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Sheffield United 2022

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Policy and Commitment

  • Is an EFL Green Club member.

Clean/Renewable Energy

  • Solar panels on the roof at the Academy.
  • The academy has a program in place to expand its solar energy usage by utilising solar bond panels on the first team building to increase its clean renewable power usage.

Energy Efficiency

  • The club is ESOS compliant.
  • Recently replaced floodlights with LED units and have a rolling programme of replacing existing tungsten lighting with LED units, some areas are 100% (hospitality suites).
  • LED lights now extended to concourse lighting and upgrading to approve lux levels
  • It is estimated that around 80% of the ground is on LED.
  • The Academy pitch lights have been replaced with LED units.
  • Changing the outer pitch lights with low energy LEDs within the next 6 months.
  • Began to install passive infrared sensor (PIR) units so lights only on when room in use.
  • Around 75% of the academy and first team complex are on PIR switches with a roll of the final quarter within the next 12 months.
  • Office block is having a new ventilation system and a heat recovery plant installed.
  • The ventilation and air handling systems at the academy are due to be fully replaced within the next 48 months.
  • Underground pitch heating boiler replaced with a modern energy efficient boiler.
  • At Bramall Lane, modern efficient boilers with a backup boiler have been installed.
  • The under soil heating at the academy is powered by four new efficient boilers.

Sustainable Transport

  • No parking onsite, public transport options (bus/rail and tram) advised.
  • Electric vehicle plug-in points available as part of the hotel, on-site at Bramall Lane.
  • The academy has one electric vehicle charging point with a scope to increase this to eight (four additional for site visitors & four for players and coaching staff).

Single Use Plastic Reduction/Removal

  • Sauce sachets have been replaced by refillable bottles.
  • All disposable food packaging is 100% sustainable and compostable.
  • Removes all plastic straws and replaces them with paper straws, on request only.
  • Removes all plastic cutlery and stirrers and replaces with a sustainable wood alternative.
  • Working with catering partner to reduce single use plastics at Bramall Lane.
  • Solutions found for plastic coffee cup lids and plastic milk jiggers.
  • The academy has a zero single use plastic policy.

Waste Management

  • 100% diversion of waste from landfill.
  • Partnership with waste management firm now also segregates food.
  • Partnership with waste management firm enables business to easily segregate general waste, dry mixed recycling (DMR) cardboard, paper and glass materials.
  • All food waste is sent from site to a bio-recycling plant.
  • All paper, plastic and metal waste is recycled.
  • Through its partnership with S2S Group – a leading data destruction and electronic recycling business, S2S will provide the club with environmentally focused solutions for the club’s IT recycling.
  • Fans can now use their mobile phone to scan into the turnstiles at Bramall Lane, instead of using a paper ticket.

Water Efficiency

  • Waterless system at office level for male toilets, now extended to John Street concourse, another area of the ground.
  • Water bore hole at Bramall Lane and training ground assists in the irrigation of the pitch.
  • Waterless system at office level for male toilets.
  • The academy operates a water bore hole that absorbs rain water and excess irrigation water and then re-feeds this in to the irrigation system, saving around 35% on water waste and usage.
  • Is looking to install water fountains and bottle filling points around the stadium.

Plant based/low carbon food

  • Menus use a minimum of 80% British seasonal fruit and veg. If it comes via plane, the club will not use it.
  • 25% of menus are currently vegan or vegetarian.
  • All fish used is Marine Conservation Society (MCS) grades 1-3.
  • The academy strives to use local food providers through contracts with Bidfood and a number of smaller local providers.

Biodiversity

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Education

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Communication and Engagement

  • Safeguarding staff have released an eBook on the benefits of recycling and being energy efficient.
  • The academy has a green team that promotes in-house development and advice on efficiency.

Additional information

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