Football sustainability news & views
An Announcement From FFF
Football For Future (FFF) co-directors Barney Weston and Elliot Arthur-Worsop have mutually agreed to conclude their co-directorship of FFF after four years of partnership.
In the COP end: football and climate at COP29
Last month, the world’s politicians, scientists, activists and organisations came together for COP29. Football, and sport more broadly, had a noticeable presence.
The only climate-dedicated football cup
As the excitement of the Euros and the Olympics began to fade, a lesser-known but equally significant tournament kicked off in the Himalayas: the Ladakh Climate Cup. From September 1st to 7th 2024, six football clubs gathered in Leh for the world’s only climate-focused football tournament, hosted over 11,000 feet above sea level. But the Climate Cup is about more than just a game – it’s a call for urgent climate action in South Asia, bringing attention to environmental challenges across India and beyond.
Football at the heart of Spain’s flood response
In early November 2024, Spain was hit by devastating flooding that claimed over 200 lives, one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country’s modern history. Football has been at the heart of the response.
At risk community sport organisations around the world threatened by climate change take first-of-its-kind action
Elite athletes and community leaders celebrate the creation of Fields of Change, the first ever training resource designed to help grassroots organisations integrate environmental sustainability into their work.
Clubs across Europe in Deep Water as Flooding Takes its Toll
The flash flooding and subsequent casualties in Valencia are the culmination of a devastating few months of flooding across Europe, and a stark reminder of the severity of the climate crisis.
Professional Football Players Unite Through Champions Community To Drive Climate Action
Last season, FFF and Common Goal brought together a group of climate-conscious professional football players to create the first ever Climate Champions Community. Over the course of the year the players collaborated, publicly advocated for climate action, and inspired sustainable change within their networks.
FFF Founder Recognised by VERSUS 50
We are proud to congratulate our Co-Founder Elliot Arthur-Worsop for his recognition in ‘VERSUS 50’, as one of the 50 individuals shaping the future of football culture.
FFF at the University of Cambridge
We were delighted to join students at the University of Cambridge to talk about our work at the intersection of football and climate change.
Sofie Project shortlisted for BASIS Campaign of the Year
We’re delighted to announce that ‘The Sofie Project’, run in collaboration with Common Goal, has been nominated for ‘Campaign of the Year’ at the British Association for Sustainable Sport (BASIS) Awards!
Football's Climate Champions nominated at the BBC Green Sport Awards
We were excited to see familiar faces shortlisted for this year’s BBC Green Sport Awards! Congratulations to Jessie Fleming and Sofie Junge Pedersen on their nominations for 'World Athlete of the Year' and to David Wheeler for 'Athlete of the Year.'
FFF featured in three nominations for Sport Positive Awards 2024
We are delighted that Football For Future is featured in three nominations for this year’s Sport Positive Awards.
Engaging Worthing Schoolchildren in Sustainability through Football
FFF engages Worthing schoolchildren to understand the relationship between football and climate change as part of the Adur & Worthing Councils Worthing Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Fund.
FFF's Action-Packed Final Week at EURO 2024: Engagement at Sustainability Events and Forums
In the final week of EURO 2024, Co-directors Elliot Arthur-Worsop and Barney Weston connected with leaders in sports sustainability at The Berlin Forum and the Football for Sustainability Summit, hosted by Common Goal.
FFF return to Glastonbury 2024!
FFF returned to Glastonbury on The Information Stage at Silver Hayes where co-director Barney Weston and guests discussed football's impact on sustainability, fashion, and the environment.
Climate Champion Jessie Fleming donates the social carbon cost of her travel this season to Community Regenerative Farming Initiative
Jessie becomes the first player to use Football For Future and Common Goal’s new Carbon Transfer Compass (CTC) to compensate for her carbon emissions.
What This Election Might Mean For English Football and Climate
We’re slap bang in the middle of the Euros and a General Election is upon us. Let’s take a look at what this election might mean for UK Football and the sustainability and climate agenda.
Euro 2024 - ‘The most sustainable European Championship of all time’…
The sun is out, the beer gardens are full, and over two million lucky ticket-holders will be in Germany for this summer’s European Championships hoping their team can go all the way and lift the trophy in July. Before a ball was kicked, however, UEFA’s big aim for the Euros was to make it ‘the most sustainable European Championship of all time’. This is an ambitious goal, but one that UEFA are seemingly determined to tackle head on.
FFF Champions join forces with Beyond Meat to launch the Beyond Burger Jalapeño.
As UEFA champions a greener future with plant-based food options at stadiums, our champions Lia Wälti and Alfie Steiner are joining forces with Beyond Meat to launch the all-new, spicy-kickin' Beyond Burger Jalapeño.
Brazil sees the worst natural disaster to ever to hit the state of Rio Grande do Sul
People in southern Brazil have described the unprecedented devastation wreaked by flooding and overflowing rivers which have left swathes of the area under water.