Pledgeball has been unveiled as the winner of the ‘grassroots sport organisation’ category at this year’s BBC Green Sport Awards.

The charity aims to help eliminate waste and encourage fans to think about their carbon footprint, partnering with clubs and governing bodies including UEFA and the LTA.

It was founded in 2019 by Katie Cross, a former science teacher who taught her pupils about climate change. Read more about her story here.

In 2024 alone, through Pledgeball fans have pledged to save 62,589,800 kg of CO2e per year, which equates to taking more than 13,600 cars off the road.

Speaking to BBC Sport, Katie said: "One of the issues is we all feel incredibly overwhelmed by this, we feel climate change is such a big issue that we cannot take part and so we turn off to it.

"What Pledgeball does is show a clear way in which you can have an impact, illustrate what that is and help you see you are a part of a huge community that also cares and wants to take action.

"There is a huge desire for bold action that will change things and protect those things we care about."

Find out more about Pledgeball.

Read about the BBC Green Sport Awards 2024.