Hansen Motorsport has become the first team in the rallycross discipline of motorsport to achieve a Three-Star Environmental Accreditation from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), reaffirming its commitment to transforming into a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly organisation. Having joined the United Nations Sports For Climate Action Framework earlier in 2021, attaining FIA Three-Star Environmental Accreditation was the next critical goal for Hansen Motorsport, working together with key stakeholders in motorsport to set a gold standard for sustainability in our industry. The FIA’s Environmental Accreditation programme is designed to ensure stakeholders in motorsport competitions measure and improve their environmental performance. A strong focus on continual improvement to reduce consumption of raw materials, lower emissions from our operations, and encouraging a sustainability-first mindset from all members of the Hansen Motorsport organisation forms the core of this commitment. Hansen has already introduced a number of initiatives to further reduce waste, recycling more of its materials and lowering emissions. Our headquarters in Götene have been converted to run on 100% renewable energy. Single-use plastic and paper consumption has been greatly reduced, with reusable metal bottles introduced to reduce waste. Together with team partner Red Bull, Hansen Motorsport also collects and recycles aluminium drinks cans consumed by the team. We are also continuing our work with partner TotalEnergies, as energy plays a key role in mitigating climate change. TotalEnergies is working to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions associated with its activities, in line with our team’s own push for improved sustainability. Susann Hansen, Team Manager, Hansen Motorsport “Setting the standard for environmental awareness and commitment to sustainability is a vital goal for Hansen Motorsport, so to be the first team in rallycross to have achieved the highest level of Environmental Accreditation from the FIA marks a huge milestone for our organisation. “It is important for everyone in our sport to do their part and we applaud the FIA for pushing its stakeholders to meet their own respective minimum levels of Environmental Accreditation. We are seeing every day how climate change is affecting our lives, and even a round of our world championship in Germany was postponed due to a climate catastrophe taking place in the region. The recent IPCC report on climate change has further highlighted the need for urgent action. “We therefore felt it was important to aim directly for the highest possible level of accreditation available, ensuring that we leave no stone unturned in the quest to make our activities as environmentally friendly as possible and take the lead in the race against climate change.” “With the FIA World Rallycross Championship converting to fully electric cars in 2022, we must set an example within motorsport, the wider automotive industry and to the general public. This accreditation from the FIA shows we have made a big step in the right direction – now we must continue to work and push to improve our team’s performance in this regard even further.” Jean Todt, President, Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile “The Hansen family and Hansen Motorsport have been pioneers in their commitment to sustainability and caring for the environment. I am delighted that they are the first rallycross team to be recognised with Three-Star FIA Environmental Accreditation.” Arne Dirks, Executive Director, Rallycross Promoter GmbH “Congratulations to Hansen Motorsport on gaining Three-Star FIA Environmental Accreditation. It is no secret that as a championship, we are striving hard for a more sustainable future – the advent of electric technology in World RX next year is a major step in this direction – and the support of our teams is essential in this.” “We applaud Hansen Motorsport’s commitment in this area and look forward to continuing to work hand-in-hand with all of our key stakeholders to reduce our environmental impact.”