Southampton Scores Eco-friendly Partner

Premier League football club Southampton FC has announced blockchain-powered renewable energy company Ecowatt as the club’s new official training kit partner for the remainder of the 2022/2023 season.

Ecowatt branding will appear on the men’s first team, B-team and women’s first team training kits, and will be worn for the first time at the men’s game against Newcastle United on Sunday 6^th November.

Ecowatt buys and builds renewable power stations to expand the supply, whilst simultaneously funding projects that aim to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. With the use of blockchain and tokens, Ecowatt’s long-term aim is to ‘make investing in sustainable energy solutions accessible and profitable for everyone.’

The climate change-focused business aligns with the Saint’s commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2030. The club was recently shortlisted for the inaugural BBC Sports Green Awards for the work they have been doing around their sustainability strategy.

As part of the partnership, Southampton FC and Ecowatt will work on a joint project to help the club reduce its overall carbon emissions, with the clubs stating that ‘more details will be announced soon.’

Sarah Batters, Director of Partnerships and Marketing for Southampton Football Club said, “We are proud to be partnering with Ecowatt, an organisation which understands the issues around climate change and is making it easy, fast, and convenient for anyone to contribute to climate action in whatever way they can.

“As a club, we are fully committed to ensuring a sustainable future for our fans and community, so we support Ecowatt’s mission, and we look forward to working together throughout the season to better our planet.”

Thomas Puskas, Founder & CEO of Ecowatt, added, “We believe that innovative investment will save the world. We are thrilled to work with this club which has such a genuine and meaningful commitment towards becoming more sustainable and we’re looking forward to accelerating the change with them”

Lauren Haworth, Global Marketing Director of Ecowatt, commented, “This partnership gets to the heart of what real branding is really about, authentic collaborations between brands that share similar values. We are so excited to work with Southampton, and together we can make a real tangible difference through more sustainability initiatives that benefit the club, the fans and the planet.”

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