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1. The Ethisport Matrix
For each sports stakeholder, the ETHISPORT matrix includes around 500 questions regarding sport integrity.
Example of questions (International sports federation):
D.9 | Is giving a bribe or inducing others accepting a bribe considered as an offence for licensed officials/administrators/staff (including coaches, doctors, team owners, shareholders)? | YES / NO |
D.10 | Is failing to report when they are approached to influence the course of a competition considered as an offence for players/athletes? | YES / NO |
Example of questions (Ministry of Sport):
G.2 | Has the organisation set up a risk prevention strategy? | YES / NO |
G.3 | If G.1 = YES, manipulation of sports competition is it part of this strategy? | YES / NO |
Example of questions (Sponsors):
C.12 | In its sponsorship contract with an athlete, the organisation includes an article clarifiyng the following doping rule: if the athlete is suspended for doping by his/her federation/league (after appeal possibilities), the contract is terminated of right. | YES / NO |
In its sponsorship contract with an entity (club, team), the organisation includes an article clarifiyng the following doping rules: | YES / NO | |
C.13 | The sponsored entity (club, team) has to make all possible provision to avoid doping | |
C.14 | The sponsored entity (club, team) has to set up specific education tools to avoid doping |
2. The Ethisport Weighting
Weight = 5 : Essential criterion
Weight = 3 : Important criterion
Weight = 2 : Interesting criterion
Weight = 1 : Secondary criterion
Weight = 0 : Criterion not take in account for the assessment
Example of weighting (International sports federation):
D.9 | Is giving a bribe or inducing others accepting a bribe considered as an offence for licensed officials/administrators/staff (including coaches, doctors, team owners, shareholders)? | Weight = 3 |
D.10 | Is failing to report when they are approached to influence the course of a competition considered as an offence for players/athletes? | Weight = 3 |
Example of weighting (Ministry of sport):
G.2 | Has the organisation set up a risk prevention strategy? | Weight = 3 |
G.3 | If G.1 = YES, manipulation of sports competition is it part of this strategy? | Weight = 2 |
Example of weighting (Sponsors):
C.12 | In its sponsorship contract with an athlete, the organisation includes an article clarifying the following doping rule: if the athlete is suspended for doping by his/her federation/league (after appeal possibilities), the contract is terminated of right | Weight = 5 |
In its sponsorship contract with an entity (club, team), the organisation includes an article clarifying the following doping rules: | ||
C.13 | The sponsored entity (club, team) has to make all possible provision to avoid doping | Weight = 3 |
C.14 | The sponsored entity (club, team) has to set up specific education tools to avoid doping | Weight = 2 |
3. The Ethisport expert system
Thanks to an algorithm developed by Ethisport, the 500 questions of the matrix are then checked, compiled, and organised by main issue.
Example of the result of an assessment (Ethisport customer):

What is Ethisport ?
ETHISPORT is the first audit company specialized on sport integrity and ethics.