Arsenal

Clean/Renewable Energy

• 100% powered by Octopus renewable energy – all sites including stadium, training facilities and staff offices
• Switched to renewable electricity in 2017,  which led to a saving of 7 million kilograms of CO2, enough to fill Emirates Stadium more than 3.9 times

Energy Efficiency

• ESOS and SECR regulations in place, energy metering and management across all sites
• Environmental policy includes a commitment to ‘Implementing, documenting and maintaining an Environmental Management System (EMS) to review, monitor and measure performance and impacts across Arsenal procedures, operations and policies.’
• As part of the SECR Arsenal will be reporting sustainability performance in financial accounts
• Installed LED lighting with PIR sensors around Box Level and new LED lighting around the outside of the stadium
• LED and automated lighting to back of house and toilets at Emirates Stadium
• Restricting use of heating, ventilation and air conditioning to reduce energy use
• Installed energy metering across all sites
• LED floodlights (reduced floodlight energy consumption by 30%)
• A 3MW battery installation at Emirates Stadium reducing energy consumption
• Replaced some petrol pitch mowers with electric alternatives

Sustainable Transport

• Actively and visibly encourages fans and staff to use sustainable transport and offers incentive to staff via cycle to work scheme
• Staff coach now taken to airport for European games, reducing about 20 cab journeys
• Octopus installed 4 EV charging points at Emirates Stadium in January 2021
  
• London Underground, train, buses and cycling advocated
• Supporters are strongly advised not to drive to Emirates Stadium

Single Use Plastic Reduction/Removal

• Systemic effort in place to vastly reduce/remove single use plastic from operations
• Plastic bottle usage has been reduced across all sites and, and by approximately 90% at training grounds by installing water machines and water bowsers for pitchside drinking. Bottles are only used for travel and some game days
• Swapped supplier of security uniforms so they will now all be made from plastic waste from the stadium
• Saved over 500,000 single cups via our reusable cup project
• Worked with our stationery company to remove plastic packing from products and select more sustainable items for use in the offices
• When covering the seats for the return of fans, post COVID lockdown, bags made from 100% UK waste were used
• The hand sanitiser dispensers used at the turnstiles are made from sustainable wood and are made in the UK
  
• Paper straws and wooden stirrers have replaced the plastic ones
• Cup deposit scheme now in place for match days
• Removed all single use drinks bottles from offices and have replaced some glass bottles with aluminium “bottles” on our club and box levels
• Paper cups phased out in administration offices, reusable plastic cups replacing them

Waste Management

• 100% of waste is diverted from landfill across all operations
  Signed a long term partnership with Ball, the Aluminium packaging company to work on recycling initiatives
• Averaging 90% matchday waste recycling rate with glass, food, cardboard, plastic, paper, metal and grass all being recycled
• Food and grass goes to compost al Islington residents to use. It has also be used in community projects, where possible food is donated to local food charities
• Old furniture has been donated to local sports and community club
• Emirates Stadium’s old floodlights were donated to sports clubs
• Pallets are returned to the supplying company for re-use

Water Use

• Water reduction policy in place as part of sustainability policy
• Pitch water recycling system recycled over 3 million litres of water in 2020
• A pitch water recycling system was installed at training ground to re-use irrigation water
• Waterless urinals have been fitted around the entire stadium
• Run times have been minimised on push taps

Plant based/low carbon food

• Plant based options are available in stadium, at training facilities and staff kitchens/canteens
• SRA approved restaurant, multiple vegan options now available on the concourse including:
• Dirty Beets burger: Beetroot bun, spicy bean patty, vegan bacon, vegan cheese, beef tomato, lettuce, red onion, pickles, vegan chipotle mayonnaise
• Three bean Mexican wrap: Spicy three bean ragout, tortilla wrap, crisp lettuce, smoked paprika salsa, coriander, lime juice
• Tortilla chips with Guacamole & salsa dips
• Sticky Korean glazed vegetables, sticky rice, Asian slaw
• Veggie Chilli Cheese Fries, Vegetable chilli, crispy onions, jalapenos, red chilli, chives
• Sustainable food sourcing for catering operation –  Diamond Club restaurant has achieved 3 stars from the Sustainable Restaurant Association sustainable food sourcing operations

Communication/Engagement

• Environmental policy in place and sustainability page on club’s main website: https://www.arsenal.com/news/sustainability
• First Premier League club to become signatory to UN Sports for Climate Action Framework (16th November 2020)
• Actively engaged with fans to encourage positive environmental actions through Arsenal Green Tariff with Octopus Energy: https://octopus.energy/arsenal/
  
• Instated a new Sustainability and Logistics Manager
• Arsenal are launching a sustainability module for our community department to deliver to local schools which will be rolled out as soon as it is safe re: COVID-19
•  Has environmental policy. Communicated by the board to staff and fans. No sustainability page on website, but relevant news articles appear: https://www.arsenal.com/news/sustainability

Information sourced directly from Arsenal staff, website and third party websites
Information updated March 23rd 2021