The scarcity of resources and hacker attacks risk becoming ever-increasing challenges. That is why companies of Schwarz Group and RCD Mallorca are embarking on new paths together. PreZero, Schwarz Digits and the tradition-steeped Spanish soccer club, have joined forces to transform the club's stadium into a sustainable and secure match venue for the future. The aim is to break new ground in terms of cybersecurity and become Spain’s first “Road to Zero Waste” stadium.
Soccer has the power to move the masses and to create consciousness for global challenges. Benefitting from PreZero’s expertise as one of Europe’s leading environmental service providers, RCD Mallorca not only wants to be a pioneer of soccer, but also to position itself as a driving force for sustainable change in society. Mallorca in particular offers the ideal platform for this, since the environmental targets of the Balearic Island account for some of the most ambitious in Europe.
Together, RCD Mallorca and PreZero want to get the club's stadium, Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, onto the "Road to Zero Waste". In so doing, the focus is on avoiding and reducing waste as well as on new opportunities for reuse and recycling. However, this is not just about technical solutions: Working together, RCD Mallorca and PreZero want to break new ground for the circular economy and the conservation of resources in sport.
"This agreement is a starting point on the ‘Road to Zero Waste’ for professional football in Spain," says Gonzalo Cañete, CEO of PreZero Spain and Portugal.
In addition to sustainability targets, protecting the digital world is also at the heart of the partnership. XM Cyber, as a leading provider of hybrid cloud security solutions protects the IT infrastructure of RCD Mallorca. By means of state-of-the-art technology, the cybersecurity solution identifies and prioritizes vulnerabilities before hackers can exploit them. “Football clubs have a great deal of trust from their members and fans. Appropriate protection of confidential data and the entire IT infrastructure is essential for this trust” says Rolf Schumann, Co-CEO at Schwarz Digits, the IT and Digital division of Schwarz Group.
Through this joint, comprehensive commitment, companies of Schwarz Group and RCD Mallorca are underlining their pioneering role - from protecting the environment to safeguarding digital spaces.
Andy Kohlberg, President of RCD Mallorca stresses that: “This collaboration is long-term and will be the beginning of a common path in the areas of resource conservation, recycling management and digital security.”
