The 2020 Sport Governance Standards Benchmarking Report, produced by collating data from 64 sports, is designed to provide National Sporting Organisations (NSOs) insights from the self-assessment process against the Sport Governance Standards (SGS), conducted in September 2020. The SGS are aligned to the new evolved Sport Governance Principles (released July 2020), effectively bringing the principles to life.
The aim for this report is to benchmark the current governance maturity of all NSOs, form the basis of a Sport’s Governance and Organisational Enhancement Plan, as well as identify the major development needs of the NSOs to prioritise support, education and resources for the sector.
Understand the rationale and data behind the SGS benchmarking report.
Observations from the 2020 SGS benchmarking report.
Results
In total, there are 37 Sport Governance Standardsacross the nine Sport Governance Principles. NSOs were asked to self-evaluate their governance maturity against each standard using a four point scale, with a score of 1 representing low maturity, and a score of 4 representing the highest level of maturity.
Values-driven culture and behaviours
Aligned sport through collaborative governance
A clear vision that informs strategy
A diverse board to enable considered decision-making
Documents that outline duties, powers, roles and responsibilities
Board processes which ensure accountability and transparency
A system which protects the organisation
A system for ensuring integrity
Embedded systems of internal review to foster improvement