Our Allies
Champions for Earth is proud to support and collaborate with the following organisations, who share our concern for the environment and recognise the power of athletes voices to create progress in tackling climate change.
If you would like to become one of our allies, please contact us at melissa@championsforearth.com
Big Plastic Pledge was set up by Olympic Champion Hannah Mills and seeks to eradicate single use plastic in sport.
“Sport inspires, unites, crosses boundaries and reaches all corners of the globe. If the entire global sporting community unite as one voice, we can help change the fate of our planet.”
Hannah Mills – Founder, Olympic Sailor & Environmentalist
twitter: @big_pledge
EcoAthletes supports athletes to use their platform to combat the climate crisis. They identify, train, coach & deploy athletes to talk about climate change.
“Consistent passion over time is necessary to have a chance to win in the climate fight and there is no doubt that Champions For Earth’s athletes have that quality. EcoAthletes looks forward to working with Champions for Earth to reach and educate more athletes and to help further expand their influence.”
Lew Bernstein, Founder
Planet Earth Games seeks to protect people and the planet through the power of sport and activity. Young people and adults are more concerned over climate change and its effects on the natural environment than at any other time. At the same time, inactivity and obesity are at record levels. Our guiding thought, in its simplest form is: Healthy People, Healthy Planet.
twitter: @oneplanet_earth
Sport Positive Summit brings together global sports and environmental stakeholders to support the advance towards more sustainable sport operations.
The Summit offers curated content and global networking for those who operate in sport and understand:
- The potential of putting sustainability at the heart of sports business to future proof operations, ensure long term cost savings and provide the benefits of a halo effect to your brand.
- The importance of sport taking a leadership role in broader sustainable development.
“Sport Positive is happy to be working closely alongside Champions for Earth: one team.”
twitter: @SportPosSummit
True Athlete Project looks to cultivate a more compassionate society one “true athlete” at a time, by delivering mindfulness-based programs at all levels of sport.
“Since 2018, members of TAP have supported Champions for Earth media campaigns which call attention to the climate crisis.”
twitter: @trueathleteproj
Other athlete-based environmental organisations:
Protect Our Winters helps passionate outdoor people protect the places and lifestyles they love from climate change.
twitter: @ProtectWinters
Rowers Against Rubbish is an emerging movement of river users and community members, united in fighting the plastics pollution and litter crisis in our rivers.
twitter: @rowersvrubbish
Surfers Against Sewage is a marine conservation charity working with communities to protect oceans, waves, beaches and marine life.
twitter: @sascampaigns