FOOTBALL4GOOD MAGAZINE | MARCH 2020
LED FLOODLIGHTS: powered by renewable battery energy storage (8) ORGANIC PITCH: sustain- able grass free from pesti- cides cut by solar-powered lawn mower (3) SOLAR POWER: 100% green and renewable energy (5) RECYCLED SEATS: stadium seats made from 100% recycled sugar cane (2) WOODEN STADIUMS: constructed entirely from timber to reduce carbon content (1) ELECTRIC VEHICLES: car charge points and vehicle to grid dock to power stadium (2 & 3) FOOD: Vegan alternatives to livestock farm- ing with surplus food being do- nated to avoid waste (3 & 7) WIND POWER: stadium’s power produced by surrounding wind turbines (2) ECO-TICKETS: match day tickets that double as public transport with donation toward carbon offsetting tree planting (6) FUTURE OF FOOTBALL GROUNDS: HOW STADIUMS CAN ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY All initiatives are taken from stadiums across Europe that either currently exist or feature in the planning stages of future stadiums. BOOTS: Alongside Parley for Oceans Adidas have innovated a 100% recycled performance fabric. Expect the first fully recyclable football boots in the near future SHINPADS: Bamboo shin pads offer alternative to current products made largely from plastic FOOTBALLS: Alive and Kicking produce the world’s only not-for- profit football that create ethical jobs in the process SHIRTS : Made of 50% bamboo charcoal reducing the amount of polyester. All sales proceeds are donated to marine conservation charity Sea Shepherd WASTE MANAGEMENT: waste separation and waste transformer turns organic waste into electricity, residual heat and compost (2) WATER HARVESTING: collected from a nearby lake to supply the on-site water (2) and from rainwa- ter for pitch irrigation (3) KITTED UP PLAYERS OF THE FUTURE (1) Eco Park, Forest Green Rovers, Nailsworth (2) Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam (3) The New Lawn, Forest Green Rovers, Nailsworth (4) WWK ARENA, FC Augsburg, Augsburg (5) Weserstadion, Werder Bremen, Bremen (6) PreZero Arena, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Hoffenheim (7) Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genoa C.F.C (8) Emirates Stadium, Arsenal, London SECTION 38 39 FOOTBALL4GOODMAGAZINE | MARCH2020
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