Clean Energy
- The stadium and training centre are connected to the Metz district heating system which is supported by the “Chambière biomass centre”
- 60% renewable energy
Energy Efficiency
- Biomass boiler to save up to 500 tonnes of carbon each year
- Overall change of stadium lighting to LED lighting
- Faucets of the new stand with automatic detection
- 100% electric maintenance snowblowers.
Sustainable Transport
- Public transport available, special bus service on match days
- Stadium 1.5 km from downtown Metz but also 1.5 km from Metz train station
- Highlighting access to the stadium by public transport on our website
- Few parking spaces available, difficult access by car because the stadium is near the city center
- 25% of the internal vehicle fleet is hybrid
- Installation of a bike shelter in front of the club’s administrative offices
Single Use Plastic Reduction/Removal
- Reusable Eco Cups. Since 2017, the city of Metz no longer uses chemicals for the sports fields
- Use of glass bottles in VIP areas instead of plastic bottles Full dematerialisation of ticketing and match programme
- Removal of plastic straws
- Paper bag at the shop
- End of plastic subscription cards
- Sale of reusable water bottles in store
- Water bottles for the players of the training center
- Installation of water fountains at the training center
Waste Management
- Selective sorting inside and outside the stadium
- Involvement of the U17 in a cleaning operation -> 800 liters of waste in 2 hours collected by 29 participants
- Total dematerialization of the ticket office and the match program
- In discussion to set up a sorting system in the administrative offices
- Sorting of waste at the training center
- Installation of grain coffee machines (end of single-use capsules)
- Food&Beverage service providers are made aware of the need to reduce waste as part of the organization of their activity
- Organization of a harvest with the food bank at the stadium and in a partner store with the involvement of young players from the training center (2.2 tonnes of food collected
Water Efficiency
- Digging of water retention basins at the training center.
Plant-based/Low Carbon Food
- Focus on local food suppliers
- The breakfast of the professional players is composed of organic and commercial products in bulk
- Culinary workshops to raise awareness among players, employees, young people of the training center about vegetarian cuisine, the seasonality of products and the short circuit
- Vegetarian meals on certain days of the week at the professional training center
Biodiversity
- More than 100 trees were planted at the training centre
- Eco-pasturing with sheep for the maintenance of the green areas around the stadium from October 2021
- Use of slow-release fertilizer that does not end up in groundwater and therefore respects it
- We use a maximum of natural products and products called “organic control”
- Objective “Zero Phyto” is thus set for the routine maintenance of lawns. A 50% reduction in our use of phyto products was made between 2016 and 2019
Policy, Commitments and Communications
- Irregular communication on CSR involvement via the news section and social networks
- Awareness and education programs at the training center
- CSR strategy under development. Launch of the CSR program in 2022
- Carbon footprint in progress
- Commitment of all employees with the implementation of CSR sheets (employees report all CSR actions on sheets which are then sent to the CSR manager)
Other
- At the training centre, the buildings of a former air base were use. No additional construction was carried out, it was a question of renovating the existing building – use of existing concrete for the car parks
Information shared directly from FC Metz staff, website and third party websites.
Information updated on April 6, 2022
