World Sailing Impact Report

The World Sailing Impact Report 2024 details the meaningful progress made through environmental and social initiatives to create a more inclusive and accessible sport. It provides transparent data on the environmental footprint of World Sailing events, highlights successful community outreach programmes, and showcases partnerships that are driving positive change off the water. 

Key highlights from the 2024 Impact Report include: 

• Environmental Stewardship: An 11% reduction in carbon footprint against the 2019 baseline. Clean Regattas increased by 17% to 153 events. Successful implementation of sustainability plans at major championships, lead to a reduction in single-use plastics and a 29% reduction in support boats used at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games compared to Tokyo 2020. The report also details World Sailing’s continued efforts for IUCN Sport for Nature through the BENCHES project and The America’s Cup biodiversity project. 

• Social Responsibility: Stefano Peschiera of Peru, one of a record 26 athletes supported by the World Sailing Emerging Nations Programme, won his nation’s first Olympic sailing medal. Our Inclusive Development Programme reached 163 participants across 34 countries. Steering the Course, World Sailing’s plan to support women in sailing, set a clear road map to achieve created gender equity within the sport.  

• Strategic Alignment: Three of the targets in World Sailing’s Sustainability Agenda 2030, were met in 2024 alone. Sustainability Agenda 2030 is closely aligned with both the International Olympic Committee’s sustainability goals and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.