Cultivating climate resilience and community with innovative ‘Mancgroves’
Success story: Manchester City Football Club
10 – 15% MORE CO2e ABSORBED LOCALLY THAN BY TRADITIONAL TREE PLANTING
CO-BENEFITS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, CLEANER AIR, IMPROVED HEALTH AND WELLBEING, EDUCATION AND LEARNING
Manchester City Football Club’s ongoing commitment to credible and meaningful local carbon mitigation has led to various actions in waste and energy consumption reduction, on-site composting and removal of plastics, as well as a study to understand and respond to positive CO2 sequestration from the mitigation programme.
Engaging the Club’s community outreach team, landscape and ecology partners, and a local sixth form college – the Club has collaboratively developed positive changes to both its own and local landscapes. One such outcome has been to replicate the higher sequestration benefits of mangroves in the Manchester environment – working with various groups to invent the ‘Mancgrove’. Suitable to Manchester’s weather and ground conditions, Mancgroves, large or small, can be replicated in schools, neighbourhoods or any space. Additional benefits include improvements in general health and social inclusion whilst monitoring and assessment options also lends Mancgroves to STEM learning opportunities.
As of 2023 test beds are already in play, building on the wider green corridor developed at the grounds since 2015, and already attracting new and abundant wildlife.
“At Manchester City we are driven by a passionate belief that football can have a positive impact in our communities and empower better lives. We are committed to growing a sustainable organisation, acting responsibly with the interests of our fans, employees and the people of our cities at the heart of everything that we do.”
Pete Bradshaw, Director of Sustainability, Manchester City Football Club