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Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 2d

🍔🍄 At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, you can grab the ‘T-Club Burger’, a mix of mushrooms and beef that cuts its carbon impact without cutting flavour.

Should more clubs follow @spursoffical.bsky.social's lead?

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Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 5d

This weekend @htafc.bsky.social take on Stockport County both on and off the pitch - it's a Pledgeball Fixture!

Back your club. Push them up the table. Pledge now 👉 pledgeball.org/fixture-deta...

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Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 6d

The BBC Green Sport Awards 2025 are here to spotlight the athletes, clubs and organisations making a real difference.

👏 Each is showing how sport can lead the way on sustainability.

For the full list of nominees, head to the BBC Sport website 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...

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Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 8d

⚽ Premier League clubs emit ~56.7 tonnes CO₂e a season from travel, 85% from flights.

Millwall are showing another way with a no-fly policy under the Sustainable Travel Charter.

Should more clubs rethink how they travel? 🤔

Millwall's team bus pulled up at a curbside with the text - Did you know...? Millwall are part of the sustainable travel charter. They are committed to reducing matchday emissions.

Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 12d

🎟️ Don’t miss out - win tickets to the WTA event at the 2026 HSBC Championships!

💷 Your club could also bag £250

There's just days left of the the LTA Pledgeball League. Every eco-friendly pledge helps your club climb the table.

Add yours today 👉 pledgeball.org/lta

Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 14d

From Barcelona’s €1.4m water-recycling system to the hidden cost of artificial turf, the future of the
pitch is complex.

Read @ryanbaldi.bsky.social's full piece on @football365.bsky.social here: www.football365.com/news/pitch-p...

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Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 14d

Great to present @millwallfc.bsky.social their 24/25 Pledgeball League trophy at The Den last month 🏆💙

Big thanks to their fans for leading the way, every pledge adds up to real change.

The competition is on for this season. Rally your mates and back your club 👉 pledgeball.org/fixtures/

Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 16d

✈️🚗 At the 2026 World Cup, 85% of emissions will come from travel (Source: @theguardian.com).

Regular matchday travel matters too.

How can governing bodies better support fans to get to games sustainably? More public transport? Better scheduling? Subsidised travel?

Let's hear your thoughts 👇

Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 20d

Pushing their club to go greener, Brentford’s Sustaina-Bees are showing what fan power really looks like. 🐝

Full piece by @ryanbaldi.bsky.social for @football365.bsky.social 👇

www.football365.com/news/fan-cli...

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Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 22d

From sustainable matchday habits to pushing clubs on carbon, fans are proving football’s strength lies in collective action.

Read @ryanbaldi.bsky.social's piece for @football365.bsky.social here 👇

www.football365.com/news/fan-cli...

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Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 23d

🎟️ Last chance to win tickets to the WTA event at the 2026 HSBC Championships!
💷 Plus £250 for your club

The final month of the LTA Pledgeball League is here. Every eco-friendly pledge could push your club to the top.

Make yours today 👉 www.pledgeball.org/lta

Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 26d

Ahead of the weekend, let's see how the Pledgeball League is shaping up.

Can anybody stop @millwallfc.bsky.social claiming back-to-back titles this season? They've made a strong start.

Back your team and push them up the table now: pledgeball.org/fixtures/

Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 28d

Marathons can leave behind piles of waste.
Tokyo Marathon 2026 will be different.

Next year’s race is cutting carbon and waste with Electric support vehicles, ocean-plastic kit, and cups turned into toilet paper.

Sport can lead the way.

Read more: www.marathon.tokyo/en/about/sus...

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Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · 29d

From Forest Green's all-vegan options to Spurs’ beefy mushroom burgers, football is proving change can happen anywhere, especially with the match day menu.

Read @ryanbaldi.bsky.social's full piece on @football365.bsky.social 👇

www.football365.com/news/turf-ta...

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Ryan Baldi @ryanbaldi.bsky.social · 29d

After Grimsby's EFL Cup giant killing of Man Utd, my latest piece for @pledgeball.bsky.social / @football365.bsky.social looks at how we need to protect coastal grounds like Blundell Park in light of alarming predictions about their risk from rising sea levels

www.football365.com/news/grimsby...

Grimsby triumph over Man Utd highlights flood risk to coastal football grounds

A significant share of English professional stadiums face material flood-risk by 2050, with Grimsby's ground among them.

www.football365.com

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Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · Sep 4

We're delighted Pledgeball x WSL Football is shortlisted for the 2025 Sport Positive Awards 🎉

At the 2025 Subway Women’s League Cup Final we showed football can lead on climate.

97% of fans want clubs to act 🌍

Read more: awards.sportpositivesummit.com/shortlist-20...

Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · Sep 2

We had a great time at The Den this weekend, engaging with fans and delivering @millwallfc.bsky.social their well deserved 24/25 Pledgeball League winner's trophy.

The new season is underway, learn more and help your club climb the table here: pledgeball.org

Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our founder Katie Cross joins @thatmillwallpod.bsky.social
tonight to talk about our work with @millwallfc.bsky.social and how fans’ efforts sealed the 24/25 Pledgeball League.

📺 Tune in live from 8pm on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ThatMillwal...

Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · Aug 28

This weekend we are at The Den for the first Pledgeball fixture of the season: @millwallfc.bsky.social v @wrexhamafc.co.uk

Small changes. Big impact.

Pledge today and push your club up the table 👇
pledgeball.org/fixture-deta...

Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · Aug 19

🎟️ Win tickets to a WTA event at Queen’s next summer

💷 Your club could also win £250

The LTA Pledgeball League is live! Every eco-friendly pledge, like using refillable bottles or coffee cups, pushes your club up the table.

Make your pledge today 👉 pledgeball.org/lta

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Ryan Baldi @ryanbaldi.bsky.social · Aug 18

My latest piece for @pledgeball.bsky.social / @football365.bsky.social explains why the climate crisis is non-league football’s toughest opponent

www.football365.com/news/climate...

Climate crisis poses existential threat to non-league football

That's not hyperbole when climate-fuelled weather repeatedly brings floodwater, heatwaves and storms to their door.

www.football365.com

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Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · Aug 15

The Premier League has seen some truly iconic kits over the years.

Here’s some of our favourites – any classics we’ve missed?

Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · Aug 14

The Premier League returns tomorrow, and fans will be queueing for their clubs' latest kit.

From recycled bottles to polyester threads, football is trying to go greener, but as @ryanbaldi.bsky.social shows, the game’s plastic problem runs deeper.

Read the full article on football365.com.

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The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) @cast-centre.bsky.social · Aug 1

New CAST Briefing: “I would be laughed out the stadium”: How to break #ClimateSilence in British football, our first ever briefing on sport, in collaboration with our partner Pledgeball (@pledgeball.bsky.social) ⚽🔇

Read the briefing: cast.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Key messages thread 🧵

The cover page of ‘CAST Briefing 39: “I would be laughed out the stadium”: How to break climate silence in British football’, which includes a mid-shot of Gareth Bale facing the camera and holding up a multi coloured football, with 4 key messages in bullet points underneath. The CAST and Pledgeball logos are featured at the bottom.

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Pledgeball @pledgeball.bsky.social · Jul 23

Forest Green Rovers are building the world’s greenest football stadium...out of wood!

Proof that football can be sustainable.

Check out @ryanbaldi.bsky.social's full article here 👇

www.football365.com/news/forest-...

#ProtectWhereWePlay

Forest Green are building football's greenest stadium out of wood!

Forest Green Rovers aren’t trying to tweak the edges of environmental policy; they’re bulldozing them.

www.football365.com

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