German Bundesliga aims to introduce sustainability criteria for clubs

German football league association DFL aims to anchor sustainability in its licensing criteria by 2024. The 36 first and second class clubs will vote in December whether the recommendations by the task force “Future of Professional Football” should be included.

German football league association DFL aims to anchor sustainability in its licensing criteria by 2024. The 36 first and second class clubs will vote in December whether the recommendations by the task force “Future of Professional Football” should be included.

In the way that the German Greens are one of the strongest European green parties, German football has long had ambitions to become more ecologically friendly. While previous efforts were mainly led by individual clubs like Wolfsburg, whose Volkswagen arena runs 100% renewable energy, this push marks a league-wide effort for increased sustainability.

 

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