City have been recognised for their work towards environmental sustainability after being awarded with EFL Green Bronze status for the 2024/25 season.
The EFL Green Club is a league-wide voluntary scheme, delivered in partnership with GreenCode, that supports EFL clubs to improve their environmental practices and operations.
The scheme 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.
Director of strategic projects Damian Froggatt said: “This award is a testament to the collective effort across the entire club to champion sustainability, and recognises the board’s unwavering commitment to making significant capital investment to reduce our carbon footprint.
"This includes developing power efficiencies, electric vehicles, urban regeneration projects and a state-of-the-art recycling system."
EFL environmental sustainability co-ordinator Ben Fisher said: “Everyone at the EFL is pleased to celebrate Lincoln City’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.”
