Sports organisations are becoming increasingly aware of their influence on society and impact on the environment. On our Sustainable Sport Business programme, you’ll become an expert in the environmental and socio-economic sustainability issues affecting the sport sector and build the skills that are required to respond and adapt to these issues, including climate change and biodiversity loss.

You will learn about key theories and concepts in relation to sustainability and sport, sport ecology, and contemporary sport business on a global scale. You’ll also have the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in sport integrity, sport leadership, and sport, politics and diplomacy.

A practical focus to develop your skills and industry knowledge

Based at the heart of the Olympic Park site in London, you’ll benefit from Loughborough University London’s close links with major sports organisations, brands and government.

Go behind the scenes of world-renowned professional facilities like West Ham, Wimbledon and Lord’s Cricket Ground to see first-hand how they are reducing impacts in energy use, recycling, team and fan transport, and planning for increasingly volatile weather.

Develop practical skills in areas like carbon footprint calculation, data analysis, presenting, reporting, monitoring, and communicating to stakeholders from fans to CEOs.

On your collaborative project, you’ll get to plan, lead and manage a sustainability change agenda for a sport organisation, and build valuable teamwork skills. Tailor this to your interests, working with organisations like Formula E and the United Nations Environment Programme.

Join a growing community of sports sector specialists

Sustainability management in sport is a new and exciting discipline. Studying it will put you at the forefront of one of the fastest growing fields in sport, ready to put your expertise into action and shape new sustainability approaches that will impact future generations of athletes and fans, as well as wider communities.