{"id":6344,"date":"2022-11-02T13:51:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T02:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwgwomenandsport.org\/?p=6344"},"modified":"2022-11-04T08:07:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T21:07:25","slug":"unique-partnership-to-neutralise-iwg-2022-travel-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.iwgwomenandsport.org\/ar\/unique-partnership-to-neutralise-iwg-2022-travel-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique partnership to neutralise IWG 2022 travel emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Turkington Forestry has partnered with IWG <\/b>Secretariat<\/b><\/span> to create an enduring <\/b>environmental<\/b><\/span> legacy in Aotearoa New Zealand<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The hundreds of international participants about to travel to Aotearoa New Zealand for the 8th<\/sup> IWG World Conference on Women & Sport (IWG 2022) this month, will board their flights knowing their air travel emissions will be mitigated. This is thanks to a unique new partnership between Women in Sport Aotearoa, Ng\u0101 W\u0101hine H\u0101kinakina o Aotearoa<\/em> (WISPA), forestry consultancy John Turkington Forestry (JTL), the Manawat\u016b District Council and Feilding High School.<\/span><\/p>\n

The project will see John Turkington’s Environmental Business Manager, Myles Guy calculate the air travel emissions of the conference\u2019s international participants and deliver a native tree planting programme to neutralise the impact and provide an enduring legacy for the event in Aotearoa New Zealand.<\/span><\/p>\n

To symbolise the beginning of the initiative, John and Angela Turkington and WISPA will gift a rare M\u0101ori Princess P\u014dhutukawa<\/em> to WISPA’s iwi partner, Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua \u014cr\u0101kei<\/em>, during the official event P\u014dwhiri<\/em> at \u014cr\u0101kei\u00a0Marae<\/em> on Sunday November 13. The seedling will be planted on Bastion Point, to connect the initiative across the motu, and to represent new growth for the women in sport movement.<\/span><\/p>\n

In parallel, John Turkington will supply seeds to students from Feilding High School to raise into seedlings. To raise funds for the school, the forestry company will then buy the seedlings back and plant them on land supplied and protected by the Manawat\u016b District Council early next year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is truly an amazing initiative. It is totally in line with our sustainability values and our promise to protect and care for the environment through our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi<\/em>,\u201d said Rachel Froggatt, chief executive of WISPA, the advocacy group delivering IWG 2022 at Auckland\u2019s Te Pokap\u016b \u2013 the Aotea Centre to over 1,200 in-person and virtual participants from November 14-17.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt also provides the foundation of an exceptional community fundraising project for students in the Manawat\u016b district, bringing to life our passion for empowering young people to advance change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA massive thanks to John and Angela Turkington, their sons Sam and Tom, and their extended community in the Manawat\u016b for making this happen. It is the first in a series of projects we have planned together to advance WISPA\u2019s work toward achieving gender equity and equality in sport.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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John Turkington said: \u201cWe are passionate about sport, about creating pathways for all, and about the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTo be able to link these components together in association with WISPA, Manawat\u016b District Council and Feilding High School in this way is not only unique but exciting and presents a mechanism going forward for sports, businesses and the community alike.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The partnership will leave a lasting legacy for the conference, with the newly established native forest to be tended and maintained by the council as part of a reserve.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manawat\u016b District Council Mayor Helen Worboys said: \u201cManawat\u016b District Council is delighted to be part of this initiative by providing the greenfield reserve land for the planting to take place. This is a great opportunity to involve our community, our youth and Council in promoting Women in Sport.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

How the Partnership Works<\/span><\/h2>\n