SHARE 2.0 green sport manifesto: join the sustainability movement

Considering sport’s effects on climate change, biodiversity and environmental quality on land, water, and air, the sport sector contributes to Europe’s sustainability challenges.

At the same time, sport has a vast reach and an opportunity to showcase green innovation, drive best practice across the many sectors it works with and inspire different segments of society.

Further to the conclusions of the first SHARE 2.0 conference, the SHARE 2.0 community of practice on green and sustainable sport developed and endorsed a “green sport manifesto”.

The manifesto is unveiled on the occasion of the second SHARE 2.0 conference. It aims to drive environmental sustainability action in the European sport sector. 

It builds on the work of the Green Sport Expert Group and follows the publication of their policy guidance on green sport in the sport sector playbook.

Key objectives

• Engage the European sport sector at every level to demonstrate solidarity and commit to concrete, verifiable steps to make Europe more environmentally sustainable through the practise of sport.
• Consolidate a green sport movement by attracting signatories who, by signing up to some simple yet essential steps, will publicly signal and communicate their commitment to sustainability.
• Provide basic information and signpost sport organisations to further resources and case studies to help them take the first step, or move further, on their sustainability journey.

Five commitments

Sport sector organisations or businesses are invited to

• put in place a sustainability governance structure
• produce a sustainability strategy covering European Green Deal topics
• measure and report sustainability progress yearly, across operations and events
• support green sport cooperation and knowledge-sharing
• develop, use and share green sport tools

A government or public sector / policy-making organisation or funder should

• establish a sustainable sport board or advisory group
• support green sport cooperation and knowledge-sharing
• develop, use and share green sport tools
• work towards making environmental sustainability an important funding criterion
• prioritise sustainability support for smaller sports, local events and grassroots activities

Learn more and sign up now

If your organisation has already embarked on its sport sustainability journey or is willing to do so now,  sign up to the green sport manifesto.

Join the webinar and learn from early adopters

If you want to find out more and learn from early adopters, join the webinar on 8 October 2025, between 11:00 – 12:30 (CEST). Registration is required.