WHAT IF YOU GREW A TREE INSTEAD OF GETTING A T-SHIRT?
NEW! When you register for the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris, you now have the option to renounce your race T-shirt to support an eco-responsible initiative.
In partnership with ASICS, this action aims to reduce the event’s environmental footprint.
By choosing not to receive a T-shirt, you are contributing to the planting of a tree in a sustainably managed French forest - a tree of which you'll become the sponsor. This initiative is made possible thanks to our collaboration with EcoTree, a specialist in forest ecosystem restoration in France. Their expertise guarantees transparency, reliability and monitoring of your tree throughout its growth.
Once the tree has been planted, you'll receive a sponsorship certificate containing all details about your tree and the forestry project to which it belongs.
On race day, you'll be able to run with pride alongside the Green Runners, committed runners who actively participate in reducing the event’s environmental impact.
Thank you for your commitment!
POSITIVELY IMPACTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Since 2017, the Schneider Electric Paris Marathon has reduced the waste generated during the event by 50%. This aligns with the eco-responsible commitments expressed in the GESI charter and complies with the AGEC law, combating single-use plastic, waste, and promoting reuse.
Each year, the Schneider Electric Paris Marathon takes measures that, in 2024, allowed for the collection of the following in addition to selective sorting in 2023:
- 3,5 tonnes of runners' clothing left in the start lockers, sorted and recycled for a secondary use
- 19 tonnes of waste recycled (cardboard, wood, PET, etc.)
- 4.4 tonnes of bio-waste from refreshment stands, composted to become topsoil
- 3780kg of fruits, donated to the Restos du Cœur
- 372 pairs of running shoes donated to the Africa Run association and then sent to Africa.
This year, bring your unused running shoes to the Run Experience! They must be in good condition and washed so they can be given a second life through solidarity.
More than 70% of the waste that couldn’t be avoided has either been given a second life or was upcycled.
Beyond these actions in favor of circularity, the Schneider Electric Paris Marathon has been compensating the entirety of its residual greenhouse gas emissions since 2019 through the Livelihoods Carbon Funds, which supports projects aiding rural communities in Kenya with restoring and preserving their ecosystem.
