The motorsport umbrella organization FIA has announced that Ferrari has received three-star environmental accreditation – the highest possible level within the organisation’s sustainability program.
The program developed by the FIA is intended to help key players in the motorsport and automotive sectors to measure and improve their environmental performance through an independent certification process.
It is based on existing best practices related to environmental sustainability and Ferrari is now joining the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, the Mercedes F1 team and a small number of other motorsport teams and events those for the highest level of certification.
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Striving to reduce energy consumption and minimize its environmental footprint by introducing innovative solutions and using renewable sources in its manufacturing facilities, Ferrari has now set itself the goal of becoming a carbon neutral company within the decade that the goal of the Formula 1 shares, becoming a net zero carbon sport by 2030.
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Mattia Binotto, Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Managing Director and Team Principal, said: “Achieving three stars in the FIA environmental accreditation program is an important recognition for Ferrari. The topic of ecological sustainability is becoming more and more important in motorsport. At Scuderia, we feel this obligation is proven both in our day-to-day activities – as the two projects we implemented at the beginning of 2021 – and in the long term.
“Formula 1 has now reached a very high technological level in terms of engine efficiency and we are working flat out to define the regulatory framework for the future together with the FIA, Formula 1 and the other participating automobile manufacturers, with the aim of Broadcast the best on-track solutions for road vehicles, a fundamental part of Ferrari’s DNA. “
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Felipe Calderón, President of the FIA Environment and Sustainability Commission, added: “We are delighted that Ferrari has a strong commitment to environmental sustainability and we recognize this with the highest three-star FIA environmental accreditation.
“We are confident that this will act as a catalyst for further changes in the entire Formula 1, motorsport and automotive mobility as a whole as part of the # PurposeDriven movement initiated by the FIA. There have been 55 accreditations since the inception of the FIA environmental accreditation program and it’s a great achievement. “
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