Sporting Kansas City, the Major League Soccer franchise, has teamed up with food production giant Monsanto to launch a platform designed to educate consumers about the positive impact of reducing food waste. Sporting Sustainability will raise awareness around the impact of ...
A “safe space” meant to celebrate diversity in football on the sidelines of the World Cup has been prevented from opening for several days, after what the organisers suspect is official pressure. Diversity House ...
Sponsors have a responsibility, within their own operations and throughout their supply chains, to respect human rights. Sporting events are no different from any other business relationship in terms of needing to proactively take account of potential human rights risks. ‘...
FIFA has set aside $10m for its sustainability, human rights and anti-discrimination programme over the next four years, according to the organisation’s annual report. The sum is part of a wider $2.3bn investment budget for development and education for the 2019-2022 ...
A petition organised by a 19-year-old football fan has convinced German football club Borussia Dortmund to introduce a returnable beaker system for drinks to cut down on plastic use. The eight-time German Bundesliga champion currently has a system which uses recyclable ...
When the World Cup kicks off in Russia Thursday, it will be the first World Cup whose stadiums were required by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to incorporate sustainability into their construction and renovation, according to the FIFA ...
Women football supporters are launching a campaign before the World Cup starts with the aim of changing the way that female fans are represented on the internet – particularly in the images displayed by search engines. The campaign by ...
The new FIFA requirements on human rights in bidding and hosting the 2026 World Cup could raise the bar for future sports events if they are fully carried out, Human Rights Watch said today. FIFA voters will select the 2026 ...
In football, cash is king, and while the World Cup is a welcome break for most of us from the ludicrous transfer fees and ever rising price of replica shirts, there’s still an awful lot of money involved. But which team at ...
FIFA, the international governing body for soccer, is teaming up with the UN to encourage fans to offset their carbon emissions ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Ticket holders are being asked to join an online campaign which will see FIFA ...
