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Sustainability Champions

At Croke Park, we take our sustainability as seriously as our sports. Not only do we have a world-class stadium, we’re also proud to be a world leader in sustainable events.

Our sustainability journey started back in 2007 and it’s been one of our core values ever since. By making it a key part of our culture stadium-wide, it’s become a way of life, putting us ahead of the game and allowing us to smash our sustainability goals at every turn.

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Team

Leading By Example

Like all of the incredible teams who’ve played on our grounds, we lead by example; inspiring others through our commitment and our actions.

In 2014, six years ahead of target, we became a zero waste stadium, with 100% of our waste being recycled, reused or recovered.  

Croke Park was also the first stadium in Ireland and Britain to secure both ISO 14001 and ISO 20121 standards. 

Taking our achievements to the world stage, we became the very first stadium in the world to obtain certification to the newest International Environmental Standard, ISO 14001:2015.

Sustainable Stationary

Sustainable Events

When you work with our Meetings & Events Team, you’ll quickly see our passion for sustainable practices, as we encourage you to consider it in all elements before, during and after your event.

We reduce single-use waste by offering paperless meetings, using only strategically-placed recyclable stationery when it’s genuinely needed. Our bins are clearly marked to avoid any confusion and we offer only glass water bottles that are bottled in-house. When it comes to cups, we think beyond our beloved Sam and Liam, making sure any single-use cups and containers are 100% compostable. However, we priortise the use of reusable glassware, crookery and cutlery. Meanwhile, PIR sensors make sure lights aren’t on when they’re not needed and all heating and cooling is controlled through our Building Management System.

Sustainable Food

Sustainable Food

Even our delicious menus have sustainability at their core.   From breakfast meetings to conferences, our catering team is passionate about bringing you food that not only tastes sensational, but is seasonal and sustainable too.
 
We’re proud to say that 85% of all ingredients on our new menus are sourced from the island of Ireland. Better again, 70% are sourced from within just 50 miles of the stadium. This has allowed us to create our exciting and ground-breaking 50 Mile Menu, which guarantees that every single ingredient used has been sourced within 50 miles of the stadium, including from Croke Park’s own farm!

Discover Our New Menus

Biodiversity & Nature

Biodiversity & Nature

Believe it or not, Croke Park is a wonderland of hidden urban habitats! Blue tits, swifts and sparrows call it home, with nesting boxes throughout the stadium campus. Meanwhile, our ‘Mitigation and Creation’ policy ensures that all stadium building projects not only replace any affected habitat, but create new spaces for local insect, bird and wildlife.

Farm

The Croke Park Farm

You might be surprised to know that we even have our own turf farm in North County Dublin! Growing our turf locally benefits both pitch quality and control, while reducing the carbon emissions associated with importing. 

We’re also now food producers in our own right! Having farmland presents new sustainability opportunities for our menus, which we’ve embraced by starting to grow our own fruit and herbs. Through a collaboration with Fingal Beekeepers’ Association, we also have beehives on the farm producing the most incredible tasting local honey. It’s all on a small scale for now, but watch this space…
Energy

Energy Saving

Across the stadium, every single one of our teams puts their energy into not wasting energy.
 
Our transformation started in 2008, when we introduced a range of energy efficiency measures and reduced our energy usage by 20% over three years. Network management software now powers down computers that aren’t in use and we’ve retrofitted LED lighting throughout the stadium. An upgrade to the pitch heating system has also resulted in an impressive 19% saving in gas.
 
We’re proud of our achievements, but we’re not finished yet. We continue to invest in technology that drives efficiency and, as a result, we’ve achieved a further 5% reduction in energy usage in recent years. That’s despite increased staff numbers, increased meeting and event numbers, and the deployment of extra services such as 4G coverage stadium-wide.

Waste

Waste isn't a dirty word

Croke Park is a zero waste to landfill stadium! We achieved this ambitious status in 2014, six years ahead of schedule. Not only does 0% of our waste go to landfill, there’s also been a 12% reduction in the amount of waste produced over the last five years.
 
This exceptional standard is achieved in close cooperation with our partners, Thornton’s Recycling, and we couldn’t be more proud of it.

Water

Water Management

We’re members of the Water Stewardship Programme, which is designed to reduce water consumption and introduce more efficient water monitoring and management.
 
The changes we’ve made have had phenomenal results! Solenoid valves in toilets save up to a whopping 300,000 litres of water per day. Low-flush toilets and urinals are in place throughout our event facilities and all washroom consumables are eco-certified. We have also installed electronic water metering which means near real-time usage monitoring, allowing us to identify where we can improve even more.

Community

Community Matters

Our relationship with our neighbours matters to us. We’re constantly working on ways to lessen the impact of our events, while strengthening our relationships and helping our local area to thrive through a calendar of special initiatives and events.
 
We have a full-time Community Liaison Officer who manages an extensive community engagement programme, including the event-day Community Team and the Croke Park Community Fund.

Accessibility

Community Matters

Our relationship with our neighbours matters to us. We’re constantly working on ways to lessen the impact of our events, while strengthening our relationships and helping our local area to thrive through a calendar of special initiatives and events.
 
We have a full-time Community Liaison Officer who manages an extensive community engagement programme, including the event-day Community Team and the Croke Park Community Fund.