Federation report: FIVB Key results 2019 Figure 5: FIVB’s SGO 2019 index score
44% Figure 6: FIVB’s scores on the four SGO dimensions
48%
52%
32%
45%
Transparency
Democratic processes
Internal accountability
Societal responsibility
Background: FIVB’s SGO 2015 scores In the SGO 2015 report, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) achieved an SGO index score of 38%. The organisation scored quite equally between the dimensions of transparency (41%), democratic processes (36%) and internal accountability and control (38%). There were, however, no reliable data available for benchmarking FIVB on the societal responsibility dimension. FIVB’s most notable governance strengths included that the organisation published statutes, sport rules, organisational chart, and information about its member federations on its website. Furthermore, FIVB had robust procedures in relation to elections on the basis of secret ballots and the organisation had also adopted a code of ethics. But the SGO 2015 analysis also revealed governance deficits. For instance, FIVB did not publish its board decisions on its website and there were no contact details to board members and senior officials on the website. Nor did they report on remuneration for board members and senior officials. Furthermore, there were no data on whether the decisions on the allocation of major events were made through a democratic, transparent, and objec-
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