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Using eight criteria, 'Sport Positive' has put the ranking of Premier League teams 2020 under the microscope:
- Use of renewable energy
- energy efficiency
- Sustainable mobility for fans and staff
- reduction and removal of single-use plastic
- Waste management
- water efficiency
- plant-based and low-carbohydrate catering
- Communication and whole-club commitment to sustainability.
There are a total of 21 points up for grabs for each of Premier League teams ranked in these categories.
Top of the table Tottenham Hotspur: The all-rounders
Only one team was able to score the complete number of points in the current ranking: Tottenham Hotspur.The London club's sustainability measures are manifold. These include, among others:
- 100% use of renewable energy
- mobility initiatives for staff and fans
- waterless urinals in the stadium
- use of regional ingredients in catering
- sustainability workshops offered by the club
Spurs are also continuing their environmental efforts for the 2021/22 season, with the London derby against Chelsea FC on 19 September 2021 set to become the world's first CO2-neutral professional football match at the top level.
Liverpool and Chelsea in midfield - Aston Villa last
With 20 points, Arsenal, Manchester United and the at least sporting underdog Brighton & Hove Albion are close behind in second place. Reigning champions Manchester City are still fifth with 19 points out of a possible 21. Liverpool FC (17) are seventh, with Champions League winners Chelsea (14) eighth.
The last place in the eco-ranking is taken by Aston Villa with seven points (however, due to a lack of new data on the part of the club based on values from 2019).
"Sport Positive" has also compiled a sustainability ranking for the German Bundesliga in 2021. Find out who is at the top in Germany.
The sustainability table of the Premier League at a glance
The ranking of EPL teams looks like this:
Place | Club | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 |
2 | Arsenal FC | 20 |
2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 |
2 | Manchester United | 20 |
5 | Manchester City | 19 |
6 | Southampton FC | 18 |
7 | Liverpool FC | 17 |
8 | Chelsea FC | 14 |
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 |
10 | Everton FC | 13.5 |
11 | West Ham United | 13 |
12 | Crystal Palace | 12 |
12 | Newcastle United | 12 |
12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 |
12 | Leeds United | 12 |
16 | Fulham FC | 11 |
17 | Leicester City | 10 |
17 | Sheffield United | 10 |
19 | Burnley FC | 9 |
20 | Aston Villa | 7 |
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