Clean Energy
- No information provided
Energy Efficiency
- Use of a generator on match days to significantly reduce the need for electricity
Sustainable Transport
- Public transport available
- Free electric buses to the stadium
- Use of bicycles by the training centre
Single Use Plastic Reduction/Removal
- Reusable Eco Cups
Waste Management
- Recycling at the stadium, the training centre and the education centre
- Fryer oil recovered for recycling
Water Efficiency
- Installation of special shower pumps to reduce the use of water at the same pressure
Plant-based/Low Carbon Food
- Producers & Short circuits for GP catering:
- Charcuterie: Ferme Bertholet (la Fouillouse)
- Charcuterie d’Antan (Larajasse)
- Cheeses: La Jasserie Saint André (St Just St Rambert)
- Breads: Intermarché L’horme, Fages Bakery in Montbrison
- All supplies are now made within a radius of less than 50 km
- Display list of allergens + beef origin (almost elimination of herbivorous meats in all of our VIP lounges since January 1, 2022)
- Total removal of Thom since October 1, 2021 across the entire stadium (GP and VIP), a species threatened with extinction included in the list of the most vulnerable species
- Decrease in the percentage of protein, of around 25%, in our VIP services across the entire range offered since January 1, 2022
- Systematic proposal of vegetarian menus at the training center for all administrative staff, players and trainees.)
Biodiversity
- Near the training centre, the club installed an “insect hotel” to educate the club’s children about their environment
- Establishment for 10 years of a local education program with 570 classes, about 17,000 children made aware of environmental issues
- “Commit yourself to the environment with ASSE Coeur-Vert” program: Already 15 large-scale tree plantations scale carried out on the territory of the Loire (about 5,500 trees planted)
- These plantations are done with the licensees of the amateur clubs of the department
Policy, Commitments and Communications
- Special category on the website dedicated to the “ASSE Coeur-Vert” foundation and one of its objectives is environmental preservation
- CSR report (latest version 2017) on the website, also indicating environmental commitments (2 pages out of 28)
- News related to ecology is also shared in the news section on the website and on social media (via the club’s own channels)
- The club also raises awareness of environmental issues among young players through nature walks and tree planting
- Signature of a partnership with the UN: “Sport for Climate Action” On the occasion of COP 26, Ratification of the Protocol: “Race to Zero” with the objective of carbon neutrality by 2040
- Elaboration of a complete carbon assessment of the company in partnership with GoodPlanet.org
- To date, 40% of the club’s carbon impact is offset by the environmental actions of the club’s CSR structure; ASSE Coeur-Vert.
- Financial, information and awareness-raising partnership with the Parc Naturel Régional du Pilat and the Réserve Naturelles des Gorges de la Loire
Other
- In 2017: Donation of €5000 to the Rhône Alpes Federation for the Protection of Nature (Frapna) via their ASSE Coeur Vert foundation to support environmental actions in the “Loire” region.
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Information updated on April 6, 2022
