The Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) today announced the launch of a large-scale Anti-Corruption in Sport Campaign which builds upon the New York Declaration on Financial Integrity and Transparency in Sport that was formalised during the recent SIGA FITS Forum in New York in June.
The global campaign, which kicked off today, clearly articulates the main issues that are deeply impacting and threatening the future of contemporary Sport, namely Corruption, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion and it charts a path that can be followed to address them. The proposed resolutions, solutions and strategies formed the cornerstone of the recent SIGA FITS Forum, which gathered leading experts from around the globe, and directly influenced and contributed to the New York Declaration on Financial Integrity and Transparency in Sport.
SIGA, and all who have already signed and supported the Declaration, have one succinct Call to Action to all other Sport Stakeholders and that is to:
Sign the New York Declaration and #SideWithSIGA to Fight Corruption in Sport!
The first and critical step towards affirmative action is for all like-minded Sport Stakeholders, from across the entire Sport Eco-System, to follow the links, sign the Declaration and formally join the critical mass that will usher in a new era of Anti-Corruption efforts in Sport. All Stakeholders are included and all are being encouraged to #SIDEWithSIGA. This is fundamental because the industry-wide participation is crucial to ensuring a Sustainable, Inclusive and Transparent future for Sport.
The full list of signatories will be showcased during the SIGA International Anti-Corruption Week, scheduled from December 7-13, 2024.
Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, Global CEO, SIGA, encouraged global alignment behind this critical campaign by stating:
“As the Olympics and Paralympics Games command the world’s gaze, with the popularity of sports soaring to new heights, safeguarding the Integrity of Sport has never been more critical. Like the UEFA and CONMEBOL tournaments before them, these events are not just competitions. They are a celebration of human potential, a testament to the indomitable spirit, and a unifying force across nations.
The essence of Sport is rooted in its integrity. It is what transforms mere games into legacies, athletes into role models, and moments into history.
Yet, where light shines brightest, shadows loom. Sport can never neglect the tremendous challenges that threaten its integrity, its reputation and, consequently, its global appeal. The call for a robust, collective, co-ordinated global approach to overcome them has never been more pressing.
As the world’s leading independent coalition in the field of Sport Integrity, our resolve is unwavering. Building of The New York Declaration on Financial Integrity and Transparency in Sport, we will consolidate our strong, cohesive and action-orientated critical mass of key stakeholders, and bring in others that are willing, able and capable of tackling the Financial Integrity and Transparency threats that menace the Sports Industry.
This is the moment for the sports movement, global sponsors, governments, media rightsholders and civil society to rise up and be counted. This is the time for a collective proclamation that Change is Coming. This is the hour to rally with our Global Movement and #SideWithSIGA!”
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ABOUT SIGA
SIGA is the world’s leading organisation for Sport Integrity. We are creating a whole new landscape for the sports industry by delivering independent global rating and certification for world Sport to ensure it is governed and operates under the highest integrity standards: The SIGA Universal Standards.
Funded by our Members, SIGA is a non for profit global independent organisation with one aim: To ensure the sport industry is governed under the highest integrity standards so that the values of sport are protected.
SIGA is the only organisation to bring together sport, governments, academia, international organisations, sponsors, business, rights holders, NGOs and professional services companies, from every region in the world, around a common cause of fostering greater integrity throughout sport.
SIGA is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, as a non for-profit association, and comprises of the following continental subsidiaries: SIGA AMERICA, SIGA EUROPE and SIGA LATIN AMERICA.
For more information on SIGA, including its vision, mission and reform agenda, please refer to the website: www.siga-sport.com and FAQs.
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