We have our own in house 'Pie Room' in which all our sausage rolls and signature pies, across matchday and event days in premium and retail, are produced within the stadium. This equates to 4,000 of each produced for each matchday in Retail.

We have implemented carbon labelling on our menus at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. GHG emissions of food products have been calculated in a cradle-to-grave approach, across the complete life-cycle – from farm, to packaging, to transport and food waste. This allows our chefs to make climate-friendly changes when designing menus and encourages our guests to choose dishes with a lower climate impact. Food items are ranked according to their carbon intensity – we use A and B carbon labelling symbols on our menus to showcase those dishes that have a particularly low climate impact, to promote and highlight these products, whilst being amongst a selection of dishes all designed with a climate-conscious and plant-forward approach.  This labelling can be found across our Retail screens and Premium Menus on an event day.

With a focus on local and seasonal produce, 80% of our suppliers are within a 50-mile radius of the stadium.  This includes Wicks Manor Farm which supply our pork products and is less than 55 miles from the stadium, and Paul Rhodes who supply fresh bakery items such as pastries and fresh bread, daily.

A detailed ecological survey of the stadium site was undertaken to establish baseline conditions ahead of its construction.

The site is largely occupied by buildings, bare ground and hard standing with limited areas of amenity grassland and scattered semi-mature/mature trees. Buildings and trees typically provide shelter and breeding opportunities for bats and birds and therefore surveys for both species groups have been completed.

Previous bat transect surveys undertaken by CSa Environmental Planning in 2008 confirmed low levels of bat activity in association with the site and found no evidence to suggest that bats roost at the site. Based on the survey findings, the local bat population is not considered to be a Valued Ecological Receptor (VER).

A nesting bird survey undertaken in 2014 recorded kestrel (amber-listed Bird of Conservation Concern) and starling (red-listed Bird of Conservation Concern) nests on site. Both species are well adapted to urban environment and therefore are not considered to be at risk of adverse effects resulting from the stadium project. Nesting birds are not considered to be a VER as part of this assessment.

Two internationally important wildlife sites (a Ramsar site and a Special Area of Conservation) and two nationally important wildlife site (both Sites of Special Scientific Interest) were identified as VERs, alongside two Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation. No significant effects to any of these sites were anticipated in relation to the stadium.

A range of roosting/nesting features are provided at the stadium in order to increase the ecological value of the site. These benefit a range of locally important species including bats, kestrels, starlings, swifts and a range of other bird species commonly found in urban environments.

The Club has planted hundreds of new and semi-mature trees and tens of thousands of new plants, hedges and flowers across its Training Centre, as well as a Wildflower Meadow, to establish the ecological habitat.

In our conservation area at the Training Centre, we have also created two additional wildlife ponds, 25 bug hotels and multiple bat houses. The attenuation pond has also been enhanced to not only fulfil its practical application, but the creation of a natural wetland and intermittent wetland habitat with additional ponds and wildlife.

Further ecological measures at our Player Accommodation Lodge include:

• Additional terrestrial habitats created to promote biodiversity
• Aquatic habitat created for protected species of Great Crested Newts
• Considerate lighting to reduce light pollution to promote existing bat species proliferation
• Barn and Farmhouse built to house bats
• Local well used for maintenance and irrigation of the grounds
• Green roof designed to propagate local fauna, birds and wildlife
• Preservation of several trees of high importance
• Wildlife corridor created - an exclusion zone for guests
• 75 additional species of plant have been added to the site’s ecology

The site is evaluated under Greenspace Information for Greater London, Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside, and the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

The Club works with two biodiversity monitoring systems in first of its kind collaborations for a sports organisation.

As part of our ongoing sustainability efforts, the advanced monitoring systems, which monitor pollination and bird activity, allow the Club to collect crucial data to provide insight into current biodiversity levels and also compare species diversity across different years and locations at our sites. Specific benefits of the systems include: 

• Measuring species diversity and activity levels between all habitats
• Comparing biodiversity between different habitats to identify best practices
• Demonstrating the beneficial impact of our environmental initiatives
• Using data to showcase the work we are doing to improve biodiversity levels
• Aiding in the strategic planning and design of future projects and site expansions