The UEFA releases their 2022/23 Respect Report
UEFA stepped up activities and redoubled efforts to continue delivering against its Football Sustainability Strategy 2030. The UEFA Respect Report provides an annual comprehensive insight into how European football’s governing body is building a more sustainable future for European football. UEFA’s efforts included the important step of nurturing European football’s growing sustainability community by encouraging member associations to develop their own dedicated strategies. In total, 46 of 55 associations achieved this objective.
What this report entails…
- Discover how and why UEFA positions sustainability as a long-term investment in the success of European football
- Learn how UEFA has accelerated the strategy to action positive shifts around social and environmental sustainability
- Find out about the growth of collaborative action across Europe’s fast-growing community of football sustainability professionals
- Read stories about the real-life impact of collaboration between UEFA and its football stakeholders
- Find resources and toolkits developed by UEFA to accelerate the uptake of sustainability policies
“The spirit of sustainability beats strongly in the heart of European football, echoing the commitment of UEFA to inspire and empower a community of change-makers who recognise the importance of collective efforts in nurturing a future with more substantial social and environmental policies and practices.”
Aleksander Čeferin, UEFA President
By the end of the season, UEFA had met all 18 of its 2022/23 targets. Total financial investment in sustainability activities amounted to €12.5 million, almost a quarter more than the previous 12 months; of this, approximately two-thirds supported their strategy’s social policies compared with a third for environmental initiatives.
Football as a driver to reduce
UEFA believes that European football can play a catalytic role in tackling global sustainability issues, both by measurably reducing our sport’s impact on the environment and using its popularity and visibility to raise awareness and promote solutions. Their environmental activities are based on four policies and targeted actions, spanning climate action and advocacy, circular economy, event sustainability and sustainable infrastructure.
During the 2022/23 season, they zoomed in on a wide range of policies, toolkits and partnerships to encourage, support and lead the way in embedding environmental sustainability practices in the football ecosystem.
