Formula E has published its 2024/25 Season Sustainability Report, revealing that its community programmes reached 86,007 people—more than tripling its impact from the previous season—and generated an estimated €5.6 million in total social value.
The socio-economic framework, developed alongside Deloitte, yielded an estimated Social Return on Investment of 2.7 across 960 local community partnerships. The resulting social contribution was delivered across several key initiatives:
- Driving force STEM and sustainability education: The championship’s flagship educational initiative, presented in partnership with PIF, reached 61,678 pupils via teacher lesson plans and 1,288 students through 15 hands-on workshops in Jeddah, Miami, and London. Post-program feedback indicated that 77 per cent of participants gained a better understanding of technology’s positive global impact, while 90 per cent of surveyed teachers agreed the initiative made STEM learning more accessible.
- Better futures fund: The €250,000 fund supported 8,847 local beneficiaries through grass-roots projects aimed at tackling systemic inequalities and expanding access to education and healthcare in host cities.
- Employment support: Based on OECD benchmark data, championship events supported an estimated 680 sustainability-focused roles within the sustainable economy and motorsport supply chains.
- FIA Girls on Track: The program engaged 1,272 young women exploring STEM and motorsport careers, complemented by the championship’s first all-women World Championship test session. Half of the participants expressed increased interest in motorsport careers following the initiative.
- Community tours: Exclusive pit-lane access was provided to 3,503 local residents, youth groups, and underrepresented communities across race cities.
Julia Pallé, Vice President of Sustainability at Formula E, stated that the organisation set out in Season 11 to bring the same standard of accountability to its social footprint as its carbon calculations. She noted that working with Deloitte to establish an evidence-based framework demonstrates the tangible difference sport can make in host cities.
Alongside its social initiatives, Formula E achieved certification under the British Standards Institute (BSI) Net Zero Pathway, following an independent audit aligned with ISO 14064 and IWA 42 guidelines. The framework validates targets to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50 per cent and Scope 3 emissions by 27.5 per cent by 2030, ahead of a 90 per cent overall reduction target by 2050 at the latest.
For the fourth consecutive year, Formula E was named the world’s most sustainable sport by the Global Sustainability Benchmark in Sport (GSBS). The championship scored 85 per cent—compared to an industry average of 57 per cent—outperforming 78 global sports organisations across environmental and social performance categories.
