FFF Newsletter: March round-up
Our new Season 2 Climate Champions and returning Climate Champions from Season 1.
We send out a newsletter to the football and sustainability community every month - here’s a round-up of this month’s edition.
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INSIDE FFF
We've been hustling behind the scenes to expand our services and make an even bigger impact. Here are some of our recent achievements and projects.
We are supporting Green Football's Great Save - we will be resharing and highlighting stories from across the football community.
We covered the news of the Premier League's new environmental sustainability strategy.
We announced the squad for Season 2 of our Football For Future x Common Goal Champions Community, a game-changing initiative supporting players to lead on climate action.
Over on our Instagram, you can see videos from three recent educational sessions with academy players of Premier League clubs - Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace, and Bournemouth.
We reflected on the achievements of Wolves' 'One Pack, One Planet' initiative, which we worked on two years ago. Wolves invited FFF to a recent Green Matchday to celebrate.
We highlighted the recent launch of Real Betis' innovative new kit which is made from recycled plastic and marine algae.
FOOTBALL & CLIMATE CHANGE
There has been lots of movement within the sector...
Sustainability Huddle on Substack drew attention to the potential of kinking up offshore wind generation and coastal football clubs.
New research on the motives and barriers to climate activism by athletes was published - you can read a quick summary by Madeleine Orr on Linkedin.
World Football Summit, together with SPSG Consulting and Common Goal, released a new report on sustainability in football.
Brazil’s incoming President for the international climate talks in November (COP30), André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, utilised the language of football in a recent open letter, describing COP30 a "the moment we turn the game around".
Fans, clubs, footballers and more are taking part in Green Football’s Great Save from 11th March to 2nd April.
Lionel Scaloni, the Argentina national manager, and his coaching staff posted a video showing support for those affected by flash floods in Argentina and encouraged Red Cross donations.
Bristol City became the first EFL team to join the UN-backed 'Sports for Nature' framework.
Meanwhile, Real Betis Balompié became the first LaLiga team to join the 'Sports for Nature' framework.
The Birmingham County FA, signatories to the UN Sport for Nature Framework, has launched a Football for Nature Fund.
The nominees for the Sustainability Award at the Football Business Awards have been announced. Congratulations to all nominees!
Liverpool have announced a partnership with a carbon capture, utilisation and sequestration company.
FIFA’s Annual Report 2024 mentioned that FIFA will invest $10m on sustainability for the FIFA World Cup 2026 - much less than the €30.6m investment by UEFA into the EURO 2024 tournament.
Sunderland AFC changed their crest on recent shirts to highlight the risk of sea level rise.
CLIMATE STATS
Our mission is urgent. Here's why.
The Guardian reported that dangerous heat is a real threat for the 2026 World Cup, and asked whether teams are ready.
The world's 100 most populated cities are becoming increasingly exposed to flooding and drought, according to new research.
Humans are driving biodiversity loss among all species across the planet, according to a analysis of more than 2,000 studies.