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Mathilde Chamak, CSR Project Manager at LFP

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In 2024, we set up a partnership with the Professional Football League to help clubs in their ecological transition.

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As such, in collaboration with the LFP and several clubs in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, we have built a methodological protocol to calculate the carbon balance of a football club.

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This protocol now allows all French clubs to measure their greenhouse gas emissions in an exhaustive but also comparable way.

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This methodological guide:

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- Supervise the measurement of CO2e emissions related to the operation of the stadium, the movements of fans and teams or even the club's communication operations (merchandising, social networks, etc.)

- Offers several levels of granularity according to the maturity of the clubs.

- May change over time depending on the feedback of professionals.

- Is harmonized with the protocol of UEFA, the governing body of European football.

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This common methodology will be a criterion integrating the 2025/2026 Club License. It should be monitored by professional football clubs, which will be able to carry out their annual carbon footprint and thus allow more accurate monitoring of their environmental impact.

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The objective of the LFP is clear: to better measure in order to aggregate the carbon data of clubs at the global level and thus refine its emission reduction strategy. This collective approach also allows clubs to discuss best practices with each other and thus accelerate their decarbonization.

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We have also built a specific training course in carbon accounting for a football club for club CSR referents.