HONG KONG CHINA RUGBY AMONG 100 GLOBAL CHANGEMAKERS SHORTLISTED FOR SPORT POSITIVE AWARDS 2025
PUBLISHED ON 11 AUG 2025
Hong Kong China Rugby (HKCR) is among 100 organisations and individuals who have been shortlisted for the Sport Positive Awards 2025 for leading the charge on creating a more sustainable, resilient, equitable, and climate-conscious future for sport.
Shortlisted in Transformation for “The Call of the Dragon”, Rugby’s first Sustainability Action Plan, HKCR is proud to have their work recognised among those leading the charge in taking action on a sustainable future for sport at these prestigious global awards.
The Call of the Dragon sets objectives, a strategy, a baseline and key targets within People, Planet and Social Impact, pulled together in a 5-year timeline at the end of the plan. Enablers are laid out that will be required to achieve this plan. The action plan follows HKCR’s 2024 decision to name Sustainability as one of the three key pillars in its 10-year strategic plan and demonstrates the importance placed on this pillar at Board Level, by the CEO and by Senior Management. The aim is not only to transform HKCR operations, but to transform the landscape of rugby.
Sport Positive Awards 2025 is a global industry awards that celebrates, uplifts, inspires and raises awareness of the people and organisations working in and around sport that are enabling game-changing activities that are ensuring sustainable business, climate action, biodiversity and environmental justice. Sports clubs, teams, leagues, venues, federations, non-profits, and academics from around the world, from Hong Kong to Australia, Canada to Brazil, and UK to UAE and USA, have been shortlisted across twelve categories, including Purpose-Led Partnership, Campaign of the Year, and Inspired Innovation.
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Jamie Farndale, HKCR’s General Manager of Club Development and Sustainability shared his delight at the nomination: “We are proud to be shortlisted for the Sport Positive Awards 2025. World Rugby has shown great leadership in this space, and it is now up to rugby unions around the world to pick up the pace. The Call of the Dragon embodies our vision to lead rugby towards a sustainable and equitable future. This recognition fuels our drive to inspire lasting change – not only within our organisation but throughout the global rugby community.”
Claire Poole, Founder of Sport Positive, appearing at the Sport Positive Awards 2025 shortlist announcement, added: “Congratulations to Hong Kong China Rugby for being shortlisted. It has never been more vital to platform and celebrate those in sport leading on sustainability and climate action. As we witness the climate crisis increasingly disrupt the sports we cherish, we must take bold steps to protect not only the future of sport, but also the communities and ecosystems that support and sustain it. Hong Kong China Rugby is doing just that.”
An independent faculty of global judges will decide who will lift the trophy for each category, and winners will be revealed during the Sport Positive Awards ceremony on 7 October 2025 in London. The Awards celebration is held in tandem with Sport Positive Summit 2025, taking place in 7-8 October 2025 in London.
About Sport Positive Awards 2025
Sport Positive Awards are part of the Sport Positive offering that includes Awards, Summits, podcasts, intelligence bulletins, leagues, reports, community and more, supporting the global sports community towards a more sustainable and resilient future: sportpositive.org
The Awards take place during Sport Positive Summit in collaboration with UNFCCC and International Olympic Committee, a globally-leading, award-winning Summit that convenes 600+ sport leaders in person and even more online every year, to advance sustainable and resilient sport business and catalyse collective action on climate, sustainability, biodiversity and environmental justice. Taking place on 7-8 October 2025 in London and online: sportpositivesummit.com
