Sport Industry Group Renews Insightx Partnership
Sport Industry Group is delighted to announce the renewal of its partnership with InsightX for a second year, which will culminate in the awarding of the Integrity and Impact Award at the Sport Industry Awards on 27th April 2023.
The award recognises individuals or organisations that have demonstrated outstanding levels of ethics, integrity or trust in sport and helped to set a global standard for best practice in sport governance and business.
In 2022 it was awarded to Athlead Founder and CEO, Kat Craig, by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. The human rights lawyer accepted the award on behalf of a number of individuals and organisations who were instrumental in the evacuation of the Afghan Women’s National football team and other vulnerable female athletes from Kabul in the autumn of 2021.
Craig became the fifth recipient of the award, following on from Manchester United player Marcus Rashford for work he has done in fighting for those less fortunate, US gymnast Rachel Denhollander for speaking out against her abuser Larry Nasser, Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling for his work fighting racism in football, and the USWNT’s Megan Rapinoe for her uniting voice amid a divisive America and her continued action for the LGBTQ+ community.
On renewing the partnership for a second year, InsightX Chief Executive, Sophie Elsworthy, said, “It’s wonderful to be partnering with Sport Industry Group for such an important award.
“Current events mean that integrity in sport has never been more important so we are very much looking forward to seeing who the next worthy recipient of this award will be.
“Once again, we’d like to acknowledge this award’s co-founder and our former colleague, the late Simon Greenberg. Integrity in sport was of great importance to him and as we seek the next award recipient he remains at the forefront of our minds.”
Sport Industry Group Managing Director, Dylan Pugh, added, “I am delighted that InsightX will remain as a partner of Sport Industry Group, and continue supporting the Integrity and Impact Award at the Sport Industry Awards.”
It is always one of the most impactful and poignant moments of the evening, and there is no better example of that than last year, when Kat Craig accepted the award and told her incredible story.”
Founded in 2020, London-based InsightX is in an intelligence agency with a difference. Working with a global team of researchers and investigative journalists, it provides the world of elite sport with clear, actionable intelligence on their partnerships, athletes, investors and suppliers and in doing so supports their clients in protecting their organisations and associated sports from reputational harm.
Nominations for the 2023 Integrity and Impact award open soon.
