Planet League

Amazing to see our campaign with Ball Corporation recognised this week, a collaboration we’re proud of because it has our supporters right at its heart, and for its special link to our KSE family. To connect with supporters in 164 countries with one shared goal is an exceptional achievement that demonstrates the dedication of our Gooners, and how the actions we take for our community can inspire change globally. #ballcorporation #sportspositive

So proud to win campaign of the year at the inaugural Sport Positive awards this week for the Green Gooners Cup – our collaboration with Ball Corporation to encourage our supporters to make more sustainable choices.   In three weeks, we connected with almost 8,000 Gooners across 164 countries, who between them took almost 56,000 actions to support our drive for a more sustainable future.   Great to have Declan Rice, Gabriel Jesus, and Jorginho playing their part in the campaign, and a special thank you to Planet League for their support throughout. #SportPositiveAwards Cameron Freeman-Haynes Tom Gribbin

WINNERS UNITED AT WIMBLEDON! 🏆🎾 So brilliant to celebrate the victors at yesterday's British Association for Sustainable Sport Awards - some truly impactful work being done by this community and it was rightly recognised. Congratulations to the following: Tottenham Hotspur Football Club CBRE & Twickenham Stadium David Farebrother (Sutton United Football Club) Active Lancashire - Active Cycles Leicester Nirvana Wembley Stadium Northampton Town FC Community Trust - Cobblers Tackle Food Waste Count Us In - Green Football Weekend Planet League & Amy James-Turner British Rowing - Help Our Waters Thrive Chris Goodwin (Chelsea Football Club) Well done to the shortlisted finalists, it's always awesome to see my Sky colleague, the superb Jonathan Overend, in action, and thanks again to the marvel that is Hattie Park for welcoming us to THE ALL ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS CLUB (CHAMPIONSHIPS) LIMITED for a wonderful, engaging event. I have to make special mention of a winning entry which I'm connected to and very much invested in (figuratively). Whilst I'm not actually an ambassador for Planet League, I am a supporter of their work because it's about high ambition and verified action, and whilst I'm not a Tottenham Hotspur Football Club fan, I'm a big backer of Amy James-Turner and what she is building in climate/sustainability. Amy worked closely with Tom Gribbin at Planet League to deliver a first-of-its-kind, player-led report entitled "Women's Football and Climate Change: The Players' Perspective". I helped visualise the report by filming Amy and three of her fellow pros talking honestly, earnestly, refreshingly and compellingly about this topic for my Playing for the Planet series. The piece ran nine times in all on Sky Sports News on the day the report was released. Two days later, I took Amy to the showcase event for UEFA's Champions Innovate programme to talk about it on stage. And yesterday it won Feature of the Year at BASIS Awards. I wasn't named on the trophy, neither was Sky Sports News...and that's right. Because for me, I love backing good things and this is all about the qualities and efforts of others - supreme vision, strong ethos and hard work. If it's going to be worth featuring on a national broadcast platform, these things are pre-requisites. I'm so chuffed for Tom, Amy and also James Atkins behind the scenes - they have put so much into this, and they got the reward they deserved in an extremely tough category. Very well played, team! Here's a link to the full piece that ran on Sky - enjoy! https://lnkd.in/etQthn4p #sustainability #climateaction #sportforgood #sportforchange #PlayingForThePlanet

Congrats to Arsenal F.C and Ball Corporation ⚽ 🌎 🥅

Hats off to Amy James-Turner, the players, and everyone who contributed to the report ⚽ 🌍 🥅

Congrats to Daniel for winning the Arsenal F.C Green Gooners Cup. He scored a whopping 609 green goals over the three weeks and met @odegaard.98 as part of his prize. Hats off to Ball Corporation for making it all happen. 🏆⚽🌍 greengoonerscup.com

Brilliant to see Ball Corporation & Arsenal F.C's nominated for 'Sustainability in Sport' at The Sports Business Awards. Using the Planet League platform, The 'Green Gooners Cup' encouraged Arsenal supporters around the world to make small, everyday sustainable choices that positively impact the planet and score Green Goals. Supporters were rewarded with incredible Arsenal prizes for their efforts. We had brilliant engagement with over 55,000 Green Goals scored across the three-week tournament, exceeding all expectations for the campaign. Looking forward to the award ceremony, 29th November.

Sport England are leading the way in inspiring sports to go green

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club defender Amy James-Turner being interviewed by the wonderful Caroline Barker on BBC World Service's Sporsthour show. Amy shares more insights on Planet League's recently published report on sustainability in football from the perspectives of the players. “I think it’s quite evident that football could do a lot more…the potential for football to take a lead, it would have such a massive effect…” The full report is here: https://lnkd.in/e3WR6ynB Amy and some WSL players also joined David Garrido and Sky Sports to discuss this opportunity: https://lnkd.in/e65iGG67 #climate #climatechange #sustainability #womensfootball #WSL #LCAW2024 London Climate Action Week

Vitas Carosella at Forbes perfectly highlighted our collaboration with Arsenal F.C and Planet League for the Green Gooners Cup—the biggest ever club fan engagement campaign in professional soccer.     This three-week fan tournament encouraged Arsenal fans, known as Gooners, to make small, sustainable choices that positively impact our planet. Fans participated in over 40 actions, such as filling reusable water bottles, eating vegetarian meals, and opting for aluminum products, collectively scoring over 56,000 “green goals!”       We are incredibly proud of everything participants achieved in such a short period and are excited to continue meeting sports fans where they are in their sustainability journeys. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/guWqp8xT