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Our partners in the sporting system are public, private and voluntary organisations. These range from local authorities and sports governing bodies to charities and the education and health sectors. Together with these partners we create Scotland's sporting assets - planning, building and running sustainable sports facilities, making the most of our outdoor spaces. We also use our expertise and resources to develop the skilled people who make sport happen.

Sport is having to adapt to the impacts of climate change. The sporting system can play a positive role by improving our environment sustainability and by helping to communicate to the public the importance of reducing our environmental impacts.

sportscotland helps organisations inside and outside of the sporting system make the best use of the money, time, expertise and information invested in sport. This means having the right partnerships and working together in a collaborative way.

Whether it's performing on the world stage, or communities looking for ways to come together, the starting point is getting people involved in sport. The sporting system gives people a choice of how they take part. Sport happens across different environments, from schools, colleges and universities to sports clubs, communities and performance sport, with people choosing the one that suits them best. However, not everyone feels included in sport, and we want that to change. By listening closely to what matters to people, the sporting system creates opportunities in sport that really meet people's needs.

sportscotland works with partners, sports clubs and communities to gain insights and make it easier for people to take part in sport. We use these insights to make sport more inclusive, with some opportunities tailor-made for specific needs.

We want everyone to take part in sport at whatever level they choose. This could mean going for a walk with friends, trying a new sport, joining a club, or moving from recreational to competitive sport. For some people it will be about performing consistently in competitions or on the world stage. Using development and performance pathways helps people progress to their chosen level, supported on their journey by people and resources.

sportscotland helps sports develop robust pathways which enable people to progress to their desired level, take on different roles and potentially move across sports. Working closely with our partners, we ensure resources are suitably aligned across all environments.

The Physical activity for health framework provides a systems-based approach to deliver a more active Scotland. Delivery of Framework requires sport to play a role alongside health, transport, education, the environment, local government and others.

The sporting system will play a vital role across the strategic delivering outcomes. This includes active sport and recreation for all, and also outcomes such as active systems, active places of learning, active communications and active places and spaces.

We lead the sporting system to contribute to the Physical Activity for Health Framework's systems-based approach and to demonstrate its contribution by showing how we're helping people participate, progress and achieve in sport.

By helping people to participate, progress and achieve in sport, the sporting system creates wider benefits in areas such as health, education, communities and the economy. These benefits can be either inherent or intentional. Either way we want people to be aware of them.

sportscotland works collaboratively with partners to promote how sport benefits people's lives to key stakeholders inside and beyond sport. These are just some of the ways sportscotland can help people get the most from the sporting system.