What
we do
Clean Energy and Air Pollution
- Carbon footprint reduction through green electricity
- Offset unavoidable emissions that remain on or off-site and on-site renewables
On location and Year-round –
- Solar panels store enough solar energy in one year to offset the energy costs required for the entire building during a Grand Prix event
- The pit building including the garages is lit by LEDs inside and out
Waste Reduction and Recycling
- Facilities and processes to support waste recycling
- Sustainable materials used for consumables including catering
- Food waste donation or conversion to energy
On location –
- On site we recycle cans
- Waste management bins (garbage and recycling)
- Food donations via a local charity called La Tablée des chefs. We donated 3 838 kg of food which amounts to 12 793 meals.
- We have created a digital version of the official program in order to give people access to the content in the program without the carbon footprint of the paper version
- Since 2015, corporate suites have completely removed single use plastic.
Year-round –
- Cardboard recycling
- Paper recycling
- Can recycling
- E-tickets are the preferred method of ticket distribution
Cleaner fan travel to the event
- Actively support cleaner routes for fans to reach the race
On location –
- Public transit is the only way for fans to access the circuit
- 100% of corporate guests carpool to the event
Year-round –
- Promoter offices are accessible by public transit
Circuit Greening and Fan Wellness
- Focusing on fan wellness at track
On location –
- The event is located in a park
- There is a green terrace accessible to Paddock Club guests
- Oxygen fund
- Zones for smokers
- We crated terraces for guests which offer relaxing lounges and shaded areas.
Local Community engagement
On location –
- Local employment/ employees
- Grand Walk benefiting the Heart and Stroke Foundation
- Involvement of the Jump Start foundation benefiting local charities
- Showcase of local university projects
Year-round –
- Local employment/ employees
- Involvement with women’s rights organizations
- Employee volunteer time
- Involvement in local universities (panels, speakers, internships)
- Ticket donations for Canadian charity fundraising events