CSM Sport & Entertainment (CSM) has announced the appointment of Karima Green (she/her) as its Global Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI). Across an award-winning career focussed exclusively on DEI, Green has become a popular and respected thought leader and change maker. She joins CSM from SThree where, as Global Head of Diversity, […]
Former Olympian OBE Sarah Lewis: “When we can be gender and diversity blind in sports organisations that’s when the goal has been reached”
Sarah Lewis, a former British Olympian Alpine Skier is a formidable force within the sports governance realm. She has been involved with international skiing on both a competitive and administrative level for over 30 years, starting as a member of the British Alpine Ski Team from 1982-1988, competing in the 1987 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships […]
Alex Coulson, MD, National Student Esports on how he aims to develop an esports ecosystem in the UK universities
Alex Coulson was recently named as Managing Director of National Student Esports (NSE). Previously, Coulson led Sport Industry Group for the last seven year which under him has expanded significantly and now boasts an impressive and diverse group of properties, all aimed at developing, inspiring and nurturing the entire sport industry. Coulson will now focus […]
FA to focus on driving forward ‘diversity and inclusion’ as part of new strategy
The Football Association [The FA] has published its new three-year equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which will run until 2024 and forms an integral part of the governing body’s long-term commitment to use its influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination. A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments […]
W Series to support F1 at eight races in 2021
W Series, the international single-seater motor racing championship for female drivers, will be on the support bill for eight Grands Prix in 2021 as part of a new partnership with Formula 1. The precise locations and dates of the rounds will be announced in due course, but the series’ Chief Executive Officer, Catherine Bond Muir, […]
Manchester United signs strategic partnership with Stonewall to promote LGBT+ inclusion
Manchester United has entered a strategic partnership with lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT+) equality charity Stonewall, as the club strengthens its work to promote diversity and inclusion under its banner of ‘All Red All Equal’. United will sign up to Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme, which helps employers embed LGBT+ inclusion in the workplace, and […]
MLS unveils plans to combat racism & advocate social justice
Major League Soccer unveiled a series of initiatives to combat racism, advocate for social justice and increase representation in the sport. The new programs, which include the formation of a Diversity Committee consisting of members of the MLS Board of Governors, MLS Commissioner Don Garber, representatives of the Black Players For Change (BPC), and other […]
One of the founding team of Common Goal, Ben Miller: “Clubs are beginning to understand the wellbeing & performance benefits of having better informed & more connected players”
Common Goal is a collective movement committed to unleashing the power of football to generate positive social change across the world. It’s a straightforward mechanism in which the industry, led by the players, pledges a minimum of 1% of earnings into a collective fund which subsequently invests in well-established and highly efficient grassroots projects, which […]