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Impact League SailGP
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Created in 2021 (Season 2), the Impact League is SailGP's podium for the planet. It tracks the positive actions that the teams make to reduce their overall carbon footprint and helps accelerate inclusivity in sailing. Winning teams are rewarded with a cash prize donation to their Purpose Partners to drive more positive impact.
Purpose partner
Each SailGP team must have a designated Purpose Partner, the Purpose Partner must be a non profit organisation or charity that the team promote thanks to visibility on the F50. The Purpose partner is also the organisation receiving any prize money won in the frame of the Impact League.
Our Purpose Partner is the Inspired by KM foundation. Chaired by Kylian Mbappé, the foundation develops activities foryouths to discover, learn, enjoy and be inspired.
How does it work?
Teams are awarded points along the season :
- at every events depending of their efforts in the following areas : accommodation, transport, energy and waste (BAU - Business As Usual)
- based on the performance of two projects each team must develop during the season (Focus Area)
- based on the participation of the team in Impact Activities spread across the 2026 season(mix of capability sessions, completion of online short courses, and commitment to the UN Sport For Climate Action Framework)
IMPACT LEAGUE - SEASON 6 (2026)
A/ Business As Usual scoring
1. Team Base Energy (2 points): If our Team Base consumes below the kWh threshold communicated to teams per event.
2. Green Hotels (2 points): A minimum of 80% of our team stay in accommodation with at least one credible and verified sustainability certification.
3. Local Hotels (2 points): A minimum of 80% of the team stay in accommodation within a 20-minute walk of the Tech Site.
4. Low-Carbon Travel (2 points): A minimum of 80% of the team’s movements within the host-city is via low-carbon transport. Responsible Recycling (2 points): The team uses the correct recycling streams on-site and complies with zero unavoidable single-use plastics present.
B/ Focus area themes
1. Better Planet (100 points): Address challenges for healthy oceans (our racetrack), and advance solutions in our sport for a low-carbon, clean energy future.
• Submissions due Sunday 28 June (after the Halifax event).
• Results announced Wednesday 22 July.
2. Better Sport (100 points): Champion inclusion and equality in sailing (on and off the water) and inspire the next generation.
• Submissions due Sunday 25 October (before Dubai event).
• Results and overall IL winners announced Wednesday 18 November.
Find HERE all the actions carried out in 2025 by the team.
Inspired by KM
Inspired by KM, Official Charity Partner of DS Automobiles SailGP Team France
The meeting between the protagonists was made possible thanks to Accor – one of the world's leading hotel groups, which has been a partner of both the SailGP championship and DS Automobiles SailGP Team France, managed by K-Challenge, as well as the IBKM association since 2024.
It is therefore natural that Accor, the French team and the IBKM association have come together with a common goal: to reach out to the younger generation, inspire them and support them so that they can fulfil their potential. This commitment aims to support Kylian Mbappé's initiatives around the world and promote the social responsibility of DS Automobiles Team France. The latter has also always had in its DNA the desire to promote diversity and inclusion, as well as training young people in all types of professions, whether in the field of sailing, innovation with hydrogen technology, project management, etc.
With ‘Inspired by KM’, Kylian Mbappé supports young people from diverse backgrounds to help them flourish through education, sport and culture. A true ‘co-educator’, the association works alongside families and schools to open up opportunities for young people. With We Care for All, its international programme, IBKM is expanding its reach to touch as many young people around the world as possible.
With recurring events throughout the seasons and a presence on virtually every continent, DS Automobiles Team France will help to further enhance the visibility of the IBKM association, whose impact continues to grow.