gaisf Sustainability awarD
GAISF has launched its own annual Sustainability Award, incentivising Members to use their platform as sports organisations as a way of making a significant contribution to combatting global climate change.
Enhancing environmental, social and economic sustainability is already a key priority for many GAISF Members and, as the United Voice of Sports, GAISF is committed to leading the way and supporting International Federations (IFs) in developing their sports to be more sustainable.
Through the Sustainability Award, which will be presented annually at the GAISF General Assembly during SportAccord, IFs contributing towards achieving these principles will receive recognition for their efforts through a sustainability trophy and cash prize. The winner will receive CHF 7,000, with CHF 2,000 for the runners up and 1,000 CHF for third place.
Applicants will need to submit a complete set of documents (sustainability report, sustainability event guideline and any standards they follow for their sustainability initiatives), and a panel of highly recognised voluntary experts from various international organisations will evaluate the projects.
For the first edition of the award GAISF has received applications from 17 IFs, namely
| FIVB | International Volleyball Federation | Good Net Project |
| WT | World Taekwondo | World Taekwondo Sustainability Strategy |
| World Sailing | ‘Sustainability Agenda 2030’ | |
| World Rugby | Rugby and Sustainability | |
| UIPM | Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne |
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| FIE | International Fencing Federation | Donate your fencing gear |
| FEI | Fédération Équestre Internationale | Promotion of Sustainability Initiatives at FEI Events (in line with UNFCCC Sport for Climate Action Principle 4) |
| UCI | Union Cycliste Internationale | The UCI Bike City Label |
| World Athletics | World Athletics – UNEP Clean Air Project | |
| FIS | International Ski Federation | Mainau Forum |
| IIHF | International Ice Hockey Federation | The future of IIHF mobility |
| IWWF | International Waterski and wakeboard Federation | Cable Wakeboard |
| FIAS | The International SAMBO Federation | FIAS and the Amur Tiger |
| UIAA | International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation | UIAA Mountain Protection Award Platform |
| FIA | Federation Internationale Automobile | Environmental Accreditation Programme |
| WMF | World Minigolf Federation | Minigolf kids for a better world |
| IFA | International Fistball Association | Fistball forest project |
For more information, please contact rohit.ramesh@gaisf.sport