RFEF and UEFA stand together for sustainability UEFA Women's Champions League final
Saturday's showpiece match at San Mamés is set to boast a sensory room for autistic people, narration for the blind and wheelchair access for people of reduced mobility. Furthermore, plastic usage will be reduced, water fountains will be installed so that volunteers and organisers can refill their water bottles, as well as improving waste management in and around the stadium.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and UEFA have worked together to ensure the environmental sustainability of the UEFA Women's Champions League final. As such, a plan has been implemented for this match which, among other measures, involves the reduction of plastic, the implementation of a sensory room for autistic people and narration for blind people.
In addition, there will also be wheelchair access for people with reduced mobility, as well as inclusive activities that are set to take place on Saturday morning in Lezama, with an adapted and inclusive 7-a-side football match.
The RFEF, through the Department of Equality, Social Responsibility and Sustainability, has been working closely with UEFA to stand together and send a powerful message promoting sustainability. This constant collaboration allows for the sharing of experiences, practices and support for the implementation of action plans.
In this way, a compensation fund has been created to offset the tonnes of carbon generated by the matches organised by UEFA in our country into investments in sustainable projects. So far, these have been dedicated to sustainable mobility initiatives. These funds add to the HatTrick's sustainability projects financed by the European body, which have enabled the Federation to implement narration for the blind at men's and women's national team matches, create Executive Boxes 0 to raise awareness of social issues and the setting up relaxation rooms at matches for autistic people.
