About Sean Morris

Sean Morris is a seasoned leader in the global sports industry with a career that spans professional cricket, executive roles in international sports organizations, and now, pioneering sustainability through sport. From playing cricket for Hampshire to serving as CEO of the Professional Cricketers’ Association and leading the Rajasthan Royals IPL franchise, Sean has always sought purpose in performance. Today, he is the founder of 1.5 Degrees Sport, a platform connecting elite sport to climate action and the green economy. Sean is passionate about athlete-led environmental change and driving sustainability from grassroots to global sports platforms.

About this Episode
In this engaging and forward-looking episode of The Matrix Green Pill Podcast, host Hilmarie Hutchison speaks with Sean Morris about the intersection of sport, leadership, and environmental impact. Sean takes listeners through his journey from professional cricket to becoming a key figure in sport governance and sustainability advocacy.

He shares how his playing days shaped his leadership style, why climate action needs to be integrated into sport, and how his platform—1.5 Degrees Sport—is helping athletes and organizations become agents of change. From working with international federations to building momentum at the grassroots level, Sean’s mission is clear: use the power of sport to drive real-world climate solutions.

This episode offers powerful insights for sports professionals, sustainability champions, and anyone passionate about the role of values in leadership. It’s a compelling listen on how legacy in sport can go beyond trophies—into purpose, planet, and people.

Quotes

1:38 - We use the power of sport to transform the storytelling and the educational opportunities around sustainability, to try and inspire action and create a lasting impact.

 5:23 - Sport Impact: Essentially our position on it will be to help educate, drive awareness about what is required and showcase the world's best examples of what is possible.

7:39 - People haven't been in these sustainability positions for very long and therefore you need support for that.

 8:34 - AI has enabled us to do and that's why it's now much more affordable and we can roll it out across the entire sports ecosystem.

 11:47 - It enables you to take immediate action and therefore change your results, which, which is much, much more linked to how you play sport. 

 12:21 - We've designed it with sustainability experts alongside the AI team you have a full ESG department at your fingertips.

 16:10 - That's a skill set that takes quite a long time to learn. You now got that at your fingertips and that, I think, enables you to become much more comfortable in delivering what your goals are.

17:49 - Having been around sustainability for a short period of time you know, four or five years, there's been a lot of technology talk and I think that many of us sort of laymen have been waiting for some technology to solve the problem.

 18:35 - 1.5 Degrees Sport platform can help them accelerate that. Also, I think it can help your internal team understand what your journey is, because one of the problems we've had is the sustainability manager or director may fully understand their journey.

Useful Links

Website: https://1-5degreessport.com/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/1.5degreessport/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanmorris174/

The Matrix Green Pill Podcast: https://thematrixgreenpill.com/
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