Chip Ganassi Racing Awarded Six GOAL Medals for Sustainability

INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 18, 2024) – Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) has been awarded six GOAL Medal Awards recognizing the team’s accomplishments toward sustainability. These acknowledgements follow CGR’s commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) efforts in the organization and beyond with its “One Team, One Planet" platform.

The GOAL Medals are an opportunity to recognize leadership across sports in a variety of ESG topics. The areas are broken into 10 categories that GOAL Members can be recognized for various actions at either a bronze, silver, or gold level.

Notes of Interest:

• Six Medals Awarded: CGR received two gold and four bronze medals in the following ESG categories: Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Diversity & Inclusion, ESG Strategy & Commitment, and Community Resilience. These medals give recognition for efforts in CGR’s inaugural year of its program and serve as a springboard into the future to get closer to the team’s goals.
• Goals for the Future: Announced this April, CGR's sustainability goals include moving toward 100% renewable energy, zero waste, carbon emissions reduction, and community engagement.
• Joining Teams Across Sports: With the recognition, CGR joins other championship organizations, including more than a dozen teams across the NBA, MLB and NHL in being acknowledged for its sustainability work. The GOAL network includes more than 50 sporting teams, venues and organizations around the world.

About GOAL:

GOAL is a pioneering sustainability-driven membership and support network for sports, entertainment, and live event venues, including stadiums, arenas, theaters, and convention centers. GOAL provides environmental data analysis, sustainability strategy, and partnership advice. Utilizing Salesforce Net Zero Cloud for carbon accounting and visualizations, GOAL helps venues track and improve their sustainability efforts. The membership also provides qualitative support, including sustainability visioning, goal setting, and action planning, and creates a network to facilitate connections to operators and vetted vendors. By fostering collaboration, sharing best practices, and offering tailored support, GOAL empowers venues to enhance their sustainability efforts, regardless of their starting point. The Founding Partners of GOAL are Oak View Group, the Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena, Fenway Sports Group, and green building trailblazer Jason F. McLennan, founder of McLennan Design. For more information, visit goalstandard.com or contact info@GOALstandard.com.

About Chip Ganassi Racing:

Chip Ganassi has been a fixture in the auto racing industry for over 30 years and is considered one of the most successful and innovative owners in motorsports. Today, his teams include three Honda cars in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, two Indy NXT by Firestone entries, and one Cadillac V-Series.R in World Endurance Championship. Overall, his teams have 23 championships and over 250 victories, including five wins in the Indianapolis 500, eight Rolex 24 At Daytona victories, and wins in the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ganassi boasts a state-of-the-art race shop in Indianapolis where INDYCAR and Indy NXT teams are located, a WEC facility in Stuttgart, Germany, and a corporate office in Pittsburgh. For more information, visit ChipGanassiRacing.com.