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𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 🤝   We marked this week’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities with a special event focused on accessibility and inclusion in the workplace alongside our partner Google Pixel, as well as London Metropolitan University, and Microlink PC (UK) Ltd.   Over half of disabled people in our borough are out of work, a problem facing the UK more generally, and even in work, they face discrimination and barriers to progression.   More often than not, changing the mindset towards disabled employees is as important as the physical barriers those communities face. At the heart of that is creating a sense of belonging, where our disabled workforce feel heard, valued, and are empowered to grow.   We hosted local partners, businesses, and disabled communities to share their experiences, and learn from each other about some of the solutions and actions that can be taken to improve outcomes in work for disabled people.   We were delighted to be joined by author, mouth artist and Arsenal supporter, Henry Fraser, who spoke about his own experience, and the “little big things” that have shaped his own career and contributed to where he is today.   We’re on our own journey as a club to drive inclusion for our disabled communities, and we remain committed to building a diverse and inclusive club, where all our people, supporters and our communities around the world feel like they belong at Arsenal.

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 🤝 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 We have today joined forces with Women in Football as part of our commitment to continue building a diverse and inclusive club for our people. Our membership gives all our people access to training sessions, as well as places for women across the club to join the renowned Women in Football Leadership Course in partnership with Barclays. Alongside the partnership, we have also announced the launch of a new women’s network internally to support our drive for inclusion in everything we do across our club. We look forward to working together with Women in Football to support this goal. More ⤵️

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 We are proud to launch our first Economic and Social Impact Report, exploring the value we brought to Islington and beyond during the 2022/23 season.   Creating a sense of belonging and inspiring progress in our community has been central to who we are since we were established in 1886. This report shows the value we bring and shines a light on the inspiring stories of people driving change in our communities.   Key findings from the report include:   ➡ We delivered £616 million in economic value (GVA) to the UK economy, with £425 million contributed in our home borough of Islington ➡ We helped generate £228 million in UK tax revenue  ➡More than 4,400 jobs in the UK and 1,600 local jobs in Islington were supported ➡14,000 people participated in AITC initiatives, which delivered over 140,000 hours of community-based activity ➡ We attracted 1.6 million supporters to Emirates Stadium and more than 9,500 supporters to Meadow Park, resulting in positive economic effects on local businesses and the surrounding community    Commenting on the report’s findings, our Managing Director, Richard Garlick, said: “𝘈𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺. 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 1886. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦. "𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘌𝘠’𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺, 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 £616𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘒. “𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘰."   You can read the full report below. https://lnkd.in/e3iqEgjh

𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 - 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐭-𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 “𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.” – 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠, 𝘼𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 We’re proud to become the only football club in the world to have a net-zero target approved by the globally respected Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). We committed to reach net-zero by 2040 when we signed up to the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework four years ago, and today reflects our commitment to being thorough and accountable on this journey. Our actions for our environment are focused on driving sustainability and building resilience together. We’ll continue to use our platform to educate, lift voices and inspire action across our communities in Islington and around the world. Read more ⤵️

𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐍5 Global icon Robbie Williams is set play at Emirates Stadium on Friday June 6, as part of the ‘Robbie Williams Live 2025’ European tour.   Robbie joins an illustrious list of artists and bands to play at our home since it opened in 2006, following in the footsteps of Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Green Day, Muse, The Killers and Arctic Monkeys.   Read more and access ticket information ⤵

𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵: 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱   For Black History Month, we're sharing the stories of our Black supporters, featuring different perspectives from our local community, club legends, and familiar faces from our Arsenal family.   Last week, Anita Asante sat down with lifelong supporter, Sunny Nwachukwu, thirty-four years on from his last visit to N5.    In our final episode of Black Arsenal Untold, Ezra Collective's Femi Koleoso meets Netherlands-born Robbie Junior Kwapong, to discuss how his love for the club has helped shape a career in fashion.   Below, Robbie Junior shares the story of his first visit to Highbury in 2005, and finding inspiration in Thierry Henry.   Watch the full episode 👇

𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵: 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 For Black History Month, we're sharing the stories of our Black supporters, featuring different perspectives from our local community, club legends, and familiar faces from our Arsenal family.   In episode one, Reggie Yates met fellow Gooner Natalie Dinning to learn more about her family business, Jerk Kitchen, and bringing Caribbean cuisine to matchdays.   This week, Anita Asante sits down with lifelong Gooner, Sunny Nwachukwu, thirty-four years on from his last visit to N5. Anita and Sunny discuss what it meant to return to watch us, his story and football’s evolution in the latest episode of Black Arsenal Untold.   Watch the full episode 👇

So proud to win campaign of the year at the inaugural Sport Positive awards this week for the Green Gooners Cup – our collaboration with Ball Corporation to encourage our supporters to make more sustainable choices.   In three weeks, we connected with almost 8,000 Gooners across 164 countries, who between them took almost 56,000 actions to support our drive for a more sustainable future.   Great to have Declan Rice, Gabriel Jesus, and Jorginho playing their part in the campaign, and a special thank you to Planet League for their support throughout. #SportPositiveAwards Cameron Freeman-Haynes Tom Gribbin

𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵: 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱   This year we’re commemorating Black History Month with 'Black Arsenal Untold' - a series exploring the ways in which Black Gooners shape the culture of our club.   Across the month, we will share the stories of our Black supporters, featuring different perspectives from our local community, club legends, and familiar faces from our Arsenal family.   In episode one, we meet Natalie Dinning to learn more about The Jerk Kitchen: a business, started by her father Neil. Living opposite the Emirates Stadium on Drayton Park, Natalie and her family saw an opportunity to bring Caribbean cuisine to matchday.   For years they served our local community, including fellow Gooner Reggie Yates who lived just around the corner.   Watch the full episode, below 👇

Very proud of everyone across our club who came together to deliver this brilliant collaboration with Aries. It’s another example of how we’re putting creative talent and supporters at the heart of what we do. We’re so proud of our place in London culture, and our thanks go to everyone who brought this to life in a distinctively Arsenal way.