Engaged Organisations
One of the key roles of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights (CSHR) is to bring together stakeholders throughout the sports ecosystem to foster collective action towards a world of Responsible Sport. That is, a world of sport that protects, respects and promotes human rights across its policies, practices, and business relations.
As the idea of Responsible Sport gains momentum, CSHR decided to expand its network beyond its Advisory Council and launch a new form of engagement with institutions across the sports ecosystem: Engaged Organisations.
What is an Engaged Organisation?
An Engaged Organisation is any organisation within the sports ecosystem - sports bodies, event organisers, leagues, investors, supply chain providers, broadcasters, sponsors, agencies, standard bodies, integrity and dispute bodies, etc. - willing to engage with CSHR to help advance their respect for human rights in sport and play their part to create a world of Responsible Sport.
What are the steps to become an Engaged Organisation?
The most important criterion for an institution to become an Engaged Organisation is to have a public commitment to human rights. This must be demonstrated, for example, through a policy, or a statement on their website.
If the institution doesn't have a human rights policy in place yet, but is truly committed to begin this journey immediately, this should be clearly stated in the letter and this might be considered as the first step the new Engaged Organisation will take to support the advancement of the Responsible Sport world.
Any interested institution can reach out to CSHR at [email protected] to discuss and align expectations.
Once the parties reach an agreement around their ways of collaborating, the institution sends a letter to CSHR's CEO stating its willingness to become an Engaged Organisation. Its human rights commitment must be explicitly referenced in the letter.
Download our information sheet to find out the full details of the opportunities and requirements to become an Engaged Organisation.