Veloce Racing Signs Up To Un Climate Action Framework
Veloce Racing has become the first Extreme E team to sign up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s ‘Sports for Climate Action’ initiative.
Through its participation in Extreme E, Veloce Racing says it is aiming to ‘stimulate climate awareness and action amongst global citizens’ and will sign up to the Sports for Climate Action’s five key pillars, which include: promoting environmental responsibility, reducing its overall climate impact, using its platform to educate about climate issues, promoting sustainable consumption, and advocating for climate action.
Veloce also recently became the first Extreme E team to commit to a net carbon-zero target, and announced a partnership with carbon offsetting and sustainability provider ALLCOT Group, who became the team’s Carbon Offset Partner.
“We are immensely proud to be the first Extreme E team to join the UNFCCC’s Sports for Climate Action initiative,” said Daniel Bailey, CEO and Co-Founder, Veloce Racing.
“Like everybody, we have a responsibility for our climate footprint and steps such as this and our recent partnership with ALLCOT Group demonstrate our firm commitment to playing our part in keeping our planet safe and healthy for future generations.
“Our status as a professional international sports team in an exciting new global series equips us with a platform to be a leader in the battle against climate change. It was with the UN’s five principles in mind and Sustainable Development Goal Number 5 – gender equality – that we chose Number 5 for our racing team. Extreme E is a race we want to win, but the race against climate change is one we must win.”
Lindita Xhaferi-Salihu, Sports for Climate Action Lead, UN Climate Change, said: “Motorsport has a huge global following, and Extreme E as a discipline looks primed to set new standards for what a successful international series can achieve. Not only does it promise thrilling racing, but the championship’s commitment to sustainability and changing people’s ways is quite unprecedented.
“In becoming the first Extreme E entrant to sign up to the UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action Framework, Veloce Racing is truly a pace-setter amongst its peers, and the team clearly has some excellent ideas in the pipeline regarding how it plans to engage with its fans in the drive for climate neutrality. It is a journey that we plan to follow with great interest.”
Ali Russell, Chief Marketing Officer at Extreme E, added: “It is great to see teams and partners signing up to various environmental initiatives, and taking Extreme E’s lead on its mission to encourage us all to take positive action to protect our planet’s future. I applaud Veloce Racing on pledging its commitment to the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, a set of principles at the heart of Extreme E and its commitment to climate protection.”
