UEFA Euro 2024 – The Most Sustainable Finals Ever?

The UEFA Euro 2024 tournament saw Spain crowned the winners for a record-breaking fourth time. The tournament also aimed to deliver the highest sustainability standards.

Figure 1: Football supporters.

The ESG Strategy 

UEFA first presented the Event Social Responsibility (ESR) in 2021, as part of bidding proposals for host nations. This was later evolved to correlate with UEFA’s Football Sustainability Strategy 2030. The outcome was the UEFA Euro Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy.

The strategy outlines the ambitions towards achieving the sustainable development goals. 

The Environmental Pillar

The environmental pillar of the ESG Strategy concerns targets towards climate action, sustainable infrastructure and circular economy. The table below summarises some key targets and actions taken to reach sustainability goals:

The full ESG strategy can be found via the UEFA website [1].

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References

Figure 1 – Unsplash.com (Sept 2022). Last accessed on 16th July 2024. Available at: https://unsplash.com/photos/excited-football-fans-supproting-a-spanish-national-team-in-live-soccer-match-at-stadium-lhyS3T9nglY

[1] https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0283-187d07f19a7c-cf029e488faa-1000/uefa_euro_2024_esg_strategy.pdf