The Sport Transparency Index opened registration today for all Sport Stakeholders. Led by SIGA, through its European subsidiary SIGA EUROPE, the project will work to protect the Sport Industry by benchmarking Sport stakeholders including clubs, leagues, national associations, and international governing bodies using universally applicable and appropriate criteria to evaluate, compare and contrast them against Integrity-related, Transparency Indicators.
Sport Stakeholders are encouraged to visit the official website www.sporttindex.eu to register their interest to participate, to be involved or simply to be kept up to date on the results of this game-changing initiative.
The 30-month project, co-funded by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ program, will utilize a robust set of Universal Transparency Indicators to benchmark European Sport, it will:
- Define and articulate a set of common Integrity Indicators applicable to all European Sport Stakeholders.
- Utilize the indicators to create a Transparency Index, objectively assessing European Sport Stakeholders’ levels of transparency in relation to the specified indicators.
- Employ a universal and external evaluation process that enables objective assessments.
- Base evaluations solely on information available on stakeholders’ official websites.
- Design the Index to improve standards by highlighting current capacities and levels of integrity transparency.
- Foster positive change through education, policy recommendations, and knowledge exchange mechanisms.
Dr. Iain Lindsay, SIGA’s Senior Director of Research, Knowledge, and Innovation stated ahead of the launch:
“We are delighted to begin the Stakeholder Engagement phase of the Sport Transparency Index. The initial objectives of this Index are two-fold. Firstly, we want to turn the lights on for Sport Transparency and help map the levels of Good Governance in European Sport as it relates to key Universal Integrity Indicators. Secondly, we want to create the means for Sport Organisations to positively evolve by delivering mechanisms for enhanced knowledge exchange. In these ways this project will work to create a culture of positive evolution that will permeate the entire Sport industry from the ground up. We are working to minimise all barriers to inclusion and to making the project accessible and inclusive for all. As such, I encourage all Sport Stakeholders to register, to get involved and to help us to pave the way for Greater Transparency in Sport”.
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The Sport Transparency Index is a collaborative partnership coordinated by SIGA and jointly implemented by the following partners: SIGA EUROPE; ISG – Fundacja Institute For Sport Governance; VUB- Vrije Universiteit Brussel; FEDAS- europäische Verband des Sportfachhandels; IOTC – Dietnes Kentro Olympiakis Ekexeiria; EPSI – The European Platform for Sport Innovation; FPN – Federação Portuguesa de Natação; EMCA – European Multisport Club Association; UCLM – Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha; EFDN – Stichting European Football Development Network; ICSS Europe – International Centre For Sport Security Europe; Igre mladih – Udruga za sport, rekreaciju i edukaciju Igre mladih; IPDJ, IP Instituto Português do Desporto e da Juventude; AEFCA – Alliance of European Football Coaches’ Associations and the Football Supporters Asociation, the FSA.
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ABOUT SIGA
SIGA is the world´s leading organisation for Sports Integrity. Supported by more than 200 international multi-industry supporters, we are creating a whole new landscape for the global sports industry by promoting the implementation of the highest integrity standards and delivering independent global rating and certification for Sport.
Funded by its members, SIGA is the only organisation to bring together all key stakeholder groups – Sport, Government, International Organisations, Global Business and Civil Society – from every region in the world, around one critical, fundamental Cause: to foster greater Integrity throughout Sport.
SIGA is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, as a non for profit association, funded by its members, and comprises of the following continental subsidiaries: SIGA AMERICA, SIGA EUROPE and SIGA LATIN AMERICA.
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