Sustainability Policy Statement

Mission

Páirc An Chrócaigh CTR is responsible for the management and operation of Croke Park Stadium.

We integrate sustainability principles across all commercial, sporting, and community activities to establish Croke Park as a global brand of excellence. We explicitly commit to identifying, understanding, and taking into consideration the needs, expectations, and requirements of our interested parties—including our partners and sponsors—ensuring our operations are balanced financially, socially, and environmentally. Under our Mitigation and Creation Policy, any stadium project must not only protect the local bio-habitat and resources but actively seek to enhance them.

Core Strategic Pillars & ISO Commitments

To drive continual improvement, governance, and operational compliance, our Integrated Management System (IMS) satisfies four internationally certified standards:

Sustainable Event Management (ISO 20121:2024): Delivering sustainable solutions for all match-day and non-match-day events. We strictly uphold social responsibility by respecting human rights, child welfare, and equity throughout our operations and supply chain management. We actively engage our contractors and corporate clients to support ethical procurement and sustainable transport alternatives.
Environmental Stewardship (ISO 14001:2015): Commitments to the prevention of pollution, climate resilience, and promoting a circular economy. We actively minimize resource consumption and maintain our 0% waste-to-landfill milestone through strict segregation and recycling initiatives.
Energy Performance & Decarbonisation (ISO 50001:2018): Optimizing energy efficiency across the stadium campus. We prioritize the procurement of energy-efficient products and services, and embed energy performance improvements into all new designs and facility upgrades.
Occupational Health, Safety & Inclusivity (ISO 45001:2018): Providing a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment for staff, volunteers, contractors, and visitors. We protect workplace physical and psychological well-being, accommodate diverse accessibility needs, and champion the core GAA principle of volunteerism.

Framework for Action, Legacy & Continuous Improvement

Croke Park establishes, monitors, and reviews annual progressive objectives to systematically ensure measurable outcomes. We commit to assessing, reviewing, and reporting transparently on our sustainability achievements, operational lessons learned, and the wider social, economic, and environmental impacts and legacy of our stadium events.

Achieve: Enhanced institutional knowledge of safety, human rights awareness, energy, and waste segregation through ongoing staff training and digital e-learning platforms.
Reduce: Utility consumption, single-use plastics, and overall carbon footprint via targeted efficiency tracking and stadium-wide infrastructure improvements.
Communicate: Continuous stakeholder engagement through the active operations of the Stadium Green Team and strategic support for the GAA’s National Green Club Programme.
Community: Playing an active, supportive role in local development through transparent communication, the Croke Park Community Fund, and localized partnerships.
Governance Compliance with this policy is regularly evaluated, audited, and reported to executive leadership by the Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Management Group (ESSMG). Management leads by example, reviewing progress while empowering all personnel to strive for continuous performance improvement.

Peadar Mac Cionnaith
Stadium & Commercial Director - May 2026