New publication: Good Governance in Sport Organisations

While corruption and other types of misconduct in sport federations on international and national level (doping, match-fixing, sexual abuse, etc.) have been widely discussed in recent years, what is needed to increase integrity in sports in the long term is an approach that starts at the bottom.

Transparency International Germany has therefore developed guidelines to support good governance at this level of sport organisations, i.e. in local sport clubs or small-sized associations with minor risks. A Good Governance Concept analyses the risks for the sport club and all those involved with it, especially its members, and closes gaps in prevention by means of tailor-made measures.

While this publication may be useful for anyone in sports (and beyond) who is interested in good governance, high performance sports clubs or professional teams with a larger budget and/or a more complex structure will need a more sophisticated approach, such as a professional Compliance Management System. The same applies to sport federations on the national or international level.

With these guidelines we hope to contribute to improving governance in sports. A German version of this publication can be found here.