Since I Trust Sport was founded in 2013, the company has been involved in some of the most significant sports governance projects at national and international level, taking on client work from 12 countries.
I Trust Sport has conducted almost 200 governance reviews, including all of the Olympic International Federations, both summer and winter, four times since 2017.
In June 2022 the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) published the Fourth Review of International Federation Governance, reporting on the governance performance of the 33 international sports federations that were part of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. A similar study of the seven winter Olympic sports federations was published in December 2022.
As for each previous edition, I Trust Sport managed the overall process, preparing and distributing questionnaires, conducting a detailed moderation of self-assessment responses, analysing findings and writing the overall report, plus detailed results for each of the participating organisations.
In 2019, I Trust Sport was commissioned to carry out governance reviews of a group of over 50 non-Olympic International Federations.
- Reviews of summer Olympic sports: 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022
- Reviews of winter Olympic sports: 2018, 2020, 2022
- Review of over 50 non-Olympic sports
- Example of a detailed study of an individual sport
So far, I Trust Sport has taken on client projects from the UK, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Latvia, Norway, North Macedonia, Spain, Turkey, the UAE and the USA.
I Trust Sport has produced research for organisations such as the Council of Europe and OECD on sports governance.
Some specific examples of our work include:
I Trust Sport has published a variety of articles on sports governance topics including in these media:
Governance and Compliance Magazine
Compromiso Empresarial (Spain)
(See the blog for more details of articles)
Rowland Jack regularly speaks at conferences and universities, including:
International Compliance Association Annual Conference
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Herbert Smith Freehills Corporate Crime and Investigations
Birkbeck, University of London
ICSA: The Governance Institute
MESGO course supported by UEFA
Legal Panel Framework established by Sport and Recreation Alliance, UK Sport and Sport England
EOC EU Office / POINTS Project
International Netball Federation Congress
Ed Hawkins is a subject matter expert on gambling corruption and human trafficking in sports. He has regularly appeared on live television and radio and spoken at conferences.
With our unique experience of the global sports governance landscape, I Trust Sport can assist with due diligence and risk assessments for potential partnerships.
We also help current commercial partners in sport to have a meaningful and responsible influence on organisations they support.
I Trust Sport has advised individuals associated with sports bodies who want to promote governance reforms.
