Tag: Manchester City

Manchester City Puts Smart Water Tech in Play on the Pitch

Stuart Mitchell

Manchester City Football Club is using data and analytics for more than performance on the pitch. A champion of water sustainability, the Club is taking its commitment to the next level – introducing digital solutions from its official water technology partner, Xylem, to help capture and reuse rainwater more efficiently. At City Football Academy, Xylem Vue – a digital water platform – uses connected sensors and smart meters to deliver live insights into how water moves across the training facility. Showing exactly when and where water is being used or…

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Manchester City plans to make training facility one of football’s largest producers of renewable energy

Stuart Mitchell

Manchester City has announced plans to make its training facility, the City Football Academy, one of the largest producers of renewable energy in world football. The current Premier League Champions are seeking planning approval from Manchester City Council for the installation of 10,887 solar panels which will generate up to 4.39 MWh of renewable energy every year. While the self-supplied energy will completely offset the City Football Academy’s annual usage, the power will be shared with the Etihad Stadium. In doing so, the project forms a key part of the…

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Manchester City And Xylem Call On Football Fans To Vote For Young Water Heroes Tackling Global Water Issues

Stuart Mitchell

Manchester City Football Club’s global community program, Cityzens Giving, and global water technology leader, Xylem are calling on football fans to vote for their top project as the Water Heroes Academy returns for a second year. From November 22 to December 5, fans from around the world can vote for one of five new football and water projects from young leaders working to tackle global water issues in Buenos Aires, Cape Coast, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, and Mexico City. Young leaders involved in this year’s program are using the power of…

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Garden Gourmet And Manchester City Champion Plant-Based Options For Fans, As A Step Towards Reducing Carbon Emissions

Stuart Mitchell

Garden Gourmet® are proud plant-based partners of Premier League Champions Manchester City and work together to promote plant-based eating across the Etihad Stadium. Food is one of the main contributors to an individual’s carbon footprint, and making a flex choice can have a positive impact. As a result, Manchester City plans to continue serving fans plant-based dishes as part of their match day catering offering, in line with their broader sustainability agenda. Starting as a consumer trend, plant-based has gone mainstream with 92% of plant-based meals being eaten by non-vegans…

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Manchester City & Sure empowering millions to move more

Stuart Mitchell

Over 1 billion people globally and nearly than 1 in 5 working adults in the UK currently live with some form of disability. Yet no matter where you look – be it on television, in the media, on social media, or even in your local fitness studio, people with disabilities lack representation.  It’s not just disabled people that society overlooks when it comes to movement. People face judgement and discrimination for many different reasons, such as their age, race, gender, body type or perceived ability. Research conducted by Sure found…

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