Crewe Alexandra 2022

Environmental and Sustainability Policy can be found on the club’s website: https://www.crewealex.net/club/club-information/customer-charter/
By 2025, the club hopes to have a longer term strategy in place.
Is a member of the EFL (English Football League) Green Code. The club states that it was one of the first groups of clubs across the EFL to sign up and commit to looking at its Environmental Sustainability.
As far as possible, the club is to purchase products and services that do the least damage to the environment and encourage others to do the same.
The club is to assess the environmental impact of any new processes or products that it intends to introduce in advance.
All materials used are to be environmentally sustainable wherever feasible, including the paper used in offices and for marketing and promotional materials.

Installed a Solar Photovoltaic system which comprises 360 solar panels across 3 sites including the main ground, training ground and soccer in the community centre.
Solar Photovoltaic system generates approx. 25,500 units of electricity per year which is enough to power 10% of the club’s energy usage, or brew 382,500 cups of Bovril in a single year.
The club has been working on a solar farm project which will see its current 660 car park space site covered with solar panels with the vehicles parking underneath. Circa 3,000 solar panels with a potential max generation of 1,600,000 kw/h of green energy. This equates to approximately four times the usage of the club’s stadium. The project is awaiting planning permission from the local authority. If successful a potential installation date would be planned for Autumn 2023.

All indoor lights at the main ground, training ground and soccer and community centre have been changed over to LED, i.e., offices, changing rooms, function rooms, lights on the concourse. Some external lights have been changed or when they need replacing, have been replaced with LEDs.
The club is improving efficiency through a programme of replacing office and concourse lighting with LEDs.
Light/motion sensors have been added to corridors, store rooms, and smaller rooms which can be unoccupied for periods of time.
Timing devices are used if necessary to limit the amount of energy consumed by electrical appliances.
All non-active computers are switched oﬀ when not in use.
Timer clocks are checked on a monthly basis to ensure the minimum period of operation to heat the premises & water is achieved.
All radiators are thermostatically controlled and set to minimum levels for comfort.
Zonal controls enable eﬃcient management of heating within the building.

Public transport (train and coach) travel to the Mornflake Stadium is promoted on the club’s website.
Official club coach travel is available to all of Crewe Alexandra first team away games (excluding Papa John’s Trophy). Prices and departure times vary depending on the distance of the away game.
A travel survey normally takes place annually, with the last survey carried out in December 2021. The club is in the process of undertaking a new survey. 41% of the club’s supporters take the train to home matches. 85% of the club’s supporters are based in Cheshire. Of these supporters, 35% use train, 16% walk and 3% use bus.
The club is reviewing its fleet of vehicles to incorporate hybrid/electric cars.

The club has created a single use plastic policy.
All cups, stirrers, condiments, packaging have been changed from plastic. The club still has soda bottles which are sold from the tea bars and are looking at ways to change these.
All packaging sent from the club shop is eco-friendly packaging.
The club’s focus is to remove consumer single-use plastics which are avoidable and/or which have viable and sustainable market alternatives. This includes but is not limited to cups, stirrers, bottles, carrier bags, plastics used around the office, envelopes, plastic wrapping for brochures, plastics used in packaging and single-use carrier bags.
For all relevant sourcing of new requirements and suppliers, the club is to apply the single use plastic policy.
Will identify which of its existing contracts contain avoidable waste, prioritising single-use plastics and work with the relevant suppliers to source and implement alternative products.
Where single-use plastic is unavoidable, the club encourages the use of recycled plastics and pursues pioneering recycling opportunities.

Zero waste goes to landfill via Browns of Stoke.
Across all three of its sites, there are provided designated recycling bins for bottles, paper, card and a grass skip.

To reduce its water usage, taps in all of the club’s public and staff toilets have been replaced with pressure/push taps which limit flow rate.
Where possible, push controls have been provided to control water flow to men’s urinals. Where this has not been possible, the club has installed motion activated sensors to manage water flow.
Player showers at all three sites are also push activated to minimise water usage.

The Railwaymen Bar & Lounge serves a selection of hot and cold food with vegetarian options.
The club sells vegetarian pies at the stadium.
All meals served at the training ground are supplied by fuelhub which supplies meals such as spiced cauliflower and super grains with crunchy slaw.

Environmental and Sustainability Policy can be found on the club’s website: https://www.crewealex.net/club/club-information/customer-charter/
Supported WWF’s 2023 #WorldWithoutNature campaign by removing the nature elements from the club’s crest for the day.
Employees will be encouraged through regular communications to turn off computers, televisions and not to print documents or emails unless necessary.
To encourage staﬀ to switch oﬀ all non-essential lighting when moving around the building and premises, signs have been placed around the office and email communications are sent to staff.
To encourage staff and supporters to reduce the amount of plastic brought in, email communications are sent to all staff, signage is placed in and around the office, supporters are not allowed to bring plastic bottles into the stadium and the club encourages the use of flasks or reusable water bottles.
Promoted the launch of EFL Green Clubs on its website.
Raised awareness of Rob Green and Dean Windass’ promotion of using smart meters.

Information sourced directly from Crewe Alexandra F.C staff, website and third party websites
Information updated 07 March, 2023.