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I have always been interested in what works in terms of locally-led sustainable development, and I have seen it in action in different parts of the world. I believe that if people can read or see what others have done elsewhere, it will inspire them to try something similar for themselves. I hope you enjoy the 400+ stories.

The world’s greenest football club is vegan, and carbon neutral

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Forest Green Rovers, in Gloucestershire, England, is the greenest football club in the world. Not to mention that it’s the first and only vegan football club, and the first to be certified as carbon neutral by the United Nations.

 “From solar panels and electric vehicle charging points at The New Lawn to our vegan menu, we are proving that sports clubs can lead the fight against climate change”. 

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