Football sustainability news & views
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!
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.
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.
FFF Champions Q&A: David Wheeler
Football For Future sat down with Wycombe Wanderers midfielder David Wheeler to dig deeper into his passion for ensuring the beautiful game lives on for generations to come.
Q&A: Our World Cup campaign is not perfect
Following our campaign launch, we take a transparent look at the complexities of creating a sustainable game.
44 World Cup Stars Take Part In Biggest Player-Led Climate Action In Football History
Supported by FFF and Common Goal, players from four different countries are taking responsibility for the environmental impact of their flights to and from the tournament.
FFF go to Glastonbury Music Festival!
Our Founder Elliot Arthur-Worsop hosted a panel at the Speakers Forum, alongside New Zealand international Katie Rood and Wycombe Wanderers midfielder David Wheeler.
FFF and Common Goal launch Climate Champions Community
The Climate Champions are going on a journey filled with continued development from climate-curious individuals, to informed activists, through a series of workshops and trainings around climate awareness and action.
Delivering our first workshops to Academy players at Chelsea FC
FFF delivered our workshops to the players in Chelsea Academy’s Under-13 to Under-16 age groups. The sessions were the first of their kind delivered to Academy players, as part of a new extension of our Champions programme.
FFF publish new Climate Champion Handbook for Nike athletes: Lotte Wubben-Moy becomes Climate Champion
Environmental football non-profit, Football For Future, have launched a new handbook for Nike athletes, supporting them to become Climate Champions.
Supporting footballers to raise awareness of climate change: Football For Future and The Dixon Foundation
Football For Future (FFF) are partnering with The Dixon Foundation to support football personalities to become ‘Climate Champions’, as part of the foundation’s ‘Reaching Outside Our Echo Chamber’ challenge.
Play On: Football's Climate Story
Today we’re proud to release a powerful short film called Play On: Football's Climate Story, with two key stories from Tadcaster Albion AFC and Brighton And Hove Albion FC, showing how climate change is affecting the beautiful game, and what football is doing about it.
Climate Education with Spirit of Football: LIVE
Sunday 10th July - the Football For Future team travelled to Battersea Park in South West London, to attend The Kick Off with Spirit of Football. The location was chosen to honour the spot where the first ever official game of FA Rules football was played in the year 1864.
FFF at the University of Oxford: who is responsible for English football’s sustainable transition?
Football For Future was invited to chair a panel discussion at the University of Oxford on sustainability in English football, bringing together a variety of voices from across the sport to think about leading on sustainability in the sector.
Katie Rood launches FFF's 2022 Player Champions Series
Katie Rood is one of the most forward-thinking and vocal sustainability advocates in sport. Roodie has been a longstanding advocate for our planet.
Professional Footballers Talking about Climate Change
It seems that English football is beginning to recognise a new competitor more daunting than a cold, rainy night in Stoke.