On Monday, I had the opportunity to discuss the national influence of the Global Matrix project on physical activity (PA) promotion policies in Poland. The event organised by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism was a part of the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union. The conference, …
With two recent reports on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Polish football leagues now published (on Ekstraklasa and 1 Liga), it is worth reflecting on the impact of this eight-year project. What began in 2017 as a singular study of professional clubs’ CSR efforts has since evolved into an annual …
Hollow promises about improved governance in Polish sports? A summary of the workshop conducted with representatives of the Polish sport sector. The increase in the number of governance-related regulations introduced recently in the Polish sports sector might be perceived as an attempt to challenge the status quo regarding governance in …
At the declarative level, UEFA is taking consecutive actions to enable it to achieve the goals set out in the 2030 UEFA Football Sustainability Strategy and more recently Strategy 2024-2030 ?????? ??? ???????. Among the key stakeholders in this strategy are national football associations and clubs. To ensure their commitment, …
In 2017 I analysed local authorities’ (LA’s) investments in the area of sports in Poland. While going through their budgets I got more and more curious about the place of professional sports clubs in this field. In nearly every large city the investments and grants provided for ‘sport for all’ …
