- LOUIS, Mo., October 6, 2025 – Today the St. Louis Cardinals will join teams, athletes and sports fans across the country to celebrate Green Sports Day—a day dedicated to recognizing the efforts to reduce carbon footprints and further educational initiatives about sustainable solutions.
This season, the Cardinals and their long-standing landscaping maintenance and service provider, Focal Pointe, introduced a new program that will see the planting of 38 trees across the St. Louis community, each symbolizing a bat broken by a Cardinals pitcher. The planting will take place this offseason, marking a fresh step in the companies’ shared commitment to sustainability.
“This initiative is both a win for the environment and a reminder that every play—on and off the field—can make a difference,” said John Munie, President of Focal Pointe. “Together, Focal Pointe and the Cardinals are dedicated to environmental stewardship and to finding creative, sustainable practices that positively impact our community.”
During the 2025 season, the Cardinals partnered with Passback, a nonprofit that upcycles by teaming up with other nonprofits, businesses, and schools to redistribute sports gear. In total, Passback and the Cardinals reintegrated 3,569 items into the circular economy to help kids play, equating to over two tons of materials diverted from local landfills. Items donated included kids baseball gloves, basketballs and backpacks.
Additional sustainability efforts undertaken by the team this year include partnering with Delaware North and Operation Food Search to donate over 23,000 pounds of food to help feed those in need; implementing a textile recycling program for gameday staff to provide a sustainable solution for the disposal of old uniforms; and launching an internal Sustainability Committee to channel excitement and interest into actionable sustainability programs.
Since Busch Stadium opened in 2006, the organization has strived to minimize pollution and waste through programs designed to reduce and recycle consumable materials; conserve energy and water; and support renewable energy resources.
