City take positive steps to top sustainability league.

The club scored 22 points out of a possible 24 across 11 categories with only Forest Green Rovers ranking higher across all 72 EFL clubs.

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In August last year City launched their sustainability strategy, Project Whitebeam, in partnership with Bristol Bears, Bristol Flyers, Ashton Gate and Bristol Sport, while, just three months later, City also won the Football Supporters' Association Climate Action Award.

The club is a signatory to the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework and one of only four EFL Clubs who also have Race to Zero targets of cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50% by 2030 and being net zero by 2040.

Club Director, Gavin Marshall said “We’re pleased to be among the clubs leading change across football. We recognise that we have an impact and are working hard to mitigate that across a number of key areas. Sport clearly has a long way to go but it feels like clubs are finally waking up to the challenge”

Head of Change and Sustainability Peter Smith said: “This reflects hard work by a lot of people across the club to tackle the challenge holistically and shows we’ve made a good start on Project Whitebeam. However, we all have a long way to go and we’re really keen that everyone – fans, players, staff, sponsors and suppliers - come on that journey with us.”

Claire Poole, Founder and CEO of Sport Positive, said: “Across all leagues there are incredible examples of leadership from many EFL clubs. We congratulate Bristol City FC for their efforts so far towards a sustainable future and know they acknowledge there is still a long way to go. Our hope through the publication of the Sport Positive Leagues EFL 2022 Matrix is that we can raise awareness, to empower increased action and ambition in this area. Football provides such an incredible platform to drive collection action in tackling the climate crisis, and as the recent IPCC report highlighted, we are running out of time.”

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🌳 YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SAY!

You can get involved right now by pledging to make a sustainable lifestyle change and link it to Saturday’s fixture vs Reading.

Pledges made by fans of each club are totalled together to form the Pledgeball League table which City fans won last year. At present City fans are positioned sixth in the league while the City Women team are ranked 17^th overall and the highest ranked women’s club.