Everton

Clean/Renewable Energy

• 30.7% of energy is produced through a company where a proportion of it includes Renewable Energy from off-shore wind farms. This purchasing applies to all sites.
• Energy is purchased through a company where a portion of it includes Renewable Energy from off-shore wind farms.

Energy Efficiency

• LED lighting systems installed wherever possible at all sites
• At Goodison Park, this installation started in 2011, and LED lighting continues to be installed in all upgrades or projects, except for flood lights
• All perimeter boards at Goodison Park are LED
• Lighting motion sensor systems installed wherever possible at all sites
• Centrally controlled heating at all sites

Sustainable Transport

• AV equipment, Microsoft Teams and Skype available at all sites to reduce unnecessary travel for meetings
• The Club’s Bike 2 Work scheme for staff helps minimise the use of fossil fuels and provides a pollution-free mode of transport
• Advocating for fans to travel via public or active transport has been included in the plans for the proposed Bramley-Moore Stadium
• Cycle to work scheme, which subsidises bicycles for staff
• Offer public transport pass loans to staff based in the Royal Liver Building (where the connections are available). These have proven popular, with an uptake of 17% of staff at the Royal – Liver Building taking advantage of the scheme
• Incentive scheme in place to encourage car sharing

Single Use Plastic Reduction/Removal

• No specific club-wide policy on reducing single use plastic, but this is an objective of the Everton for Change campaign
• Reusable cups on match days at Goodison Park. Over the course of the season, it is estimated Everton, with the help of staff and supporters will prevent approximately 75,000 single-use plastic pint pots from polluting the environment thanks to the introduction of reusable cups.
• At Goodison Park, catering partner Sodexo have changed all plastic cutlery used in the stadium to wood, straws to paper, vegetables are delivered fresh in cardboard boxes to reduce packaging
• Reusable carrier bags that are 100% recyclable are now in all club shops
• At Goodison Park, plastic cutlery has been swapped for wooden cutlery, plastic straws have been swapped for paper straws, individual plastic packet condiments have been eliminated, and vegetables are delivered fresh in cardboard boxes to reduce packaging
• Reusable cup scheme launched November 2019: https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1477813/reusable-cups-introduced-at-goodison
• Thermos Mugs provided for staff across all sites to help reduce the use of single-use plastic cups
• Drinks bottles provided for staff in our new Royal Liver Building office to help reduce single-use plastic bottles
• Water machines across all sites – encouraging re-use of water bottle
• Bean Coffee (Everton staff café in the Royal Liver Building office) has eliminated single use cups, reduced the number of pre-made sandwiches in plastic packaging and has eliminated snacks in plastic pots

Waste Management

• Between 97% and 98% of waste diverted from landfill
• More than 90% of waste is recycled
• Food recycling at all sites
• Club stationary has been redesigned so it can be used for multiple seasons without wastage
• At Goodison Park, all contaminated waste is collected and incinerated
• At USM Finch Farm (training ground), for any large tree pruning around site, they chip the branches themselves and use the chippings in the beds
• Use of organic fertilisers
• More than 90% of waste is recycled
• Waste management plan in place (SWMP) meaning all waste on site is recorded, including disposal method (this includes waste generated by outside contractors)
• Separates all waste at source within the stadium, dividing it into plastics, card and paper which is recycled
• Food waste is collected and used for green energy using a process called anaerobic digestion
• The balance goes to general waste which is further separated at waste contractors’ facility
• All organic waste such as grass clippings and other plant material is recycled into natural compost
• Central waste and recycling points in the Royal Liver Building headquarters
• Central waste and recycling points are also being introduced across Finch Farm (training ground), in the canteen and Family Lounge areas
• Battery recycling collection points at all sites and have made staff aware this is available
• Printer ink cartridges are collected by ICT and sent off for reuse
• AV equipment and Skype is available at all sites to reduce unnecessary travel for meetings

Water Use

• Recycling of water at USM Finch Farm
• New kit partner Hummel uses ZEROH2O technology
• All urinals within the stadium are waterless and those in the corporate areas are controlled by proximity sensors

Plant based/low carbon food

• Catering partner Sodexo offers sustainably sourced vegan food options in the stadium lounges or at functions if requested and vegan options are provided on the concourse
• Staff can access vegan options across all sites
• Everton Free School and Everton in the Community offer sustainably-produced and vegan options

Communication/Engagement

• Everton for Change page now on main club website navigation: https://www.evertonfc.com/evertonforchange (advised of 25th Jan 2021 after 2020 table had launched via BBC Sport)
• The Everton for Change campaign is working to address a wider sustainability policy/strategy (not currently in place)
• No page on club’s website for Everton for Change
• News is shared on the Everton for Change campaign throughout the year and branding appears at games and across club social media platforms
• The Everton for Change initiative was launched in October 2019 with the introduction of reusable cups in place of single-use plastic cups at Goodison Park. The launch of Everton for Change came after both Liverpool City Council and Liverpool City Region combined authority declared a climate emergency with the Council setting the aim of becoming a zero-carbon local authority by 2030
• 31st October 2019: Everton Launches Environmental Awareness Campaign: https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1476299/everton-launches-environmental-awareness-campaign
• No sustainability or environment policy or page on the website, information through club news, social media and third parties
• As part of new environmental awareness campaign, ‘Everton for Change’ branding – and the tagline ‘protecting our planet’ – will be visible at Goodison on LED perimeter boards, the big screens and across other parts of the stadium at all match days to raise wider awareness of the campaign

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