Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Racism and Discrimination
• Inclusion
• Environment
• Health
• Peace & Reconciliation
• Solidarity
• Gender

Environmental Achievements

• UEFA measured its carbon footprint from flights and offset its emissions by purchasing renewable energy carbon credits.

Social Achievements

• Launched the Respect campaign to promote social responsibility projects.
• Partnered with organizations to tackle childhood obesity (Eat for Goals!), promote inclusion for athletes with disabilities, and use football for peace and reconciliation.
• Supported humanitarian projects through partnerships with the ICRC and Terre des hommes.

Governance Achievements

• Established the Fair Play and Social Responsibility Committee and formalized the FSR unit.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• UEFA was lagging behind the benchmark set by international organizations in dealing with environmental aspects.
• Partnership with WWF was perceived as superficial.
• Some UEFA sponsors sell unhealthy products.
• Need for greater efforts to exploit the full potential of the partnership with the ICRC.
• Addressing violence in football, particularly hooliganism and child abuse.

Mitigation Strategies

• Recommendations to address environmental gaps, disclose carbon footprint, and introduce policies and goals to protect the environment.
• Recommendations to improve partnerships with organizations, including increased communication and collaboration.
• Recommendations for marketing and FSR units to work together on sponsorship agreements.
• Recommendations to improve the partnership with ICRC through mutual learning and adequate staffing.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI