principles, is welcome to apply to become Sports for Nature Framework signatory.

Although individuals cannot become signatories, they are encouraged to work with signatories and potential signatories to help champion Sports for Nature.