Green Goals 2026 Conference

GREEN GOALS 2026 CONFERENCE

OVERVIEW

Manchester Conference Centre. 2nd July 2026

Following the success of the 2025 event, the Green Goals 2026 Conference returns as the leading platform for driving sustainable change across the sports, leisure, and physical activity sector.

This year’s conference will provide a unique opportunity to evaluate the progress of the Sport England Every Move Strategy, with a focus on how community sport and the wider sector can play an active role in tackling climate change.

Bringing together expert speakers, sector leaders, and private companies, the conference will explore innovative solutions, share best practice, and showcase real-world examples of how the sector can contribute to a healthier planet and more resilient communities.

Delegates will benefit from:

Insightful keynotes and discussions with thought leaders driving sustainability in sport and physical activity.
Practical case studies and evidence-based approaches that highlight sector-wide progress and future priorities.
Networking and business development opportunities, connecting professionals and organisations committed to achieving sustainable change.

The Green Goals 2026 Conference is more than a conversation—it is a call to action. Together, we can build a sector that champions both community well-being and environmental responsibility.

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MANCHESTER CONFERENCE CENTRE,
MANCHESTER, M1 3BB

The Pendulum Hotel offers great value and comfort in a prime Manchester location. We’re a short breaks and conference hotel, only a 5-minute walk to Piccadilly Station and a short stroll to Canal Street, Chinatown, and an array of theatres, shops, and concert halls.

We’re one of the leading conference hotels in Manchester city centre with top-of-the-range conference facilities and free Wi-Fi throughout to keep you constantly connected.

Our 117 guest rooms offer an ideal place to kick-back and relax after a day’s sightseeing or a quiet space to catch up on a few emails and brush up on your business plan.

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NEWS & BLOGS

Working together to get Blackpool moving.

Move Together Blackpool is working with Sport England so that more people in Blackpool can lead active lives for longer. Sport England are continuing their partnership with Blackpool by providing £1.3m funding to Move Together Blackpool, a place-based approach designed to change behaviours and promote partnership working to help those in the greatest need become more active. Blackpool is one of 53 places across the country to benefit from Sport England’s Place Expansion Partn

The Value of Free Bike Schemes

Free Bikes schemes address the most significant barrier to cycling: cost. The health and well-being benefits of regular cycling are indisputable. For many, typical active travel initiatives such as cycle infrastructure and cycle training (Bikeability) in schools are of great value. However, they ignore the reality that in our most underserved communities, you cannot learn to ride or experience the benefits of cycling if you cannot afford a bike. https://theaws.co.uk/wp-conten

Decarbonising the Leisure Estate: How Sport Can Lead the Net Zero Transition.

As the UK leisure and sport sector looks ahead to the 2026 Green Goals Conference, one theme will dominate the conversation: how can we decarbonise our ageing leisure estates while protecting the health, well-being, and social value these facilities deliver? ukactive will share insights from a significant new publication: Decarbonising the Leisure Sector: A Practical Guide to Accelerating the Path to Net Zero , developed by the Midlands Net Zero Hub in collaboration with lo