To recognize outstanding sustainable contributions in the sports arena and beyond, the World Forum for Ethics in Business since 2014 honors outstanding organizations and individuals with the Ethics in Sports Award. The 2022 Ethics in Sports Award in the category ‘Outstanding Organization’ was conferred upon Germany’s first league soccer club 1. FC Union Berlin e.V.

The 2nd edition of the Anti-Doping in Sports Conference on 4 June 2019 in Oslo challenged athletes, sports federations, sponsors and broadcasters alike to stand in for a clean and ethical sports by not shying away from the truth and asking uncomfortable, challenging questions.

At a time when the world of sports is facing increasingly large leadership challenges and has moved far away from its original objective, a focus on true sportsmanship and absolute adherence to the rules of the game on and off the pitch were at the forefront of the agenda.

Mit der Veranstaltung des 2. World Summit on Ethics and Leadership in Sports am vergangenen Freitag stellte das World Forum for Ethics in Business (WFEB) nicht nur kritische Punkte im Sport in den Mittelpunkt, so zum Beispiel Match-Absprachen, Doping und Menschenrechte. Indem sie positive Vorbilder ins Blickfeld rückte, erkennt die Organisation auch das Gute an, wofür der Sport steht.

En organisant le deuxième Sommet Mondial pour l’Éthique et le Leadership dans le Sport (« World Summit on Ethics and Leadership in Sports »), le « World Forum for Ethics in Business » (WFEB) a souhaité porter une attention particulière à deux aspects : d’une part, les défis de gouvernance dans le monde du sport, relatifs aux matches truqués, au dopage ou encore aux droits de l’homme ; et d’autre part, les bienfaits apportés par le sport, et les exemples à suivre dans le monde sportif.

By hosting the 2nd World Summit on Ethics and Leadership in Sports this Friday, the Brussels-based World Forum for Ethics in Business (WFEB) will not only focus on bringing attention to the critical challenges related to sports governance such as match fixing, doping and human rights but also recognizes the good that sports stands for by celebrating positive role models.

Führende Entscheidungsträger aus Sport, Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Nichtregierungsorganisationen kommen zum zweiten Mal in Zürich zusammen, um die gesellschaftliche Verantwortung des Sports zu diskutieren und bewährte Praktiken ethischen Verhaltens im Sport vorzustellen.

Leading decision-makers from sports, politics, business, academics and NGOs will for the second time converge at the Home of FIFA in Zurich to define the role of sports in society and to celebrate best practice examples of ethical sportsmanship. Organized by the World Forum for Ethics in Business, this multi-stakeholder platform will elaborate on what business and politics can learn from sports, showcase successful CSR activities in the sports arena and assess and address current challenges in sports ethics. Themed “Preserving the beauty of Sports and leveraging its full potential for society”, the summit will feature a mix of keynote addresses and dedicated breakout sessions to enrich participants’ overall knowledge and experience and propose a substantial agenda for action.

We are global, we are fast, we are digital. And as the world we know is changing at an incredible pace, there are predictions that 40% of the world’s leading companies will not exist in a meaningful way after the next decade if they do not adequately prepare themselves for this era.

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