YourPact was commissioned by The Jockey Club (in collaboration with carbon and natural capital specialists, Trinity AgTech) to measure the environmental impact of five of its sites across England. 

The pilot project is the first of its kind in British racing and measured carbon emissions, carbon capture and removal and biodiversity at Newmarket’s training grounds and racecourses, The National Stud and Haydock Park and Market Rasen racecourses.  

Gathering multi-site and independently verified data is a crucial step in providing objective, robust insights which has now helped The Jockey Club develop their environmental sustainability strategy and ensure positive environmental impact is a central consideration when reinvesting its profits back into racing.

We are continuing to work with Solihull-based commercial flooring company, FLR, to support biodiversity enhancement on a local regenerative farm. Working closely with both the farmer and the organisation, we have helped facilitate annual cover crop plantings and specialised habitat plantings - supporting soil health, wildlife and carbon sequestration.

We provided carbon credits for BASIS to offset the carbon footprint of their 2022 awards. These credits were produced in the UK, by a regenerative farmer through nature-friendly carbon removal projects.

As part of the Racing Foundation’s support for the horse racing industry, we developed a sustainability framework for a cross section of industry charities. The aim of the project was to highlight the key areas of sustainability which were the most relevant to the sector and to establish targets and action points for each charity to adopt.

We worked with YourGreen to organise free wildflower seed pack donations to 50 schools across the county of Shropshire. The project was a huge success and YourGreen was able to engage with local schools to encourage children to learn about pollinators, habitats and the importance of these wildflower species.

We worked closely with a local public authority, Waters Upton Parish Council, to provide free native wildflower seed packs to residents and members of the communities. The aim of the project was to create engagement with biodiversity enhancement across the area and raise awareness of the biodiversity crisis facing the UK.