Warwickshire County Cricket Club, founded in 1882, is one of 18 first-class cricket counties and is based at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham. The Club has responsibility for the promotion and furtherance of the game of cricket within the county of Warwickshire, governed by a nominated Board of Directors.
They have a vision to be the Best Cricket Business in the World. This is a bold, ambitious and aspiration aim, driving them forward as a business in relation to the performances of their teams on the pitch, making Edgbaston a leading multi-use venue and transforming their community engagement.
Edgbaston is a venue for everyone. They aim to provide opportunities, connect communities and improve lives within the region.
They aim to:
- Inspire Through Winning Teams
- Be a Leading Multi-use Venue Within Cricket
- Transform Community Engagement
Edgbaston have strong team codes and values, encapsulated in all areas of the business. These encompass Passion, Respect, Innovation, Diversity and Excellence.
Edgbaston also has the Edgbaston 4 Sustainability strategy which outlines 4 pillars of sustainability. These are 1) Reduce Energy Use, 2) Improve Waste Management, 3) Reduce Carbon Footprint, 4) Education, Health and Wellbeing.
On their membership with SWM, they say:
“Edgbaston would like to become a member of Sustainability West Midlands network because we share similar goals and targets. Edgbaston is centrally located approximately 2 miles from Birmingham New Street station. We will highly benefit from expanding our network to work with other local businesses towards the same goals.
We will bring sports, a large venue and event experience to the network. This will be beneficial to us and others to interact as we network with other similar organisations and also speak to potential partners, suppliers or sponsors. There are improvements that we can continue to make within our supply chain, so it will be highly valuable to speak with local organisations on ways to develop and improve.
We believe that both Edgbaston and the SWM Roadmap to 2030 aims and focuses on continual improvement, working towards doing the right thing, particularly through innovation.”
Our primary contact is Lydia Carrington, Sustainability Manager.