Udinese Calcio strengthens its commitment to environmental sustainability by following UEFA guidelines
The club underscores its position as one of the most advanced European clubs in managing environmental impact.Udinese Calcio has reaffirmed its status as one of the leaders in environmental sustainabi...
Udinese Calcio strengthens its commitment to environmental sustainability by following UEFA guidelines The club underscores its position as one of the most advanced European clubs in managing environmental impact. Udinese Calcio has reaffirmed its status as one of the leaders in environmental sustainability on an international level. This year, the club is once again one of the European clubs using the UEFA Carbon Footprint Calculator, an innovative and strategic tool that enables precise monitoring of the carbon footprint generated by all club activities and events, turning environmental data into concrete levers for improvement and planning.
The software measures Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and is based on a methodology validated by Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS), the world leader in inspection, testing and certification services. This project has been developed in close synergy with UEFA, represented by Director of Sustainability Michele Uva, and with Lega Serie A, both of which have long lauded Udinese’s innovative approach to environmental matters. The club’s ongoing commitment to this cause has led Udinese Calcio to be included in major international working groups on football sustainability, participate in COP 29 in Baku, and most notably receive the De Sanctis Prize for sustainability last November at Palazzo Chigi, for the projects the club has implemented at Bluenergy Stadium.
A crucial contribution to this work also came from a collaboration with the University of Udine, which supported the data collection and analysis process through an internship connected to the master’s programme in Industrial Engineering for Sustainable Manufacturing. The emissions analysis shows a distribution consistent with that observed in major European sports organisations. The largest share of environmental impact comes from indirect activities related to the supply chain, services and mobility, which account for around 78% of total emissions.
The club’s direct emissions account for about 12%, while emissions from purchased energy consumption represent approximately 9%. This snapshot, enabled by the monitoring system adopted by the club, allows for more effective environmental strategies, enhancing ongoing initiatives and clearly identifying priority areas for future action. Our experience: easy to use, hard to integrate data Throughout the adoption and consolidation of the Carbon Footprint Calculator, Udinese Calcio has found the software intuitive and easy to use.
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