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39. Bull, Bear & Beyond – Borussia Dortmund executive interview ESG image

39. Bull, Bear & Beyond – Borussia Dortmund executive interview ESG

S1 E39 · Bull, Bear & Beyond by Edison Group
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In our final interview, Thomas provides an overview of Borussia Dortmund’s ESG initiatives.

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Original interview published on 16/12/2024 and reposted as a podcast

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Importance of ESG for Borussia Dortmund

00:00:07
Speaker
So Thomas, an area that's ah important for lot of investors is ESG. There's obviously quite a lot in that. So could you just give an overview of what's important to Borussia Dortmund from an ESG perspective?

EU ESG Strategy Mandate for Companies

00:00:22
Speaker
Well, first of all, I have to say that the European Union forced us as a listed company to develop a strategy for ESG and we did so. And we said we have the obligation, but we take it as chance because everybody in the in Germany abroad expects that football has to do something in that respect.

Borussia Dortmund's ESG Initiatives History

00:00:45
Speaker
And we do a lot. We did all always always a lot. We did a lot over the last 20, 30 years and in respect of social. We did a lot in the respect of environmental.
00:00:57
Speaker
But if we it was not so published.

Stadium Energy Innovations

00:01:01
Speaker
What we do for example for ah environmental, we will change our heating in the stadium next year. will It will be connected to the ah to the heating off of the town, where we do not anymore use carbon ah producing energies like oil or gas, though this will be a clean energy in two years, we will have
00:01:35
Speaker
those panels on the roof in short term. We have already a roof panels on us on the roof of the stadium, but we will change them because they're old.
00:01:46
Speaker
And we have a new panel system on the stadium where we produce 40% of the energy we need in the stadium. so Therefore, we do a lot.

Sustainable Ticketing and Transport

00:01:56
Speaker
We ah negotiated in respect of ticket pricing for the public transport.
00:02:04
Speaker
ah in the ticket, though everybody in North Westphalia coming to the stadium can use the ticket and it has not a necessity to come by car.

Decarbonization and Communication Strategy

00:02:15
Speaker
These are all smaller or bigger stones we move to get carbon free in the next 10 years, 10, maybe 15 years.
00:02:26
Speaker
But we are in a very good way. We have a strategy for decarbonisation. We have a strategy for our social ah visibility and our communication. We do a lot in respect of ah social projects, we do a lot of education ah programs, we help.
00:02:49
Speaker
ah We are in a very good way and in the hind respect of ESG, but what we have to do now is to put it more in structure, to communicate what we are doing since years better to the audience.
00:03:03
Speaker
Because the people in the world expect football to do its part and we are ready.