WRC FACTBOOK 2023 7 A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE BEYOND RALLY In 2022, the WRC Promoter launched Beyond Rally as the umbrella platform for sustainability initiatives that contribute to shaping the future of motorsport and materialising its positive impact on society. Through this platform, we will articulate, address, and communicate the sport’s wider messages on areas such as climate, biodiversity, innovation, responsible management, and social impact, while driving the transition toward a sustainable future. We firmly believe that rallying must partake in finding answers to some of the world´s most pressing challenges and serve as a test laboratory and proving ground for scalable solutions. BEYOND RALLY FORUM One essential pillar of Beyond Rally are the Beyond Rally Forums, which serve as a knowledge hub of motorsport-developed innovations and their contribution to advance everyday mobility, focusing on sustainability, safety, and connectivity. More than ever, new technologies tested in motorsport bring vital value to the road car market, with targeted development programmes shaping and transforming the mobility of the future. As mobility relevance gains increased momentum in racing innovation, and the resultant technology transfer, its scale implementation represents an opportunity to address environmental, mobility and societal challenges. The Beyond Rally Forums take place in the framework of the FIA World Rally Championship as a unique platform to advance race- developed and proven innovations for their potential application in everyday motoring, global transport, and interrelated industries. The inaugural edition of the Forum took place in January of 2023, on the occasion of Rallye Monte-Carlo, bringing together government representatives, key motorsport and mobility stakeholders, leaders from international organisations, the public and private sectors, academia, and the wider WRC community to discuss the role of motorsports in building mobility of the future. FIA ENVIRONMENTAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAMME In 2016, WRC became the first FIA World Championship to make the 3-star Environmental Accreditation mandatory for all event organisers, which aims at supporting them in measuring and enhancing their environmental performance to a best- practice level. According to WRC Sporting Regulations, all event organisers must obtain the 2-star accreditation in the first year of the event, with an obligation to apply and upgrade to the 3-star level for their next event. WRC event organisers of the 2022 season followed the programme according to their level requirements.