Today we are celebrating 500 days to go until Birmingham 2022, and we’re using this milestone to announce that, thanks to a partnership with Severn Trent, Birmingham 2022 will be the first-ever carbon-neutral Commonwealth Games.
This has always been an aspiration for us and working with Severn Trent means that we can now turn our ambition into a reality, with the Coventry-based company committing to creating 2022 acres of forest. They’ll also create 72 mini urban forests, to match the number of nations and territories hoping to compete at Birmingham 2022.
Our carbon-neutral commitment is a key part of our sustainability pledge which we’ve also published on our website today, outlining our seven-point plan to be the most sustainable Commonwealth Games in history.
The pledge also includes our commitments to promoting a circular economy, delivering conservation initiatives, setting new standards in accessibility, embedding equality, diversity and inclusion in Games delivery, promoting social value, and ensuring human rights are at the heart of the Games.
Today’s announcement follows many others that we’ve already made this year, as we make a clear transition from planning mode to delivery.
