Company sport – European context

Company Sport: what are we talking about?

The term “company” is used to define any type of structure in the public or private sector that employs at least one person.

Are concerned:

  • Private sector companies of all sizes
  • Local and regional authorities: communities, metropolitan areas, departments, regions, etc.
  • Public sector bodies, administrations and ministries, schools
  • Employers’ organisations, chambers of commerce, social partners
  • Various associations and the sporting movement.
COMPANY SPORT

Company sport covers all types of physical and sporting activities organised by or within a company/organisation in the broadest sense of the term.

A SOURCE OF INNOVATION

Company sport = a source of social and economic innovation that fits in with the deployment of CSR and Quality of Life and Working Conditions measures

Key Figures

of moderate-intensity physical activity per week
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of Europeans say they never exercise
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of a salary is what it costs to replace an employee
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it's the cost of absent employee costs per day
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breaks a day reduce long-term sick leave by 13%
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lower stress levels
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reduction in sick leave
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it's how more productive happy employers are
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of workers want to work in a company that encourages sports
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European studies

Eurobarometer 2022

Sport and Physical Activity

Eurobarometer 2022

Sport and Physical Activity Infographic

WHO 2022

Global status report on physical activity

Impact of physical activity on healthcare costs: a systematic review

Duijvestijn et al. 2023

Copenhagen consensus statements on workplace health enhancing physical activity programmes

A. B. Evans et al. 2025

MOVE@WORK GUIDEBOOK

Development of sport and physical activity within the workplace

MOVE@WORK INSIGHTS

Insights on European companies' current practices, challenges, and needs in order to provide physical activities in the workplace

MOVE@WORK REPORT

Evaluation and measurement of the impact of a physical activity policy in the workplace

Studies and data by country


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Stakeholder mapping

OLYMPIC COMMITTES
EUROPEAN TRADE UNION ASSOCIATIONS

Online course

The Move@Work online course is dedicated to company managers that are interested in implementing corporate sport strategies to promote physical activity among their employees.

Guidebook

Development of sport and physical activity within the workplace: all the information you need about company sport and the findings of the Move at Work project.

Move At Work project

Move at work logo
Group of people smiling stretching at company workout.

Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission, Move at Work is a three-year European project led by the European Federation for Company Sport – EFCS and accompanied by a consortium of 7 partners. It is the follow-up project of WAC – Workplace Active Certification rewarding professional organisations implementing physical activity for their employees.

This initiative aims to foster a culture of physical activity in the workplace by developing tools that highlight its benefits, supporting organisations in integrating wellness strategies into their policies, and strengthening workplace active certification. By adapting to user needs through ongoing analysis, we ensure lasting impact and healthier, more dynamic work environments.

Partners