McLaren Racing announces Sustainability Report

McLaren Racing has announced a first-of-its-kind sustainability report as the team bids to do its part concerning some of the critical issues the planet faces.

In a press release from the team today, they revealed a full breakdown of its activities and its plans for the future, with the company venturing into Extreme E in 2022 and Formula E in 2023.

From the report, the key takeaways were:

· McLaren Racing aims to halve its carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve Net Zero by 2040

· The team has signed up to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), committing to the SBTi Net-Zero Standard, joining the Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaign

· The primary focus in 2021 has been to progress trials with Bcomp; reduce single-use plastic trackside; and better understand and reduce the waste generated from the McLaren Technology Centre

· McLaren Racing aims to research the development of a fully circular F1 car, which will also contribute towards the net-zero goals

· 2021 saw the launch of McLaren Racing Engage, a pioneering strategic alliance with the Women’s Engineering Society, EqualEngineers, The Smallpeice Trust and Creative Access that unlocks STEM pathways and breaks down barriers to F1 careers for under-represented groups

· Recruitment changes in 2021 resulted in 33% of job applications in 2021 being from female candidates, 43% of new hires being female and 12% of all 2021 recruits from ethnic minority backgrounds

Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing said:

“The time to praise global brands for promoting sustainability as a core value has passed. By now, sustainable principles should be integral to the foundations of every modern organisation and already driving decisions on growth and innovation. I’m proud that with the