ACC Liverpool Commits to Healthy Stadia Programme

ACC Liverpool, home to the BT Convention Centre and Echo Arena has signed up to the European Healthy Stadia Programme.  The forthcoming European Healthy Stadia Conference, which starts on Monday 21st September, is being held at ACC Liverpool a venue that has pledged to ‘become a stadium that promotes the health of visitors, fans, employees and volunteers in the stadium and surrounding community’

The Healthy Stadia Programme, developed and managed by cardiovascular disease prevention charity, Heart of Mersey, helps stadia to promote public health, community outreach activities and environmental initiatives, whilst supporting the corporate objectives of the business.  ACC Liverpool joins Liverpool and Everton football clubs, Aintree Racecourse and over 90 other stadia across Europe who have signed up.

ACC Liverpool’s chief executive, Bob Prattey said, ‘ACC Liverpool focuses on supporting and sourcing resources from the local economy - both in terms of employees and suppliers.  We have an active green dream team checking that we constantly improve our green activity - from recycling to energy use - and are hands on with our chosen local charity Liverpool Unites.  This is important to us as a venue, and we have been delighted that this thinking has resulted in receiving the Healthy Stadia accreditation.’