{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64d23d2aacdf220011948b27/690f201d4e59613eaff2d7ae?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"17 | Claire Poole ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64d23d2aacdf220011948b27/1762598936281-6f62e72e-0cae-4334-9237-8c70bab2ecdb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairepoole/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Claire Poole</a>&nbsp;is the founder of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.sportpositive.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sport Positive</a>, which she set up in 2018 to help the global&nbsp;sport industry place sustainability&nbsp;right at the heart of the sector.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Claire oversees massive projects like in-person events and data gathering through the Sport Positive Leagues - which highlight positive environmental initiatives at top level sports clubs.</p><p><br></p><p>She also organises the annual Sports Positive Summit which brings together hundreds of sports organisations focused on sustainability to meet in person, listen and connect.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode she talks to Sarah about how&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/pantheon-new/overview/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">athletes are the historical figures of our time</a>&nbsp;and how being pragmatic and staying hopeful can help fight against&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/clairepoolesp/2025/11/06/as-greenlash-spreads-the-economic-and-climate-fallout-deepens/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">greenlash</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>She was nominated for the podcast by double Paralympian Alexandra Rickham, who you can hear talk to Sarah&nbsp;<a href=\"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64d23d2aacdf220011948b27\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Sustainable Matters… a podcast series full of solutions and optimism for a more sustainable world, brought to you by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.isepglobal.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ISEP</a>:&nbsp;<strong>Transforming the world today for a sustainable future.</strong></p>","author_name":"ISEP"}