In its ongoing drive for environmentally-friendly
improvements, the Swedish outfit has released its 2023 sustainability report,
sharing its methods and findings with promotors, partners and fans as the sport
increasingly unites for positive action against climate change.
2022 saw Hansen Motorsport become the first
rallycross team to reach carbon-neutral status, in the same year that the FIA
World Rallycross Championship switched to all-electric cars. Last season, the team
took additional steps in its pursuit of net-zero emissions by 2030.
In 2023, the multiple title-winning Götene-based
operation put in place the framework needed to field a fully electric line-up
across all of its racing programmes for the first time, with its carbon
footprint measuring 464.8 TCO2e – a 14.8 per cent reduction compared to 2019.
In parallel with its efforts to minimise its
own impact on the environment, Hansen Motorsport supported external
initiatives. Adopting turtles in Cape Town to support the conservation work of
Two Oceans Aquarium represented the team’s first race-located contribution to
climate action, and the start of its plans to further connect rallycross to
environmental endeavours.
While still on the road to net-zero, Hansen
Motorsport is offsetting the remainder of its carbon emissions by supporting
the ‘Xinjiang Dabancheng Wind Farm Phase I Project’ in China with partner
ALLCOT. The project includes the installation of 33 wind turbines, not only
providing renewable energy but also employment opportunities for the local
population and contributing to economic growth in the region.
In addition to being signatories to the UNFCCC
(United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and Race to Zero,
Hansen Motorsport achieved FIA 3-Star Sustainability Accreditation in 2023,
alongside being ISO 14001:2015 (International Organisation for Standardisation)
certified.
Always in pursuit of innovative, sustainable
solutions, earlier this year Hansen Motorsport became a part of non-profit
organisation Hydrogen Sweden, collaborating with other stakeholders in the industry
in the pursuit of a greener future.
Up next for the team is the use of sustainable
fuels for all of its long-distance transportation, and while Hansen Motorsport’s
headquarters already runs on 100 per cent renewable electricity, plans are in
place for the installation of solar panels as part of an ever-increasing off-setting
strategy.
“The never-ending drive to find areas for
improvement continued in 2023,” commented Susann Hansen, the team’s Head of
Sustainability. “At the same time, we go into 2024 with a strong and positive
attitude. We can feel that more stakeholders in the sport have also begun to
act for sustainability. Not only does it make reaching our goals easier, but it
also helps to accelerate the environmentally-friendly revolution we need as a
society.
“Taking a broader view on where we as a team
can make an even bigger impact is crucial to our next steps. The power of sport
lies in both taking our responsibility as a team and making use of our platform
to reach people with information and motivation to live more in-line with
nature.”
Hansen Motorsport’s report follows on the back
of the publication of Rallycross Promoter’s new Sustainability Roadbook, more
information about which can be found here.
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