Governance is a key component of Eintracht Frankfurt’s sustainability strategy and represents responsible corporate governance. Its core elements include defining the club’s own standards, implementing internal and external control mechanisms, and ensuring strict compliance with legal requirements.
Governance Score 2024/25
Key Governance Action Areas
Suppliers & Supply Chains
ESG criteria will increasingly be considered in supplier partnerships to promote sustainability.
Communication
Eintracht Frankfurt values transparent, credible communication of sustainability progress.
Merchandising
Efforts have been made in recent years to improve sustainability and ethics across established supply chains.
Strategy & Organisation
The ESG strategy is based on transparency, measurability, and alignment with all three ESG dimensions.
Data Security
Data protection is ensured through a data advisory board, data policies, and numerous technical and operational measures.
Innovation
Strategic digital projects at EintrachtTech GmbH form the foundation of the club’s digital strategy.
Compliance
The club follows defined processes and frameworks to ensure full legal and regulatory compliance.
Finance
High transparency around financial and sustainability KPIs, disclosed in consolidated annual reports.
Selected Projects and Key Figures
- Development of a comprehensive sustainability strategy for Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG.
- Establishment of a dedicated ESG department and appointment of ESG leads across all business units.
- Definition of five strategic focus areas: environmental and climate awareness, anti-discrimination, social engagement, fans and members, and innovation.
- Conducting a double materiality assessment in line with ESRS and CSRD requirements to identify key sustainability issues.
- Participation in external exchange formats involving the DFL, clubs and partners to ensure the targeted involvement of relevant stakeholders.
- Initial publication of Eintracht Frankfurt’s ESG strategy.
- Production of a Sky TV documentary series on the club’s ESG activities.
- Regular communication of ESG measures, including topics such as the use of solar power at the ProfiCamp.
- Ongoing involvement of players in ESG-related communications.
- Publication of statements on social and fan-policy issues.
- Developing sustainable product lines, such as the Greenkeeper Collection and the Upcycling Collection.
- Launching a dedicated sustainability campaign in the merchandising sector.
- Introducing digital receipts in Fanshops to reduce paper consumption.
- Providing reusable shipping boxes for online orders.
- Offering used-battery disposal at Fanshops.
- Establishing a second-hand scheme for the return, reuse and resale of well-preserved fan merchandise.
- Integration of sustainability clauses into supplier and service-provider contracts.
- Requirements for the use of regional and organic products in procurement.
- Implementation of sustainability-focused food concepts at the administrative offices, Deutsche Bank Park and maxworx Sportpark.
- Implementation of extensive technical and organisational data protection and security measures to safeguard sensitive data.
- Introduction of a mandatory training tool to raise employee awareness of data protection and information security on a regular basis.
- Establishment of a Data Advisory Board as an independent body providing objective and critical oversight of data and digitalisation topics.
- EintrachtTech’s core business areas: digital ecosystem, Arena of IoT, esports, innovation formats and Talents of Tomorrow.
- Modernisation of the digital infrastructure at Deutsche Bank Park.
- Needs-based irrigation of green and training areas using soil sensors and weather stations to improve efficiency.
- Installation of smart defibrillators with IoT sensors at Deutsche Bank Park, enabling real-time monitoring.
- Creation of a real-world testing environment for autonomous robotic vehicles (“CityBots”) on the stadium grounds, with applications in mobility, logistics and facility management.
- Expansion of the project portfolio at the “Arena of IoT” centre across the innovation areas of smart stadium, mobility, facility management, energy management, pitch, logistics, security and visitor-flow management.
- Delivery of the “Talents of Tomorrow” recruitment event, focusing on a sustainability case study.
- Use of the IoT Garage as a co-creation workspace and partner platform for innovative solutions in the stadium environment.
- Definition and establishment of policies, processes and procedures to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Development and maintenance of an internal control system to monitor and ensure compliance with corporate policies.
- Appointment of compliance officers responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring compliance strategies and measures.
- Consideration of ESG criteria when selecting sponsorship and cooperation partners.
- Expansion and further development of existing sustainability reporting structures with regard to potential future CSRD relevance.
