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Combined heat and power systems (CHP), tri-generation systems and absorption chillers have been incorporated into the club’s energy systems to help export electricity internally and externally to the grid
LED lighting – 5,272 LED lamps have helped reduce energy use in the stadium by nearly 1 million kilowatt hours (kWh)
City Football Academy has reached the highest possible environmental standards – the gold standard under L.E.E.D. guidelines. Low carbon, low water and low waste measures were employed to minimise impact on the environment and encourage local biodiversity. Through the creation of extensive wildlife corridors, land is now home to various types of moths, butterflies and bats, whilst 2000 mature trees and 5km of hedgerow provide cover and nesting places for various birds, including kestrels. By using the latest technology, each hectare of the City Football Academy’s turfgrass absorbs 6.5-8.5 tonnes of C02

Advocates walking, cycling, buses and park and ride before cars
Trialled car sharing scheme
120 cycle parking spaces and a number of electric charging points across the campus

A reusable beer cup scheme has been introduced at the Etihad Stadium, capable of being used 100 times, the cups can also be fully recycled at the end of their life
As a result of this new initiative, an average of 29,000 single use plastic cups will be removed on each match day and it is anticipated this will save 800,000 per season
The scheme also helps reduce the Etihad Stadium’s seasonal plastic waste by 2.4 tonnes
Other in stadium changes include the removal of all plastic straws, sauce sachets, knives, forks and spoons, while Joe’s, one of the match day bars, has become the first area within the Etihad to be completely free of single use plastic
Sustainable initiatives have also been extended to the Club’s training ground, City Football Academy. All single use plastic has been removed from the Academy building that houses youth team players and staff

Water recycling systems in place to use rainwater and rainwater is harvested
83% reduction in mains sourced water from the Club’s training ground, City Football Academy, in 2018

Vegan burgers, pasties and Loaded Corn available stadium wide
Work happening to reduce the amount of food miles and increase the number of local producers

Dedicated section in Club’s Annual Report
No sustainability/environment page on website
Stories covered in club news articles, social media, across Club match days and third parties

Part of Show the Love campaign to raise awareness on climate change and nominated for the ‘sustainability in sport’ award by the Climate Coalition in 2018
City Football Academy is on a regenerated former industrial site – cleaning the soil of pollutants and creating Green corridors with the planting of over 2500 trees, 5km of Hedgerows and 7 acres of wildflower meadow to encourage biodiversity

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

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