Aston Villa

CLEAN/RENEWABLE ENERGY

• In 2013 the club identified its carbon emissions & offset them completely with carbon credits purchased from renewable energy projects around the world

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

• Building management system in place
• Decreased consumption in heating, lighting and electrical equipment remotely controlled, lighting control sensors in most toilets
• Stadium house lights completely LED that use total power equivalent to one stand last year
• Over half the stadium is installed with LED lights with plans to make all concourses LED by close of season

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT

• Structured travel plan in place to reduce the number of cars going to stadium
• Staff are encouraged to car share were at all possible

SINGLE USE PLASTIC REDUCTION/REMOVAL

• Single use plastic sachets removed from concourses
• Wooden forks and stirrers now used, along with paper straws, napkins are the recycled variety
• All food containers are from sustainable sources and recyclable
• The club is looking at reusable beer cups, hoping to trial by the end of the season
• In process of signing new contract for water coolers, plus provision of sports bottle for each member of staff to reduce plastic cups

WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Comprehensive waste management programme in place
• Soon rolling out waste collection within the ground and compact to reduce waste collection to once a week
• Starting to bail cardboard on site to reduce on collection and recycle in bulk
• Just invested in the latest recycling bins for Villa park and BMH

WATER USE

• Rainwater-collection system on the roof of the stadium’s Holte End section, provides water for irrigation around the facility & at a nearby garden
• Water-saving fixtures around the venue

PLANT BASED/LOW CARBON FOOD

• Vegan hot dogs and curries are available on the concourse
• 85% of food sourced locally from surrounding of 5 counties, awarded Green Restaurant Award

COMMUNICATION/ENGAGEMENT

• No environment or sustainability policy or page but some information available on other pages of website, in club news and through third party websites (not in last 6 months)

Information sourced directly from Aston Villa FC staff, website and third party websites
Information updated January 23rd 2021