The Portuguese Football Federation has already taken important and innovative steps to make the Cidade do Futebol more environmentally sustainable. For example, it has introduced solar panels for the production of hot sanitary water, it is progressively replacing the lighting system with LED lamps, it is promoting waste recycling and food donation, it is gradually switching to electrical appliances and…
The sports industry like other sectors is realising the significance of sustainability. Sports organisations have recently turned their attention to the adoption of green practices aimed at reducing their environmental impact. In particular, many football organisations have adopted green initiatives to reduce the negative effects of their activities on the environment. However, such initiatives are rarely introduced at the grassroots…
Like any other sector, the sports industry recognises the importance of sustainability. In context of a European project named GOALS an organisational and operational analysis was executed aimed at assessing the starting level of organisational and operational efforts regarding environmental protection in the targeted sport organisations. The organisational analysis mainly relied on a preliminary documental analysis of organizational charts and…
NEWSUPDATE: Young Players event in Cidade do Futebol Nearly six dozen students and young players from all over the country visited Cidade do Futebol for a visit related to sustainability and good environmental practices promoted by the Portuguese Football Federation. The initiative, in partnership with the Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth (IPDJ), was carried out within the scope of…
NEWSUPDATE: 3th Steering Committee of the Erasmus+ Goals Project in Pisa The 3th Steering Committee meeting was hosted by the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, in Pisa. The main goals were to further plan and execute the project with the involvement of all partners: Real Betis Balompié, the football federations of Portugal, Romania and Kosovo, and ESSMA (the European Stadium & Safety…
As part of the Erasmus+ GOALS project, amateur clubs are taking a virtuous approach in favor of the environment and playing their educational role vis-à-vis the youngest. On October 6th and 7th, a delegation from Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (SSSA) visited the Romanian Football Federation and the FC Voluntari, a first League club. The goal is to address the…
On September 20th and 21st, a delegation fromn Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (SSSA), accompanied by the Kosovar Football Federation, met 4 clubs: FC Balkani, FC Drita, FC Prishtina and FC Ramiz Sadiku.