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FENCING FOR THE PLANET ROUND TABLE

Marcus Mepstead OLY to speak on Climate Action x Sustainable Travel Award, at the FIE’s Fencing for the Planet Round Table.

Marcus Mepstead OLY,  BF athlete and winner of the 2023 IOC Sustainability Award will be a featured speaker at the FIE’s Fencing for the Planet Round Table in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 23rd July 2025.

Marcus will present a case study called ‘Climate Action x Sustainability Travel Award’, discussing his experience of winning the IOC Climate Action Award in the Sustainable Travel category in September 2023.

As well as the award, Marcus also won a grant of $24,000 for the charity Trees For The Future, along with 19 other Olympic and Paralympic athletes, in a related award sponsored by Proctor & Gamble, as part of their Athletes for Good (AFG) programme in partnership with the IOC and IPC, to provide financial resources directly to the community impact partners important to athletes.

You can read more here: Marcus Mepstead wins IOC Climate Award

Marcus’s work is an excellent example of how athletes can lead change through meaningful travel choices and advocacy that raises awareness of sustainability.

A list of the presenters at the Fencing for the Planet Round Table:

 

The presenters will highlight how sport federations, athletes and clubs can lead on climate action. A proud moment for BF to have Marcus supporting this movement.

 


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