"We appreciate steps like reusable systems, social contributions, or CO2 reductions. Unfortunately, we easily lose sight of the goal, namely adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement and achieving the UN development goals. We wanted to change that," explains Stefan Wagner, Chairman of Sports For Future, the collaboration between Sports For Future and IMPCT.

Tanja Ferkau, Managing Director of IMPCT gGmbH: "Based on this shared insight, we have developed an implementation-oriented guide through which sports organizations can chart their own path to sustainability. It is an ambitious benchmark and a concrete vision, but above all, it is a framework broken down into sports actions to fulfill the SDGs and contribute to systemic change."

SPORTS20 schafft einen sportartenübergreifenden Handlungsrahmen für ganzheitliche Beiträge zu allen 17 SDGs. Dieser soll es allen Sportorganisationen und -akteur*innen – unabhängig davon, ob großer Sportverband, professioneller Klub, ambitionierter Freizeitverein oder Einzelsportler*in – ermöglichen, Ziele und Handlungsfelder zur eigenen Transformation abzubilden.

"Sport, with its values ​​such as teamwork, solidarity, and commitment, can lead by positive example. It can show clear paths to the necessary transformation, break down existing hesitations and prejudices, inspire enthusiasm for upcoming changes, and inspire as many people as possible to act sustainably. Sport can show that another world is possible," elaborates Stefan Wagner.

"In addition to changes to minimize the 'footprint,' i.e., the negative impacts on people and the environment of one's own activities, it is particularly about the 'handprint,' i.e., the positive effects and contributions to people and the environment through one's own actions that go far beyond the direct influence of the sport and its actors," explains Tanja Ferkau. "Because only those who are aware of their lever for change can effect real change."