May 13, 2024
Racing Club Life Cycle Assessment Information and Report
For the very first time, the FREE KICKS project* can now reveal the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Report for Racing Club.
A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a procedure for assessing, according to defined and “scientific criteria, the environmental footprint associated with all the stages of the life cycle of a product/service and with multiple relevant environmental aspects (LCA is a multi-criteria analysis).
For this project, the requirements and guidelines for life cycle assessment were provided by international standard ISO 14040/14044. The Product Environment Footprint (PEF) is the methodology developed by the European Commission to measure and communicate the potential life cycle environmental impacts of a product or service.
This comprehensive report explores the environmental impact of a football match from Racing Club’s 2022 season. This release represents a significant milestone in the FREE KICKS project’s mission to address the topics of circular economy and environmental sustainability in football organisations.
The objective of this report is to identify the “environmental hotspots” that contribute to the total environmental footprint of professional football matches. By pinpointing areas such as supporter mobility, opportunities for targeted improvements such as increased public transport can reduce the environmental impact of the match can be identified.
The assessment revealed that for Racing Club, the main environmental impacts of a professional football match are:
- Climate change 30.9%
- Resource use, fossils 19.3%
- Water use 8.0%
Click to read the full report.
To see LCA’s for other FREE KICKS partners click the club name below:
Malmö FF
FC Porto
Real Betis Balompié
*Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
