3/1 To Win
This week, Derby County is proud to join clubs throughout the country by taking part in Green Football’s Great Save campaign.
To mark the Great Save ahead of our Sky Bet Championship fixture against Preston North End, you have the chance to win a signed pair of Jacob Widell Zetterström’s gloves!
To enter the competition, all you need to do is scan the QR code on Page 24 of Wednesday night’s edition of The Ram, answer the question around Green Football’s Great Save correctly and complete the form.
Ignition Sports Media also acknowledges its environmental responsibility in keeping match programmes and magazines among the most sustainable consumable products, offering FSC-certified paper stocks, mailing out orders in environmentally-friendly paper wrap where possible and recycling all printed surplus products.
Climate change is threatening the future of football, with the FA estimating that 120,000 grassroots games are cancelled per year due to pitch flooding. By 2050, one in four English football clubs can expect partial or total stadium flooding each year.
Every year, an estimated 100,000 tonnes of sportswear ends up in UK landfills, which is the equivalent to 951 football shirts every minute—or 500 million per year. Landfills produce large amounts of methane - one of the most toxic greenhouse gases - which fuels climate change. Keeping kit in play for just nine more months could reduce its carbon, water, and waste footprint by up to 30%.
Sarah Jacobs, Green Football Director, said: “Football has an unequalled power to drive change, and it’s incredible to see so many clubs, fans, grassroots teams and players coming together to help save kit from landfill. Whether it’s donating a shirt or finding a new purpose for old kit, every action contributes to reducing waste, promoting sustainability in football and helping to protect the game we love."
For more information on all the activities and how to get involved, tap here.
