Formula E team Envision Racing has achieved an absolute decrease in market-based emissions of 10.92 tCO2e from its baseline reporting period, as revealed in its latest report exploring the team’s sustainability credentials and initiatives over the past year
London, UK. 19 February 2025: Envision Racing, the Formula E team that is focused on bringing awareness to climate issues and driving action to reduce, has published its annual Impact Report detailing its Scope 1, 2 and 3 (category 6: business travel) emissions using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
The findings reveal an overall reduction in emissions of 18% year on year and an 10% reduction from its baseline year (2018/2019). The team has accomplished this through a number of initiatives including a switch in office location to reduce direct gas consumption, reducing the distance between hotels and race locations for the team, and implementing a green tariff to reduce electricity emissions at its HQ in Silverstone.
Where emission reduction has not been possible, Envision Racing has invested in carbon credits, which have contributed to global challenges like clean development initiatives on public transport in India, afforestation projects in China, biodiversity projects in Indonesia and recycling programmes in Romania.
Sylvain Filippi, Managing Director and CTO comments: “In 2014, we created a team with a clear mission: to accelerate the transition to clean, secure and affordable renewable energy, and the mass adoption of e-mobility. This report is a chance for us to share what we have achieved over the last ten years, reflect on our progress, and set our ambitions for the next decade.”
In addition to the team’s own carbon footprint, Envision Racing uses its platform as a championship winning Formula E team to educate, advocate and inspire action on climate change more broadly through its Race Against Climate Change programme
Envision Racing has hosted 16 Race Against Climate Change events with 48 speakers discussing strategies and methods for climate reduction. This included business leaders, policymakers and government officials as well as the general public all focused on making a change.
Through the team’s pledge programme where Envision Racing plants a mangrove tree for every pledge made by fans to reduce their emissions, 250,145 fan pledges have been made, resulting in 250,145 trees planted. This has removed 3.27 million kilograms of CO2 from the environment.
The team also showcased its ‘Recover-E’ car – a replica Formula E car made entirely out of electronic waste - appearing at COP28 and the World Economic Forum, promoting initiatives to reduce electronic waste. Envision Racing remains the only sports team to exhibit at both events.
Jennifer Babington, Operations Director and lead on sustainability within the team, said: “We have always strived to be the most sustainable team in the most sustainable sport, using our platform to promote sustainability initiatives and drive real action. While we can always do more, I’m so proud to see the year-on-year progress in this report, reflecting the team’s efforts to reduce our own emissions while also engaging in incredible initiatives that drive awareness and action globally.”
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About Envision Racing
Envision Racing Formula E Team is one of the founding and most successful outfits in the FIA Formula E World Championship and 2023 World Champions. Owned by Envision, Envision Racing has sustainability running through its DNA and was created for one simple purpose: to inspire generations to tackle climate change and transition to e-mobility and renewable energy.
Both on and off the track, Envision Racing focuses on accelerating and promoting innovation and change that will help us to live more sustainably, using its Race Against Climate Change™ programme to mobilise fans around the world to be part of this change. For further information visit www.envision-racing.com
About Envision Energy
Envision Energy is a world-leading green technology company that provides renewable energy solutions for global enterprises, governments, and institutions. Encompassing three major business sectors - Smart Wind Turbines, Energy Storage, and Green Hydrogen Solutions, Envision Energy collaboratively constructs comprehensive solutions for energy transformation. It also manages Envision-Hongshan Carbon-Neutral Fund and owns Envision Racing Formula E team, who conquered the Formula E Teams' Championship in 2023.
With its contribution to the global green energy transition, Envision Energy is listed as a “Green Giant” in TIME “2024Time 100 Most Influential Companies” list. Envision Energy has also received several accolades for its sustainability performance, including the EcoVadis Gold Medal and the CDP “A-List”. It was also recognized in Fortune's “Change the World” list and ranked among the top 10 smartest companies by the MIT Technology Review.
Today, Envision Energy leverages its global network of R&D and engineering centers across China, the United States, UK, France, Germany, Denmark, etc. to continuously lead global green technology development. Envision Energy joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and committed to achieving the "Business Ambition for 1.5°C" in 2021. By the end of 2022, it had achieved carbon neutrality in its global operations, with a goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2040.
