UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2015/16 Contents List of abbreviations 4 Introduction 6 Inside UEFA 15 Diversity 29 Inclusion 43 Message from Peter Gilliéron 6 Education 16 Fare network 30 Centre for Access to 44 Football in Europe Timeline 8 Energy and water 22 Football associations 36 Football for All Abilities 48 About the report 12 consumption Human resources 23 Homeless World Cup 60 Foundation Integrity 26 Medical 27 Peace and Environment 63 Health 69 Reconciliation 75 Solidarity 81 Fan dialogue 91 Climate Friendly 64 World Heart Federation 70 Cross Cultures Project 76 Asyl Liga 82 Football Supporters Europe 92 Association WWF 66 Comunità Nuova 83 Supporters Direct Europe 94 International Committee of 84 the Red Cross sportanddev.org: the 86 International Platform on Sport and Development Additional solidarity projects 88 FSR-related Concluding Global Reporting activities 99 remarks 105 FSR partners 109 Initiative index 116 HatTrick FSR workshop 100 Outlook 106 FSR partner feedback 110 UEFA EURO 2016 101 FSR partner contact list 112 UEFA Foundation 103 UEFA member association 115 for Children contact list UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2015/16 List of abbreviations List of abbreviations BAAP DCL FAI GRI IFCPF MIP OFFS SFA Balkan Alpe Adria Project Deaf Champions League Football Association Global Reporting Initiative International Federation UEFA Executive Master Open Fun Football Schools Scottish Football Association of Ireland of CP Football for International Players CAFE DSG HWCF S&C SLO Centre for Access to Disabled supporters’ group FIPFA Homeless World Cup iPass NAA Sport and Citizenship Supporter liaison officer Football in Europe Fédération Internationale Foundation International Partners NEVER AGAIN Association think tank EAFF de Powerchair Football Sharing Skills SOEE CCPA European Amputee Association IBSA NDSO S&D Special Olympics Europe Cross Cultures Project Football Federation International Blind Sports KIO National deaf sports Sport and development Eurasia Association FSE Federation Kick It Out Israel organisation EDSO Football Supporters Europe SD Europe WHF CFM European Deaf Sport ICRC LGBTIQ NOPF Supporters Direct Europe World Heart Federation UEFA Certificate in Organisation FSR International Committee Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, National organisation Football Management Football and social of the Red Cross Transgender, Intersex of powerchair football SDG WWF EPFA responsibility and Questioning Sustainable Development World Wide Fund for Nature CP football European Powerchair IFA NSO Goals Cerebral palsy football Football Association GIFS Irish Football Association MESGO National supporters’ Grassroots Intercultural Master in European organisation Football Standards Sport Governance < Contents 5 UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2015/16 Introduction Message from Peter Gilliéron I am delighted to once again be given the opportunity to reflect on UEFA’s ever-advancing football and social responsibility (FSR) journey. The 2015/16 season – the fourth of a five-year FSR cycle – was a very special one, featuring as it did the culmination of UEFA’s flagship national team competition, the European Football Championship. While UEFA EURO 2016 itself will have inspired Finally, as we approach the end of a five-year cycle, millions of budding footballers throughout Europe we are looking further into the future. We have and beyond, the seamless integration of social commissioned an independent review of UEFA’s responsibility and sustainability into UEFA’s tournament current FSR strategy, which will include an extensive operations was itself a remarkable achievement. UEFA’s stakeholder consultation process. I am looking forward FSR partners and staff worked hard with EURO 2016 to sharing with you the outcome of this review, which SAS and more than 6,000 volunteers to make social should help us to pave the way for the 2017–21 cycle, responsibility and sustainability an integral part of the and lead us towards an even more socially responsible tournament in France. and sustainable future. In this report, you will discover how else we have continued to address social responsibility and sustainability issues since the last report, in cooperation with key stakeholders in the fields of diversity, inclusion, environment, health, peace and Peter Gilliéron, UEFA Executive Committee reconciliation, solidarity and fan dialogue. member and chairman of the Fair Play and As you will also see, cooperation with UEFA’s member Social Responsibility Committee associations was intensified following a HatTrick FSR workshop in February 2016. The HatTrick funding scheme will allow football associations (FAs) to develop social responsibility and sustainability projects for the four seasons to come, from 2016/17 to 2019/20. © Getty Images < Contents 7 UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2015/16 Introduction The timeline illustrates representative activities undertaken by UEFA and each of the Timeline FSR partner organisations and member associations it supported during the 2015/16 season. 