Centre for Sport and Human Rights

It was inspiring to see the growing momentum behind community sports, collaboration, social justice, and human rights at this year's Sport Positive Summit. Our Education & Policy researcher, Shubham Jain, facilitated a roundtable on environmental justice and sports, exploring how the sector can respond to the climate crisis in ways that are both technically sound and socially just. Across all levels—from grassroots to elite—stakeholders are calling for practical solutions that integrate sustainability, equity, human rights, and safeguarding. At the Centre we are working to support and catalyse change by all committed actors in the sport ecosystem. 📌 Read the blog by Shubham Jain and Lucy Amis: “Environmental justice and human rights: putting people at the heart of sports and sustainability”: https://lnkd.in/dDb_9ZJd 📌 Learn more about our project on sport, human rights, and climate action: https://lnkd.in/dCsYGz_Y #sportpositive25 📸 courtesy of Sport Positive/Capturise

My absolute privilege to work with Shubham Jain on the Centre for Sport and Human Rights’ position paper on “Environmental Justice and Human Rights: Putting Peope at the Heart of Sports and Sustainability” Pls get in touch if you’ve been at Sport Positive and heard from great speakers like Claire Poole, Seán McCabe, Madeleine Orr, Erica Edwards-O'Neal, Esq. and many more or if you are just interested in collaborating with us on the three-way intersection of sport, human rights and climate action. We seek partners with whom to: 🌍Capture examples of emerging good practice 🌎Share success stories from impacted people: athletes, workers, fans and community leaders 🌏 Co-create guidance on the value add of an environmental justice lens and how to more fully integrate human rights and environmental due diligence 🌍 Forge more participatory and inclusive means by which sport can champion climate action in equitable ways.

We’re proud to be part of Soccer Forward’s Starting Line-up! Through the new Resource Hub, organisations like ours are working together to share best practices and programmes that help grow the game for everyone. Explore tools, models, and curricula designed to strengthen soccer in schools and communities. 📌 Visit the Soccer Forward Resource Hub: https://lnkd.in/g4_JDDWr

🌍 New Blog: Environmental Justice and Human Rights in Sport How can sport address the climate crisis in a way that is both sustainable and just? This blog by Lucy Amis and Shubham Jain explores why environmental justice and human rights must be at the centre of sustainability efforts in sport. Too often, environmental initiatives overlook the social dimension - leaving the most vulnerable communities to bear the heaviest burdens. This piece highlights: ✔️ The unequal impacts of climate change on athletes, communities, and ecosystems ✔️ The need to integrate human rights into environmental policies and practices ✔️ The opportunity for sport to lead by example in advancing just and inclusive climate action Read the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dDb_9ZJd We welcome reflections and examples from across the sporting ecosystem: 💬 How is your organisation ensuring that environmental initiatives are also socially just? #HumanRights #Sport #Sustainability #EnvironmentalJustice

Thrilled to join the Centre for Sport and Human Rights team. Grateful to Mary V. Harvey - OLY and Minky Worden for being my role models and boosters. Thanks to E.L.F. BEAUTY, OBERLAND and NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) for providing director prep through the Change the Board Game campaign. #boardservice #powerofsport #safeguarding #humanpotential #leadership

Honored to have been reappointed on the Board of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights. Highly privileged to work with a diverse group of like-minded Board colleagues, President Epsy Campbell, CEO Mary V. Harvey - OLY and the awesome executive team for another term to support the implementation of a refreshed strategy. To all sports organisations out there interested in accelerating human rights in and through sport, reach out: https://lnkd.in/dyiS8MGf

Honored to join the Centre for Sport and Human Rights - Board of Directors together with an exceptional line-up. Looking forward to continue to support the Centre's mission and working alongside the team🙌.

✨ We are proud to announce our new Board of Directors— thirteen world-class professionals who bring a rich diversity of professional and personal backgrounds to the Centre’s governance. Their expertise will be instrumental in strengthening our impact over time: Beatrice Mwila David Alfrey Erica Puppo Ewa Staworzynska Lene Wendland Luke Southall Mayi Cruz Blanco Moira Thompson Oliver Moya Dodd AO Olawale Maiyegun Philip Jennings Rebecca Lowell Edwards Vincent Gaillard "I’m delighted to welcome this exceptional cohort of incoming Directors to CSHR’s board and thank the Nominations Committee for its exhaustive recruitment process. An active, engaged and supportive board is essential for any mission-driven organisation". 🎙️ Epsy Campbell, Centre President and Honorary Chair. 📌 Learn more about the new board, their profiles, and mission: https://lnkd.in/dyiS8MGf