Infosys solution to enable ATP players
to track and mitigate their carbon emissions from travel on
Tour
LONDON, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Infosys (NSE:
INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation
digital services and consulting, today announced that as part of
its strategic collaboration with the ATP, the governing body of
men's professional tennis, it is launching a new digital Carbon
Tracker to make tennis more environmentally responsible. The
feature, which is live from today and is hosted within the
existing ATP PlayerZone app, will enable players to track and
offset their carbon emissions while traveling to participate in
tournaments across the global tennis season.
Aligned with ATP's commitment to UN Sport for Climate Action,
which includes a Net Zero emissions target by 2040, the application
features a dashboard that presents players with a holistic view of
their travel related emissions across multiple seasons – enabling
deeper understanding and analysis of travel choices. This is
supplemented with resources and quizzes to educate players on
sustainable practices and environmental advocacy.
In addition to supporting players to achieve greener practices,
the Carbon Tracker will introduce a 'Green Badge' that players can
earn at the end of each season, to be displayed across their
profile and rankings pages on ATPTour.com as a symbol of their
commitment to reducing the sport's carbon footprint.
The feature, an innovative solution in world sport, will be
accessible via the ATP PlayerZone website and mobile app launched
by Infosys and ATP in 2016. It will allow players to declare their
travel data and categorize the mode of transport taken to each
tournament, calculating an associated emissions footprint. It will
in turn enable players to make more conscious travel decisions and
mitigate their carbon impact via Gold Standard, a leading
sustainable development standard and climate action partner of the
ATP.
Massimo Calvelli, Chief
Executive Officer, ATP, said, "Tennis is on a mission to Net
Zero and like many sports, our travel footprint is our biggest
challenge. ATP's new Carbon Tracker makes it simple for players to
join that journey, mitigating their impact today and inspiring
greener choices tomorrow. This is a story of addressing difficult
problems through innovation, and we would thank our partners
Infosys for their collaboration and commitment to the project. The
potential of this app is massive and we're just getting
started."
Sumit Virmani, Chief Marketing Officer, Infosys,
said, "The synergy between Infosys and ATP has resulted in a very
action-oriented innovation which sensitizes the need for energy
transition in sports. In recent times, we have witnessed a
multitude of digital sustainability platforms that are enabling
organizations to pave their way to net zero emissions. Together
with ATP, we will strive to make tennis carbon conscious as a
sport. As we drive towards a hyperconnected economy, it is
imperative for us to focus on dynamically driving carbon
consciousness in an innovative, sustainable, and efficient
manner."
Margaret Kim, Chief
Executive Officer, Gold Standard, said, "It is inspiring
to see tennis leading the way towards a more sustainable sporting
culture. Encouraging players to purchase Gold Standard-certified
credits means they will be directly funding climate change projects
that not only reduce carbon emissions, but also create many other
sustainable development benefits for communities that need it most.
We are excited to have ATP as a Gold Standard climate action
supporter and look forward to collaborating further along the
journey towards net zero."
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About The ATP
As the global governing body of men's professional tennis, the
ATP's mission is to serve tennis. We entertain a billion global
fans, showcase the world's greatest players at the most prestigious
tournaments, and inspire the next generation of fans and players.
From the United Cup in Australia,
to Europe, the Americas and
Asia, the stars of the game battle
for titles and Pepperstone ATP Rankings points at ATP Masters 1000,
500 and 250 events, and Grand Slams. All roads lead towards the
Nitto ATP Finals, the prestigious season finale held in
Turin, Italy. Featuring only the
world's top 8 qualified singles players and doubles teams, the
tournament also sees the official crowning of the year-end ATP
World No. 1, presented by Pepperstone, the ultimate achievement in
tennis. For more information, please visit www.ATPTour.com.
About Gold Standard
Gold Standard (www.goldstandard.org, @goldstandard) was
established in 2003 by WWF and other international NGOs as a best
practice standard to help the world #GrowToZero. All Gold
Standard-certified projects and programmes accelerate progress
toward the Net-Zero ambition of the Paris Climate Agreement while
catalysing impact toward the broader Sustainable Development Goals.
Its standard, Gold Standard for the Global Goals, allows climate
and development initiatives to quantify, certify, and maximise
their impacts toward climate security and sustainable development.
Certification against the standard provides the confidence that
these results are measured and verified, enabling credible impact
reporting. ISEAL Code Compliant and backed by a broad NGO Supporter
Network, Gold Standard has 2000+ projects underway in over 90
countries, creating billions of dollars of shared value from
climate and development action worldwide.
For more information contact:
Dena Tahmasebi, Director of
Communications EMEA,
Infosys: Dena.Tahmasebi@infosys.com
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