Mercedes Formula One team have exceeded their ambition to cut CO2 emissions by 50 per cent over the last year and say they are on track to achieve verified net zero by 2030.
Toto Wolff, team principal and chief executive of the Mercedes Formula One team said: “We operate in the fastest, most dynamic sport in the world and we have a responsibility to use that global platform to be more than leaders; we want to be pioneers.”
The target is to have a 100 per cent reduction in scope one and two emissions, as well as a 50 per cent in scope three by 2026. Then the target shifts to a 75 per cent reduction in scope three emissions and a final 25 per cent carbon removal by 2030.
“Over the past few years, we have worked tirelessly to change and better understand the impact we have on the world. We’re fully committed to sustainable high-performance. This is the future for us all.
“Whether deploying our resources to drive technological advances that will help society address the environmental challenges that we face, or committing to increase the diversity of our workforce, and supporting those in need in our local communities, our passion isn’t just in the cars you see on track, it’s across everything we do.
“We are a team of problem solvers; and we’re setting ourselves ambitions on how to become more sustainable across all that we do.”
“We are at the start of this journey but have committed to extremely challenging targets because we are all in on the race towards a sustainable tomorrow. I am very proud of our team for the achievements that we have made so far and the industry-leading strategies we have committed to in the years ahead.
“What happens on the track is inextricably linked to what happens in the world outside, and that drives the entire team to continually go faster and further,” Wolff added.
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