Athletic Bilbao Foundation Pledge Towards Sustainabilty
Athletic Club Foundation and Bilbao Council will work together for a more sustainable mobility in the City of Bilbao, A collaborative programme was presented in San Mames by Aitor Elizegi, president of the Athletic Club, Juan Carlos Ercoreca, president of the Athletic Club Foundation, and Alfonso Gil, Deputy Mayor and Councilor for Mobility and Sustainability of the Bilbao City Council.
The programme was aimed at achieving more sustainable mobility in the city. These Sustainability Initiatives have been presented within the framework of the EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK, which took place in Bilbao last week. The main goal of the campaign is to raise awareness and consciousness about the negative effects that irrational car use in the city have on public health and the environment. The campaign, targeted at citizens, organizations and policymakers, highlights all the social, environmental and economic benefits of using more sustainable means of transport such as public transport, cycling and journeys on foot.
Among the measures announced in the programme, the first one has to do with the creation of a bicycle parking with availability for 100 bicycles, in the immediate surroundings of San Mames. The parking capacity will be soon extended to 200 bicycles so that more and more fans can attend the stadium in this means of transport. This agreement is part of a recently created framework, developed by the Foundation, whose objective is to make Athletic Club a 100% sustainable entity. The Foundation is working on different projects and actions intended to reduce the generation of waste in San Mamés (and recycling), compensate the carbon footprint generated, enhance the use of renewable energy and control the energy expenditure. This also seeks to manage the water in the facilities in a more sustainable manner and raise awareness of the need for a sustainable relationship and integration with the environment during match days.
Founded in 2002, the Athletic Club Fundazioa Foundation’s primary mission is to return to society part of what society gives to Athletic Club. This is accomplished through an important agenda of initiatives in the social, social-sporting and socio-cultural scopes whose main objective is to improve our society. To achieve this, the Foundation sets in motion activities and programs either individually or with the collaboration of different social agents and organizations. All Foundation activities use football and/or Athletic Club’s social, historical and cultural dimension as tools to help improve the quality of life of the people for whom they are intended.
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