About the Pod
Sport is one of the great joys of the human condition for athletes and spectators alike. It can bring happiness, livelihood, physical health, and mental well-being, and provides an education in teamwork, discipline, maturity, and humility. But for this to continue, sports around the world must acknowledge current/future and internal/external challenges and decide how they will adapt and potentially help mitigate them.
Here we dive into these complex challenges. Regular themes include sexism, climate change, racism, sponsorship ethics, mental health, social justice, the list goes on and on! We will also discuss potential remedies and look at how we as individuals can make a difference. It begins with a conversation. It may lead to raising awareness and mobilising people to question norms and behaviours. And hopefully, it will end with meaningful change.
About the Person
Benjamin Mole is a Doctoral Researcher at Loughborough University, UK on the London Campus.
Benjamin has an undergraduate degree in International Business from the University of Edinburgh and a master's degree in Global Sustainable Development from Lund University in Sweden. He has 5 years of industry experience in renewable energy and sport for climate action, including as a former employee and current volunteer at Pledgeball, supporting research.
Based largely on the planetary boundaries literature (Rockström et al., 2009), Benjamin is concerned for the planet's future, particularly in the context of justice for marginalised regions, groups and biodiversity.
Ben is from South Africa and his work endeavours to establish better representation for southern Africa, both as a source of knowledge and as an area to be protected from the potential mistakes of more ‘developed’ regions.
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