MUFC achieve carbon standard

Manchester United Football Club has become the 250th company in the UK to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard for reducing its carbon emissions by 10%.

The Carbon Trust said the award had marked two years work of environmental initiatives across the club and Old Trafford.

The club has run a number of initiatives amongst its staff, run awareness campaigns featuring manager Alex Ferguson and run waste, recycling and transport reduction schemes with suppliers and fans.

It has also reduced energy consumption across Old Trafford through direct light “switch-offs” on non-match days. Reducing lighting by 50% in the North Stand tunnel alone is already saving the club £10,000 each year, The Carbon Trust said.