Football sustainability news & views
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.
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.
Driving Environmental Sustainability in Women's Footbal
In November 2022, FFF proudly submitted evidence on the interrelationship between environmental sustainability and climate change to the UK Government's landmark Future of Women's Football Review.
Move For The Planet: engaging and educating communities on sustainability through sport.
Move For The Planet is a collaborative 12-month initiative delivered by adidas and Common Goal.
Engaging Journalists in the Sports X Climate Conversation: FFF and Minute Media Workshops
Alongside Minute Media, we launched a series of workshops designed to raise awareness of climate change and positively influence attitudes & behaviours towards environmental sustainability amongst football media.
Delivering Sustainability Workshops at Norwich City
Norwich City welcomed us to host workshops tailored for both club staff and academy players as part of Green Football Weekend.
Goals beyond the Pitch, with Arsenal’s Alexei Rojas
Back at the Eden Project, this time with one of our player champions and Arsenal Academy goalkeeper Alexei Rojas, to discuss the pivotal role of football in fostering sustainability.
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.
Wolves launch One Pack, One Planet sustainability commitments in partnership with FFF
Wolves have an ambition to be industry leaders in environmental sustainability. Their new sustainability campaign - One Pack, One Planet - seeks to maximise the club’s positive pawprint in the city of Wolverhampton and globally.
How can football fans talk to their clubs about tackling climate change?
FFF have partnered with football x climate charity Pledgeball, delivering a workshop that encourages football fans to ask their clubs what they are doing to tackle climate change, and to pledge to reduce their personal carbon emissions.
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 deliver workshops at Bloomsbury Football Summer Camps
A huge thanks to Bloomsbury Football for letting us run some workshops at their summer camps, focusing on the relationship between climate change and football.
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.
World Environment Day 2022: Wolves staff participate in new football & environment training
Football For Future were delighted to launch our industry-leading training for club staff in April, delivering our training course at Wolves to educate and empower staff at the club to engage with sustainability in their personal and professional lives.
Football For Future partners with Wolves on club’s environmental sustainability journey
The partnership will help fulfil the club’s ambition to become industry leaders in environmental sustainability, and Football For Future’s mission to build a more environmentally sustainable culture in football.
New group asks government to build environmental sustainability into English football
Football For Future is leading a group of organisations including Forest Green Rovers FC, Pledgeball and BASIS.
Welcoming David Wheeler as an FFF Champion
We visited Wycombe Wanderers to welcome David Wheeler as FFF’s first Climate Champion.