Oxford United 2022

The club’s training ground has an energy saving lighting systems that will illuminate only the rooms in use.
Timed devices have been installed for lighting and heating at the stadium and training ground.
PIR motion sensors have been installed throughout the training ground.

Public transport (train and bus) travel to the Kassam Stadium is promoted via a ‘Getting Here’ page on the club’s website.
Electric vehicle charging points have been installed at the training ground.
London Road Club provides fans with transportation to away matches from the Kassam Stadium.
Launched a ‘Supporters Survey’ in September 2022 which covered modes of transport that fans currently use to travel to the Kassam Stadium. From 1,218 responses, the breakdown of answers were: Car = 85.22%, Bus = 23.97%, On Foot = 13.14%, Train = 8.70%, Bicycle = 4.60%, Taxi = 3.61%, Park & Ride = 2.38%, Other = 2.22%, Motorcycle = 1.15%

Wooden cutlery and fully recyclable coffee cups have been introduced along the stadium concourses and outside of the ground.
Paper straws have been introduced along the stadium concourses.

The club’s training ground has a biosystem for waste which is ecologically thought through.

An eco-friendly irrigation system at the training ground is fed by a pond that is pumped to the water tank and then onto the pitches. Gutters also lead to the irrigation.

Vegan options are available at the training ground and include a vegetable curry.
Vegan options can be pre-ordered for stadium hospitality.

Cherwell Collective donated trees to the Club which have been planted at the training ground.

Oxford United in the Community participated in Planet League – a competition that challenges football fans across the UK to reduce their carbon footprint by completing a series of activities either at home, at work or on a matchday.
The Club’s Head of Operations & SLO Andy Taylor and Business Development Manager Peter Rhoades-Brown participated in a ‘Ready, Steady, Cook’ challenge against 1 regiment RLC (Royal Logistics Corps), to raise awareness of food waste. The challenge was to cook a pasta dish for up to 80 guests using items of food that would have otherwise gone to waste.

On the Oxford United Community Stadium website (a page dedicated to club’s plans for a new stadium), the club states that it has ambitions for a new stadium to be an environmentally & ecologically sensitive stadium and have sustainability at its core. https://oufcstadium.co.uk/our-vision/

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