Luton Town Football Club is proud to announce that we have been awarded EFL Green Club Bronze status – one of just seven clubs in the country to achieve that level or above!
EFL Green Clubs is a League-wide voluntary scheme, delivered in partnership with GreenCode, that supports EFL Clubs to improve their environmental practices and operations.
It first launched in 2021 and was updated for the 2024/25 season to introduce a new assessment cycle that awards participating Clubs with a status of “Participant”, “Bronze”, “Silver” or “Gold”.
The refreshed scheme presents a more rigorous assessment process that requires participating Clubs to exceed standard sustainability measures, meaning all levels of the award represent a concentrated effort to implement environmentally sustainable practices at the Club.
During the 2024/25 season, here at Luton Town we have established a monthly working group for the implementation of new sustainability measures across the Club.
These include serving locally sourced food and the introduction of new water refill points across the Club’s sites for players, staff and visitors, saving almost 23,000 plastic bottles being used over the course of the season.
On a matchday at Kenilworth Road, we provide wooden forks and stirrers, as well as compostable pint and half-pint cups, along with Vegware food and drink containers, among other green initiatives.
Luton Town’s sustainability lead, Thorsten Gfrarer, said: “Despite the limitations of having an old stadium like Kenilworth Road as our current home, we have made a concerted effort to become more sustainable with our long-term vision of having one of the most green and efficient stadiums in the country when we move to Power Court.
“We are delighted to have this work recognised by the EFL Green Clubs initiative, and will continue to work towards the next level of award in partnership with the League and GreenCode.”
EFL Environmental Sustainability Co-ordinator, Ben Fisher said: “Everyone at the EFL is delighted to celebrate Luton Town’s commitment to environmental sustainability and it is brilliant to have GreenCode on board to help us support the Club at each stage of the assessment cycle. The Club has worked hard to reduce their carbon footprint and make a positive impact on their local environment, and thoroughly deserve to be recognised for their efforts.
“EFL Green Clubs is one of several ways in which the EFL supports Clubs to improve their sustainability practices. Throughout the season, we also deliver a full training and support package that enables us to share best practice across the League and to collectively tackle shared challenges in this area.”
EFL Green Clubs currently has 36 EFL Clubs signed up to the scheme, which is delivered in partnership with GreenCode, the environmental accreditation organisation run by the Green Britain Group. The assessment cycle takes place across two seasons with a development season during which Clubs identify key priority areas and begin to implement environmental sustainability measures and protocols, such as a published environmental policy and a baseline carbon footprint.
