The Premier League launched its first Environmental Sustainability Strategy in 2024/25 to accelerate positive environmental change across the League and through engagement with clubs, fans and communities.
In 2024, the Premier League Environmental Sustainability Commitment was introduced, which established a minimum standard of action across the League and our clubs. As part of this Commitment, all Premier League clubs have received expert support to help develop robust sustainability policies, which set out the commitment that they make to protect the environment.
Clubs are helping to play their part in addressing environmental issues in a variety of ways, ranging from installing solar panels to promoting ocean protection and more, but there is still plenty to be done.
Addressing energy use
Clubs consume energy for a wide variety of purposes, including powering stadiums, training facilities, club offices and retail sites. To reduce energy use, clubs must first understand the factors that drive energy consumption by collecting energy data from across their sites. Many clubs are looking to use more low-carbon energy by sourcing through supply contracts or investing in on-site renewable assets.
Man City go solar-powered
Manchester City installed more than 2,800 solar panels on the roof of their Joie Stadium, home to the club's women's team. The club have plans in place to install thousands more panels across the City Football Academy training grounds.
Once complete, the panels will generate enough renewable energy to offset the annual power requirements needed to run the City Football Academy. The project is forming a key part of the club’s efforts to be carbon net zero by 2030.
Chelsea dig into their data
Chelsea have introduced a real-time energy monitoring system across Stamford Bridge, showcasing an innovative approach to managing energy use in football. In collaboration with energy experts, the club installed meters across the Stamford Bridge complex to capture real-time energy data and identify areas of intervention.
The insights from this work lead to significant energy savings, equivalent to the annual electricity use of over 350 UK homes, and increased efficiencies across the site. The club attributed 10 per cent of the total carbon saved by the project to staff behaviour changes like switching off devices and systems found to be unnecessarily active out of hours, including ventilation, catering and concourse lighting systems.
Protecting nature and promoting biodiversity
Climate change and changes in land use are driving nature loss and threatening species across the UK. Green spaces not only provide habitats for animals but also clean and cool the air and land around us, creating a healthy environment for us to live and play.
Bees supporting the bees
Brentford showcased the club's commitment to environmental sustainability by planting an orchard near their former ground, Griffin Park, the original pitch of which had been an orchard.
Players including Ethan Pinnock and Mikkel Damsgaard joined ambassadors from the west London club, who are nicknamed The Bees, and students from Brentford School for Girls to plant apple and pear trees in Robin Grove Park to help support bees, which are increasingly at risk of extinction.
Spurs join Sports for Nature Framework
In 2025, Tottenham Hotspur became the first Premier League club to join the UN-backed Sports for Nature Framework, thereby committing to additional measures to protect and restore natural environments and build upon extensive existing work.
The club was already actively promoting biodiversity and nature across its sites, planting hundreds of new and semi-mature trees and establishing a wildflower meadow, two wildlife ponds, over 540 bat houses and 25 bug hotels at their training ground (pictured below).
They also implemented two award-winning Biodiversity Monitoring systems - a first in sport - to monitor pollination and bird activity.
Greener ways to get to the game
Getting to the game is part of the matchday experience, and sharing the journey with others is the most environmentally friendly way to travel.
Albion encourage sustainable travel
Public transport to and from Brighton & Hove Albion's Amex Stadium is included in the price of the ticket for all Premier League matches. In addition, the club provide park and ride services and free coach travel to WSL matches at the Broadfield Stadium in Crawley. Seventy-five per cent of fans travel to home games via low-carbon travel options.
The club also recently installed over 180 additional covered cycle spaces at the American Express Stadium as part of their broader efforts to encourage sustainable travel among staff and supporters.
Increasing environmental literacy
The Premier League and our clubs have a role to play in educating staff, players, fans and communities on environmental issues relevant to them.
Liverpool launch Reds for blue
In April, Liverpool's players Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Jenna Clark, Faye Kirby, and Jasmine Matthews, in collaboration with principal partner AXA and the University of Liverpool, joined local students for a hands-on lesson about ocean science. The Reds for blue campaign emphasises the importance of the oceans and how they support life on Earth.
This activity is part of Liverpool’s The Red Way sustainability strategy, which covers the club's commitments across people, planet and communities.
Newcastle Academy players explore sustainability in football
Newcastle United's Under-18s recently took part in a workshop as part of the Premier League Academy Lifeskills programme, learning about their role in creating a greener game. The session showcased the principles of climate change and its impact on football, as well as giving the young players the opportunity to create their own vision for a greener future.
Innovating to address climate change
Clubs are looking at new and innovative ways to consider environmental topics in the way they do business.
Wolves support climate projects using Green Hedging
As part of Wolverhampton Wanderers' One Pack, One Planet project, the club uses a service, Green Hedging, which integrates climate funding directly into foreign currency transactions for their transfer fee payments. Through marginal adjustments to the exchange rate during a transaction, the service can direct funds to climate-positive projects that the club can then report to offset their emissions. The projects funded are certified to Gold Standard, ensuring they are of a good quality and delivering the expected environmental and social benefits.
The Premier League and its clubs continue to take action on environmental issues and raise awareness about climate change. Find out more about the Premier League’s commitment to environmental sustainability here.