McLaren become first and only Formula One team to achieve Carbon Trust Standard
After a three-year long stringent assessment, where McLaren-Mercedes achieved savings of more than 1500 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, the McLaren Group has been rewarded with an official certification marking their tremendous
efforts towards carbon efficiency. The Carbon Trust Standard is an achievement given only to those companies who diligently measure their carbon emissions and work towards reducing them.
The team recently issued a statement regarding their progress in terms of technology and everything that the team has implemented:
"The following initiatives alone produce a total saving of 1365 tonnes of CO2 per year and, relative to turnover, contribute to an improvement in our carbon efficiency of 8.6 per cent:
Optimisation of the McLaren Technology Centre's air-conditioning system to run only when staff occupy specific areas. A monitoring system also ensures the correct amount of fresh air is delivered within the building. This project
saves 812 tonnes of CO2 each year.
Installation of energy-efficient lighting and controls across the whole premises, including pioneering work from a McLaren engineer to develop and manufacture bespoke low-energy lamps to illuminate car parks and access roads. These
initiatives save 400 tonnes of CO2 every year.
Rationalization of compressed-air supply throughout the factory in order to improve overall efficiency. This saves 153 tonnes of CO2 per year."
"We're delighted to have achieved the Carbon Trust Standard. As an environmentally conscious company, we first commissioned an independent study of our carbon emissions as long ago as 2007, so we've spent three years working towards
this certification," said team principal Martin Whitmarsh.
"It's not only satisfying to become one of the first 500 companies in the UK to achieve the Standard, but it's also particularly pleasing to be the first-ever Formula 1 team to do so," he added.
He believes that this will further help the sport develop and enhance in every way and since the sport is hoping for a "greener" Formula 1, Team McLaren believes that they are playing their part in helping the FIA come up with
even better ideas for the near future.
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