Project details
DFB – Climate protection in amateur football and Carbon Footprint Tool
The German Football Association (DFB) is the association of the 21 national associations, 5 regional associations and the league association in which football is practiced within the country. The most important task of the DFB is the organisation of football in championship games and competitions. The DFB represents the interests of its member associations at home and abroad. The German Football Association (DFB) has more than 7.1 million members, making it one of the biggest social networks in Germany. The DFB is affiliated with 24,544 clubs (2019).
The DFB fulfils its socio-political and sports policy responsibilities at international level through various activities. The international work of the DFB is divided into two areas: on the one hand, the International Relations and Strategic Projects Unit strives to create knowledge and added value for German football and its partners through cooperation with other football associations worldwide and through strategic partnerships. On the other hand, the DFB has been carrying out international, football-related CSR projects for more than half a century. Amongst others the DFB supports the German government in its sport-related activities in developing countries and emerging markets.
DFB – NKI: Climate protection in amateur football:
The project “NKI: Climate protection in amateur football- together on the way to a climate-friendly UEFA EURO 2024” is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) with the National Climate Initiative (NKI) over a period of four years.
The appeal of amateur soccer, together with the EURO 2024 as a unique event in Germany, represents a great opportunity to promote climate protection on a broad scale.
Project components so far:
– comprehensive information materials & funding finder (klimaschutz.dfb.de)
– a tool for calculating the carbon footprint of amateur clubs (DFB-Klimabilanztool)
– Training courses to support regional and state associations and amateur clubs
– Awarding of best practice examples & promotion of innovative ideas
A free DFB carbon footprint tool for amateur clubs is available at klimaschutz.dfb.de. The clubs can use this tool to calculate their personal carbon footprint for each season, identify potential reductions and then take appropriate climate protection measures.
The tool is easy to use. Data is entered in various predefined categories such as “Mobility”, “Energy” or “Events and team trips”. If no precise values are available for parts of the query, it is also possible to work with empirical values that were determined during the test phase with the pilot clubs. This keeps the tool beginner-friendly. After completing the data query, the clubs receive a graphical and numerical evaluation that shows where they are already well positioned and where there is still potential for reduction.
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