CSR: Liverpool FC, the first Premier League club to obtain ISO 20121 environmental certification

Liverpool FC has become the first Premier League club to obtain the ISO 20121 environmental certification, awarded by the British Standards Institute (BSI), "which recognises and awards its approach to successfully delivering sustainable events," announced the club on 01/02/2023.

"The overall objective is for LFC to be net-zero across its sport operations by the end of the 2022-23 season, which means the club will be implementing its robust carbon-reduction plan and offsetting any remaining carbon emissions. By 2025, the club also aims to have 100 per cent of club operations run on low carbon and clean energy sources, and by 2030 to reduce actual operational carbon emissions by 50%," explained the Merseyside club.

"This latest important accolade is recognition of the pioneering work that continues to be done across the club by The Red Way initiative" Liverpool FC's sustainability strategy launched in January 2021, which saw the club recognised alongside Tottenham Hotspur FC as the Premier League's most environmentally committed clubs by the UK's Sport Positive agency, according to a…