Dr. Madeleine Orr is a sport ecologist at Loughborough University London, where she is the Program Director for the MSc Sustainable Sport Business. She is the founder and co-director of The Sport Ecology Group, an international consortium of academics who drive climate action in the sport sector through research and public education initiatives. Orr’s research examines the impacts of climate change on sport, with a focus on resilience and adaptation. She recently authored the ‘Sport for Nature Report’ for UNEP, and is recognized as a global thought leader in sport. Her research has been covered in global news outlets including ESPN, BBC, Reuters, and Time Magazine, and she has been named to the Environmental Educators 30 Under 30 list by NAAEE (2020), the 30 Under 30 in Sustainability list by Corporate Knights Magazine (2020), and Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list (2021).
