Winning the race for Sustainability

"Carefully managing my resources - be it my energy, food consumption or fuel, has always been a key aspect of my solo voyages and something I have lived with all my life - a racing sailor leaves for a round the world race with the absolute minimum onboard to save weight, yet must get around the planet in a self-sufficient way - there is no re-supply. We travel, we consume, we waste. We have a lots to learn in the coming years on how to improve our own footprint on the planet. I'm looking forward to challenge, to question, to learn, and ultimately to help share the solutions."

Dame Ellen MacArthur, May 2007

BT's 2007 Sustainability Report

Our vision is to be dedicated to helping customers thrive in a changing world. Doing this in a responsible way is what our corporate social responsibility (CSR) work is all about. Click here to find out more about BT’s 2007 Sustainability Report.

"We all need to understand what a low carbon economy would mean to our businesses - and how we take advantage of a world in which carbon has a tradable value.
Sir Christopher Bland,
Chairman, BT"

BT AGREES THREE-YEAR TITLE SPONSORSHIP FOR ‘BT TEAM ELLEN’

 Ellen MacArthur becomes BT’s Global Ambassador for a Better World

BT today announced a three-year global agreement with the Offshore Challenges Sailing Team to become title sponsor of ‘BT Team Ellen’ – a new sailing team headed up by legendary sailor, Ellen MacArthur. The agreement includes the lead sponsorship of two boats in addition to Ellen becoming an ambassador for BT’s worldwide corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. This new partnership is designed not just to win races, but also to raise awareness of how enhanced communications and technology can help create a better world.

‘BT Team Ellen’ will bring together the world-class sailors Ellen MacArthur (GBR), Sébastien Josse (FRA) and Nick Moloney (AUS) alongside other sailing talent that is dedicated to success on the water. These sailors will race a BT-sponsored boat in the IMOCA World Ocean Racing Championship 2008/10 including Sébastien Josse’s challenge for the solo 2008 Vendée Globe, and an Extreme 40 in the European Sailing Series 2007/08.

Ellen MacArthur said: “I am really looking forward to leading the way with ‘BT Team Ellen’. First and foremost I’m a sailor, and have a clear goal for our sailing team to be successful on the water as well as to grow the team of sailors and help younger talent emerge. There’s only one way to win top tier racing events and that’s to work with the best the world has to offer, so it’s fantastic to have BT on board.”