March 4 – Tottenham Hotspur have further strengthened their reputation as the English Premier League’s most environmentally conscious club by becoming the first to sign up for the UN-backed ‘Sports for Nature’ Framework.
The initiative pushes sports organisations to take meaningful action to protect and restore nature by 2030, placing Spurs at the forefront of sustainability efforts in football.
As part of this commitment, the club have pledged to protect natural habitats, restore biodiversity, reduce environmental risks in their supply chain, and use their platform to inspire positive action.
Spurs aren’t just talk – they’ve already taken notable steps, particularly at their Enfield training centre, where they’ve reportedly planted hundreds of trees, created a wildflower meadow, and installed wildlife ponds, bat houses, and bug hotels to encourage biodiversity.
The club have also implemented cutting-edge biodiversity monitoring systems – a first in sport – tracking pollination and bird activity to gather key data on ecosystem health. This pioneering work earned them the Biodiversity Project of the Year award at the 2024 BASIS Sustainable Sport Awards.
On top of this, Spurs have even extended their eco-conscious ethos to their fanbase, launching the first-ever official supporters’ club for dog owners and working with rescue organisation All Dogs Matter to help abandoned pets find new homes.
With football’s growing influence in climate and sustainability discussions, Tottenham’s latest move sets a high bar for other clubs. While the race for silverware is one thing, Spurs are making sure they stay ahead when it comes to going green.
Donna-Maria Cullen, Executive Director at Tottenham Hotspur, said: “We have long been recognised as the Premier League’s greenest club for the work we have done to minimise carbon emissions across our operations – it is now time for us to make a firm commitment to nature and protecting the ecosystems we cannot live without.
“Becoming the first signatory in the Premier League of the Sports for Nature Framework means we can now demonstrate clear action across all three pillars of the UN’s definition of sustainability set out at COP29 – People, Climate and Nature.
“The work does not stop here and we look forward to further implementing the four key commitments we have made through the Framework across everything we do.”
In early 2024, the Premier League unveiled its Environmental Sustainability Commitment, requiring all clubs to establish a comprehensive sustainability policy by the end of the 2024/25 season. According to the latest report, all 20 current clubs have some form of sustainability policy, commitment, strategy, or statement in place.
As part of the initiative, clubs must also compile a greenhouse gas emissions dataset, covering scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, by the end of the 2025/26 season.
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