Sustainable development
Sustainable development
Since 2002, the Course de L’Escalade has been resolutely committed to sustainable development.
The growing importance of our event and the enthusiasm it generates among the public have naturally led us to take on this responsibility, which must reconcile social equity, environmental preservation and economic efficiency. We have included our race in the objectives of Agenda 21 of the City and Canton of Geneva, as well as those pursued by the Federal Office for Development.
A work group tasked with reducing the event’s environmental impact spends the entire year studying new measures that could be implemented to achieve this goal. Each year, small steps are taken to further reduce waste on site, encourage service providers and partners to offer local products, and make more responsible choices.
Waste management
- -23% in 2024
- Collaboration with Serbeco SA
- Waste management plan
- Reusable dishes without deposit
- Upcycling of publicity material
Energy
- Electricity 100% Vital Vert
- Biodiesel heat
- On-site water “Eau de Genève”
- Electric cars opening the races
Mobility
- 89% of participants from “Grand Geneve”
- Collaboration with Modus Fondation
- Free shuttles for participants to the Walking
- Slow mobility encouraged with plans and communication
Catering
- Local caterers
- Food provenance displayed
- Vegetarian dishes available
- 95% vegetarian catering for volunteers
- Local apples for participants
- Collaboration with Fondation Partage for undistributed food
Environnement protection
- Parc des Bastions cleaning
- Trees protection
- Lawn protection
- Strict reglementation shared with suppliers and partners
Inclusivity & accessibility
- Guidelines for participants with a handicap
- Collaboration with Club en Fauteuil roulant Genève to identify the best ways
- StreetNav GPS to guide all type of people on-site
- NaviLens to display information for vision impaired people
- Collaboration with Hospice General, SGIPA, Trajets for volunteering
- One association highlited each year for donation and visibility
- Participants repartition : 51% women & 49% men
Health & sport promotion
- Several training routes implemanted in Geneva
- Collaboration with HUG, Carrefour addictionS, Alpha Nutrition, Nonstop gym
- Collaboration with Santescalade to propose free trainings for children, senior people and 4 training sessions for all
Air quality
Running is a demanding sport for your muscles, but also for your breathing. Before you start training, find out about the air quality in the canton of Geneva.
Standards
- In 2025, the Course de l’Escalade was officially recognised by “Athletics for a better world“. This recognition encourages us to go even further.
- In 2026, the Course de l’Escalade achieved the standard “Unified by Swiss Inclusive Sport“.
2028 Objectives
- Achieve a waste recovery or recycling rate of nearly 100%
- Reduce motorised travel by 20%
- Implement accessibility and inclusion measures
- Sustain and continue to improve catering services
- Continue to use as much renewable energy as possible
They support us
Thanks to our sustainability partners for their invaluable help in promoting the information and positive impacts of the Course de l’Escalade on its environment and community.
