Category Archives: International

Playing tennis with a purpose, just like Venus and Serena

There are many casualties of war. Yes, that is an understatement. There are too many losses of life and ways of life. We have seen both with returning soldiers in…

Peace and Sport Image of the Year Award – The IndoPak Express

We are very happy to highlight here Peace and Sport’s Image of the Year Award. Our friends at Peace and Sport partnered with SportelMonaco and Getty Images to once again…

Images of Grandeur – 2010 Commonwealth Games

There were a host of articles discussing and detailing the myriad of problems with New Delhi’s preparation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Frankly, it was exhausting trying to keep up…

When corporate social responsibility becomes your own

Should corporate social responsibility be required? Should corporations have to prove they are doing it and prove its effectiveness? Or should the corporation, much like an individual, decide on its…

Sports and Social Responsibility, an amazing effort

I am pretty set on having the World Cup in the U.S. in 2022. May seem like a long way off but the decision to pick a host is much…

News item: Barclays continues partnership with Beyond Sport

We are introducing a new feature at SDG. When we see a worthwhile news story, we will include it but not always offer any commentary. We will just report the…

CSR – caring sports resources

A quick note about CSR (okay, it really means corporate social responsibility :-)). In one of the classes I teach we spoke about CSR and ethics in the world of…

Seeing the power of sport

The Homeless World Cup is currently taking place. This is a wonderful event that brings together teams from around the world to compete for a championship but also serve as…

GAMECHANGERS|Sports Micro-Venture Fund – microfinancing CAN change the game

Since the pioneering efforts of Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank, the idea of microfinance has captured the imagination and attention of individuals, organizations, and companies in the development world….

US soccer’s embrace of their sisters in Haiti

Earlier this year we featured a story on a game between Under-17 women’s soccer teams from the U.S. and Haiti. Played shortly after the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, the young…