2015 15 AUG 15 SEP 15 OCT 11 DEC 4 OCT 1 JUL 1 NOV 19 DEC Watering of UEFA HQ EDSO agreements on Romanian children Multicultural football WWF climate advocacy Io Tifo Positivo at NI Masters grounds carried out SD Europe network U21 European Deaf programme entirely with lake water meeting in Hamburg celebrate Football festival overseen by team at COP21 UN Stadio Giuseppe Football Championships. People action weeks SFA diversity manager climate conference, Paris Meazza in Milan JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 31 JUL 4 OCT 30 OCT 14 DEC 12 SEP 24 OCT 16 NOV NEVER AGAIN Futsal league 2nd international UEFA Executive Children in the Homeless World programme U16 international CAFE conference Master for anti-racism tournament Cup in Amsterdam City programme at Woodstock Festival training camp in Paris International Players in Romania < Contents UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2015/16 Introduction Timeline 2016 17 FEB 31 MAR 11 APR 10 JUN 16 JUN 4 MAR 15 JAN 18 APR 16 MAY 13th Special UEFA EURO 2016 Olympics European Doping control EAFF youth I Care About My HatTrick FSR Football Referee Vienna Meets Balkan youth chaperones at training camp Dublin Friendship Cup Health initiative workshop Conference workshop football tournament UEFA EURO 2016 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE 22 FEB 21 MAR 6 APR 7 MAY 15 JUN 3/4 MAR 29 JUN 28 MAY 15 FEB Paul Pogba Respect Fan Skype call with Culture fan Eco-calculator launch, ICRC football UEFA EURO 2016 Respect embassies for fans to measure team in Kabul Fan Culture workshop Team of Equals visits Romanian blind football OFFS project sportanddev.org celebrates the International and offset their travel following the finalists' the Israeli parliament team wins the IBSA Euro mini-league Tobacco-free Day of Sport for Development and Peace emissions stadium guidance workshop in Paris Challenge Cup festival < Contents UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2015/16 Introduction About the report Scope New developments FSR budget allocation by theme 2015/16 This report, the fourth in a series of five annual reports, presents an In this report, the UEFA We Care projects have been Fan dialogue overview of the work that took place at UEFA during the 2015/16 integrated into the Solidarity chapter, making space UEFA EURO 2016 €225,000* season, between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016. For information on the for a chapter on FSR-related work that was carried €520,000 background, scope and structure of this series of reports, readers are out outside the FSR portfolio. The new chapter on invited to revisit the 2013/14 FSR report, which presents the full details. FSR-related activities comprises updates on the Those wanting to find out more about the activities of UEFA’s FSR unit, HatTrick FSR workshop, UEFA EURO 2016 and the Diversity including the strategy behind the partnership portfolio and the historical UEFA Foundation for Children. Solidarity €796,700 context of social responsibility at UEFA, are encouraged to read the The Inside UEFA section has been expanded to €479,900 introduction to the 2012/13 FSR report or, for more general information include information on the anti-doping and medical and up-to-date news, visit www.uefa.org/social-responsibility/. unit. In addition to the anti-doping statistics that Introductions have been skipped for organisations that have featured in this report has been comparing since 2013/14, there Peace and previous reports, especially if they are ‘core’ or ‘associate’1 FSR partners is now information on the unit’s other activities, reconciliation Environment and have a contract with UEFA spanning the entire cycle. Instead, the which include medical screening of players, hosting €390,000 €350,000 focus is on reporting on the work undertaken during the season, to a medical symposium, conducting injury studies demonstrate how the organisation is attempting to meet its objectives and running an education programme for doctors and to progress from one season to the next. of UEFA’s member associations. Health €300,000 Inclusion €835,000 * €160,000 of the total fan dialogue allocation of €225,000 came from UEFA’s Total: €3,896,600 institutional supporters budget, so only €65,000 was part of the FSR budget. Points to note: • The 2014/15 UEFA disciplinary income • The €1m previously allocated to the – set aside to be invested in 2015/16 Monaco charity award is now called FSR projects – was €4,205,000, which an ‘annual solidarity