SIW2023 keeps on expanding: The Unveiling of the Integrity Match, New Latin American Partners, and Sport Integrity Forum Details
Geneva, 10 August 2023
As the anticipation builds for the fourth annual Sport Integrity Week (#SIW2023), Latin America is poised to play a pivotal role in SIGA’s flagship thought leadership event. This week’s inclusion of new hosting partners from Brazil, as well as the announcement of the Integrity Match, a game organized by SIGA in collaboration with São Paulo FC, solidifies Brazil’s commitment to promoting Integrity in sport.
With the involvement of hosting partners in São Paulo, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Avellaneda, Malalcuello, and Mexico City, the region is set to take the lead in driving meaningful change during Sport Integrity Week 2023.
SIGA’s thought leadership event saw an impressive number of Latin American organisations pledging their commitment. This week brings exciting news with the addition of Integrity4All of and the Institute for Prevention & Fight Against Money Laundering (IPLD). Both add to a pioneering group including São Paulo FC, Clube Atlético Mineiro, Racing Club, Universidade do Futebol, Brazilian Confederation of Snow Sports, Sport Integrity Mexico, Parliamentary Front for the Modernisation of Football, Movement for Integrity in Football, Globo TV, São Paulo Municipal Secretariat Sport & Leisure, the responsibility programme Em Busca de Uma Estrela and Pacto Pelo Esporte.
The Sport Integrity Forum hosted by SIGA LATIN AMERICA on 4 September in São Paulo at the auditorium of Morumbi Stadium will serve as a critical platform for Latin American stakeholders. Registrations for this event are free but limited. They are now open and can be completed through this link: https://rb.gy/jvfox.
The Sport Integrity Week 2023, from September 2nd to 9th, is a game-changer, uniting global stakeholders. Latin America’s passion for sports integrity leads the way, driving positive change for sports’ sustainable growth across the region and beyond.
Stay tuned for more updates as we gear up for the most impactful Sport Integrity Week ever.
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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.
To contact SIGA, please email: comms@siga-sport.com.
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ABOUT SIGA LATIN AMERICA
SIGA LATIN AMERICA is committed to promoting the highest standards of integrity and governance in sports throughout the region as part of an ongoing global reform to restore the industry’s reputation and regain much-needed credibility. To achieve this, SIGA LATIN AMERICA is working with all major public and private stakeholders in Latin America, in a framework of positive dialogue, constructive cooperation, and mutual respect. It is the third of SIGA’s continental structures and was established in July 2022.
ABOUT SÃO PAULO FOOTBALL CLUB
São Paulo Football Club is one of the most important and successful clubs in Brazilian football. Founded on January 25, 1930, the club is headquartered in São Paulo, in the Morumbi neighborhood, Brazil. Since its creation, São Paulo FC has won numerous titles, notably the triple world club championship, and has developed a rich and impactful history in the country. It is also famous for its sports infrastructure, including Cícero Pompeu de Toledo Stadium (Morumbi), which is one of the largest stadiums in the country.
Currently, São Paulo is promoting ethics and integrity in football through its Integrity Tricolor Program – PIT coordinated by the Governance, Risks, and Compliance department. The program aims to promote good conduct both on and off the field, from the gates of Morumbi and beyond.