Arsenal goalkeeper and Parmiter’s School alumnus Alexei Rojas-Fedorushchenko is continuing to inspire the younger community.
Last month, Alexei joined students at Arts and Media School Islington to learn more about sustainability and football’s role in inspiring positive change, including some of Arsenal’s own plans to be net-zero by 2040. The visit is part of Green Football’s Great Save campaign.
Students also presented their own ideas on how to reduce the number of football kits going to landfill, and how to encourage others to take action. They then took to the pitch for a football session run by Alexei and coaches from Arsenal in the Community.
Alexei, who has always been one of the club’s great ambassadors for sustainability since he arrived in 2019, said: “The session was really engaging, and it was great to see the knowledge the class already had about sustainability. They understood that we all have a collective duty to act for our environment, and it was special that we could inspire each other with new ideas to be more sustainable.
“It’s massive to bring young people with us on this journey because we’re the ones who are going to make the difference going forward and drive positive change. I’m proud to be at a club that supports our community – not just with sustainability programmes like this, but everything we do in our local area.
“Football is the biggest sport in the world with an influence over millions of people. I understand that we have an impact on the environment, and we’re not insulated from the effects of climate change.
“Therefore, we have a responsibility as a sport to use our platform to take responsibility, build resilience, and drive positive action together with our local community and supporters globally to make our planet more sustainable.”
Parmiter’s School shared on X: “He was passionate whilst at school with us; great to see Alexei continuing his great work.”
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