BBC Green Sports Awards: Nominations open inaugural year

One of the things we love most about sport is how it can use its power for positive effect.

And as part of our commitment to a greener future, we have partnered with Sport Positive Summit for the inaugural BBC Green Sport Awards.

They celebrate individuals and organisations from across the globe who are actively contributing to a more sustainable future through their sporting profile and practises.

There are five categories:

Teamwork Award

This is for any sporting organisation (professional, community-level or grassroots) that has actively educated or engaged participants, fans, citizens or society at large on climate action.

Nominations for this award have now closed.

To find out about this award head here.

Ambition & Impact Award

This is for any elite, professional or high-performance sporting body involved in the organisation of or participation in competitive sport that has net zero and reduction emissions targets by a specified date.

Nominations for this award have now closed.

To find out about this award head here.

Evergreen Athlete 2022

This is for a professional sportsperson who has proactively demonstrated ongoing support for environmental and/or climate change issues for a number of years.

The shortlist for this award will be announced by BBC Sport, with the winner selected by a panel of independent experts.

To find out more about this award head here.

Athlete of the Year

This is for a professional sportsperson who has advocated for, raised awareness of, or instigated action on environmental and/or climate change issues in the past 12 months.

The shortlist for this award will be announced by BBC Sport, with the winner selected by a panel of independent experts.

To find out more about this award head here.

Young Athlete of the Year

This is for a sportsperson aged 25 or under who is either professional or on a pathway to elite sport, who has proactively demonstrated support for environmental and/or climate change issues.

The shortlist for this award will be announced by BBC Sport, with the winner selected by a panel of independent experts.

To find out more about this award head here.

All winners will be featured in the BBC Green Sport Awards 2022 programme, which will be available to watch in October.

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