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QANTAS WALLABIES GO GREEN FOR THEIR NEW ZEALAND CAMPAIGN

13/09/2011

Australian Rugby Union today announced the Qantas Wallabies, in partnership with Qantas, Lexus and the Carbon Trade Exchange, will offset their entire carbon footprint while on their New Zealand campaign to become the number one Rugby team in the world.

The Qantas Wallabies are the first Rugby team to announce the environmentally friendly plan and have received strong support from their long term naming rights partner Qantas and Lexus who are both heavily committed to environmentally friendly policies.

The 'Qantas Wallabies Go Green' campaign will see the Qantas Wallabies flights offset through the Qantas Carbon Offset Program while Lexus will offset all ground transport and the Carbon Trade Exchange will offset the remaining footprint for the whole touring party.

ARU Managing Director and CEO, John O'Neill said he was pleased to team up with ARU and Wallabies partners Qantas and Lexus to deliver a good environmental outcome.

"As a major international sporting team it is important that we do our bit in caring for the environment," Mr O'Neill said.

"Thanks to the support from our partners Qantas and Lexus as well as the Carbon Trade Exchange we are able to deliver a good environmentally responsible outcome while the team is away in New Zealand."

"Hopefully our decision to work with our partners to offset the teams carbon footprint will act as encouragement for other teams to follow suit."

All carbon credits used to offset the Qantas Wallabies and team management will be NCOS approved (Australian Government National Carbon Offset Standard certified).

Qantas will purchase the credits for their flights through its Carbon Offset Program and the carbon credits required for the ground transport will be purchased by Lexus through the Carbon Trade Exchange.

Carbon credits are produced by renewable energy projects and made available on the Carbon Trade Exchange to purchase under compliance or voluntary regulations.

A carbon credit is equivalent to one ton of carbon dioxide avoided from the planet's atmosphere. The money paid for each credit goes directly back to help fund the renewable energy project.