New ISSF constitution rejected by the ISSF General Assembly. The assembly agreed to continue the Kuwait suspension and promised to increase transparency.

It seems that not all 35 Olympic Federations are concerned with the IOC’s increasing demand for good governance in sports. Critics are targeting the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) for its governance practices.

Integrity building in sport must be accelerated, says Transparency International (TI) in their latest ‘Global Corruption Report’, which this year focuses on sport, and provides a long range of recommendations for approaches to reforming sport.

In a joint statement, ministers of the Nordic countries warn that corruption, doping and manipulation of sports competitions undermine the core values of sport. There is an urgent need for action, they state.

A motion for a resolution calling for the follow-up on the Council of Europe’s recommendations regarding the crisis in sports governance, inspired by Play the Game’s Sports Governance Observer report, has been tabled.

North America and Europe dominate the international sports federations, shows new study conducted by the Danish NOC.

Lack of transparency makes national FAs susceptible to corruption, says newly released report from Transparency International who provides recommendations for football organisations to follow in order to increase their accountability.

Watch author of the Sports Governance Observer 2015 report, Arnout Geeraert, speak about what international sports organisations can do to improve their governance standards.