The UEFA Club Licensing Committee, chaired by UEFA Vice-President Gabriele Gravina, gathered today at the House of European Football in Nyon to address a range of topics related to club licensing and financial sustainability. With growing consensus among stakeholders that financial sustainability is critical to the future of European football, …
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Addressing the European Parliament’s (EP) Sports Group during the session “Environmental sustainability in sport”, FIFA Head of Sustainability Federico Addiechi explained how FIFA’s approach to sustainability has evolved over the last years. He said it was now “impossible for sustainability not to be an integral and major part of any …
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Manchester United and Real Betis have joined forces this week to promote sustainability in football, ahead of the UEFA Europa League round-of-16 first leg meeting between the sides at Old Trafford. Manchester United legend Wes Brown was joined by Real Betis great Rafael Gordillo as well as representatives from both …
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Expert organisation DEKRA has been appointed the independent external auditor for sustainability criteria in the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga licensing process. The Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 are the first major professional football leagues to include mandatory sustainability criteria in their Licensing Regulations. The criteria will become applicable for the first …
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AS Roma has reinforced its commitment to sustainability and climate action by signing the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework. The aim of the framework is to achieve a clear trajectory for the global sports community to deliver lasting changes and use the unifying power of sport to drive …
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has been a game changer in terms of organising a sustainable tournament. Many innovations will have a lasting influence on the way similar events are planned and delivered in the future. We leaned into some of the competition’s most exciting moments, connecting them …
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Earlier this year, AS Roma welcomed Enovation Consulting as an advisor as it began the process of developing a robust sustainability project. The Anglo-Italian, UK-based sustainability in sport agency was appointed for its experience in delivering bespoke and data driven sustainability strategies within the sports sector. Clients include Williams Racing, …
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European sports broadcasters BT Sport and RTL are committed to using greener production techniques and are showcasing new approaches to live broadcasting at this week’s UEFA club competitions, with the aim of reducing their carbon emissions by 2030. In line with our Football Sustainability strategy 2030 and as part of …
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The two-day FSR Manager Community meeting took place at the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) technical centre in Coverciano, where guests attended interactive workshops and expert presentations on sustainability. UEFA is working hand in hand with its member associations around the common sustainability mission to inspire, activate and accelerate collective action …
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Within the framework of UEFA’s Football Sustainability Strategy 2030, published in December 2021, Lega Serie A is the first football league to be chosen by UEFA to implement a pilot project aimed at defining a clear sustainability strategy by the 2023/2024 season, based on 11 themes: anti-racism, child and youth …
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