The Football Association has launched a new five-year sustainability strategy, setting out our plan to make a positive impact on the environment and the communities in which it serves
The new strategy, titled ‘Playing for the Future’, will drive forward our environmental ambitions until 2028, and will ensure that the association continues to be a role model in shaping a positive football future for all.
The strategy has been created through extensive consultation with a wide range of football stakeholders and environmental experts, and focuses on three core areas
Firstly to fight climate change and reduce emissions, to optimise resource consumption and thirdly to deliver and govern change across football
Mark Bullingham, The FA’s Chief Executive, said: “The climate crisis presents one of the most significant challenges of our lifetime, and we are determined to play our part in inspiring positive and meaningful change. Through our new five-year commitment, we want to make tangible progress through our own sustainability initiatives, while raising awareness, and bringing the wider football community with us on this journey.
“We look forward to working with the leagues, clubs, County FAs and our partners to harness the unique power of football so that together we can have a beneficial impact on the planet and a positive influence for future generations.”
Ruaidhri Dunn, The FA’s Head of Procurement and Sustainability, said: “We are delighted to launch our new five-year Playing for the Future sustainability strategy during Net Zero Week, which sets out our clear direction of travel to drive positive change for the environment.
“We are very proud of our achievements in recent years to become more environmentally friendly, including Wembley Stadium being awarded the highest standard of sustainability by the ISO, however we want to make further progress. Our new strategy focuses on a number of key areas including reducing emissions, optimising resource consumption, plus governing and supporting wider change across football – and we look forward to driving forward with the next phase of our sustainability efforts.”
