Katie Simmonds presentation

1. Standardsin Sport:Ethics,Integrityand Governance
22June2017
Manchester

2. SPORT UNDER SIEGE

3. SPORT UNDER PRESSURE

4. SIGA – A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COALITION
SPORTSORGANISATIONS
GLOBALBUSINESSES
GOVERNMENTS
INTERNATIONALORGANISATIONS
CIVILSOCIETY

5. SIGA VISION & MISSION
VISION
• SIGA works towards a vision of
sport played and governed under the
highest integrity standards, free from any
form of unethical, illicit and criminal activity,
to safeguard sports values and ensure its
positive impact andbenefits to all citizens.
MISSION
• The mission of SIGA is to provide
globalleadership, promotegood governance
and safeguard the integrity of sport through
a set of universal standards operated by an
independent, neutral andglobalbody.

6. SIGA
FINANCIAL GOOD GOVERNANCE
SPORTS BETTING
INTEGRITY
CorePrinciples &
Universal Standards
CorePrinciples & Universal
Standards
CorePrinciples &
Universal Standards
TRAINING& EDUCATION
CAPACITYBUILDING
MONITORING& VERIFICATION
 Clublicensing
 FinancialTransactions
 FinancialSupervision
 Clubownership& oversight
 Biddingcriteria:sportsevents,
broadcasting/sponsorship,
 Anti-moneylaundering,tax evasion
 Democracy
 HumanRights
 Transparency
 Accountability
 Stakeholderrepresentation
 Anti Match-fixing
 SportsBetting fraud
 Illegalsportsbetting
 Criminalinfiltrationin sport
 Information-sharing
 Internationalcooperation
INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT &RATING SYSTEM
Core Areas
Issues
Tools
Activities
Transitional
period
SIGA
Independent
Rating
CORE AREAS

7. SIGA GOOD GOVERNANCE STANDARDS

8. SIGA FINANCIAL INTEGRITY STANDARDS

9. SIGA SPORTS BETTING INTEGRITY STANDARDS

10.  Universal Standards – “livingdocument”
 Inclusive multi-stakeholder consultation process
 Gradual, progressive implementation plan with transition period
 Not all standards applyto allorganisations
 Organisations self-assess andself-select category ofimplementation
 Independent assessment by SIGA
 Organisations encouraged toreach the highest level possible, cognizant of
means andresources available
Consultation Process Ongoing with 2017 version to bepublished in July 2017
SIGA UNIVERSAL STANDARDS

11. TARGETED EARLY ADOPTERS OF THE SIGA UNIVERSAL
STANDARDS

13. SIGA GENERAL ASSEMBLIES
11/15
NewYork
02/16
London
04/16
Madrid
06/16
Paris
09/16
Cascais
01/17
London
07/17
Lisbon
Agreementto developa
SportIntegrityGlobal
Alliance(SIGA)
• FirstSIGAGeneral
Meeting(ICAEW)
• Draft Statementof
Intent& Declarationof
CorePrinciples
• Over50 organisationssignDeclarationof
CorePrinciplesandStatementof Intent
• Launchof SIGA asa global, independent
andneutralsportintegritybody
• Approvalof SIGAConcept
• Appointmentof SIGAad Interim
CouncilandCoordinator
• Approvalof Co-Chairsof
SteeringandWorking Groups
• Approvalof SIGA Universal
Standardsfirstdraft
• Approvalof SIGAConstitution
• SIGA officially
incorporatedas a legal
entity
• SIGA Constitutionsigned
by 30FoundingMembers
• 1st Editionof the SIGA
SportIntegrityForum
• Electionsto SIGA Council
• Appointmentof SIGA CEO
• 2nd Editionof theSIGA Sport
IntegrityForum

14. 1ST EDITION OF SIGA SPORT INTEGRITY FORUM
London 30 January2017
SveinArne Hansen
EuropeanAthletics
SirRonnieFlanagan
InternationalCricketCouncil
BrianLewis
CANOC
SportsBettingIntegrity
PanelSession
GoodGovernance
PanelSession
FinancialIntegrity
PanelSession
Lars-ChristerOlsson
EPFL

15. 2ND EDITION OF SIGA SPORT INTEGRITY FORUM
26 July2017, Lisbon, Portugal

16. THANK YOU!
katie.simmonds@siga-sport.com