McLaren Racing launches Climate Contribution Programme

McLaren Racing, which includes its Extreme E outfit, the NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team, has partnered with three leading organisations committed to high-quality projects that address the impacts of climate change:

• The Great Barrier Reef Foundation, an Australian non-profit focused on scaling solutions that restore and enhance the resilience of coral reefs and ocean habitats.
• Mombak, an organisation based in Brazil working to rebuild the Amazon rainforest by developing high-integrity and large-scale carbon removal projects, reforesting degraded pastureland using native and biodiverse tree species.
• UNDO, a world-leading carbon dioxide removal project specialising in enhanced rock weathering, a nature-enabled technology that permanently removes CO2 from the atmosphere while enriching soil health.

In line with globally recognised plans including the Science Based Targets initiative and the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework, McLaren Racing has committed to achieving net zero by 2040.

McLaren Racing’s Climate Contribution Programme has been created within its net zero sustainability strategy pillar to help accelerate its efforts in this space, to leverage its global platform, help raise awareness on the issues and to support organisations taking immediate credible action.

The Climate Contribution Programme shares the core values of Extreme E as a sport for purpose racing championship with raising awareness of the climate crisis and promoting sustainable emission-reducing solutions at its heart.

Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren Racing, said: “Sustainability is an absolute business priority for McLaren and we have made some great progress over the last couple of years, including a 22 per cent cut in emissions and a 19 per cent waste reduction in 2022 alone. But we need to go further to help us achieve our ambitious goals. So, we are excited to team up with these three organisations to remove emissions from the atmosphere, raise awareness of the important work they do, and in the case of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation apply our specific know how and high- performance expertise to help optimise their processes and drive impact at scale.”

Kim Wilson, Director of Sustainability, McLaren Racing, said: “At McLaren Racing we have committed to achieving net zero by 2040 and to play our part in line with climate science to tackling climate change. A big part of that is making sure that we reduce emissions across all our operations and supply chain, but we know that's not enough. We also have to do something about the existing carbon in the earth’s atmosphere, damaged ecosystems and biodiversity loss. That's what our Climate Contribution Programme is all about.

“We’re delighted to be partnering with three fantastic projects that are providing tangible and credible solutions to the impacts of climate change and are excited to see what we can achieve together.”