Active Environments Impact Reports 2023-24

Well-designed places and spaces can enable increased physical activity levels leading to a positive impact on physical and mental well-being, which in turn creates more joined up communities and improves community safety, air quality and noise reduction.

An active environment is also a key mechanism for tackling the climate emergency by promoting active travel (reducing emissions), promoting the provision and use of green infrastructure, and reducing carbon intensive sedentary lifestyles. We believe that initiatives such as active travel potentially have a more substantial role to play in the policy response to the climate crisis. 

While planning decisions and associated legislation to promote active environments often focus on infrastructure investment, targeted interventions are also required to activate places and spaces and address social and cultural issues which are key barriers for many people and communities.

Sporting organisations also play an important leadership, education, and advocacy role in many communities, often supporting individuals outside formal education and civic engagement structures through place-based initiatives which are meaningful and sustainable. We intend to mobilise these assets across the sector to support the creation of active environments and positive climate action.

Below you will find the Impact Reports relating to this Strategic Objective for 2023-2024