Together for the health of people and environment

As well as the joy of exercise, the B2Run is also about sustainability. SWICA Healthcare Organisation and WWF Switzerland are working together to promote the health of people and the environment. Their collaboration focuses on the connections between an intact environment and the health of the population.

This is why SWICA, as a presenting partner, and the WWF are committed to making the B2Run more sustainable. Instead of giving out medals, SWICA donates one franc per finisher to WWF for environmental protection. The donation made to the WWF in the 2024 B2Run season amounted to an impressive 12,726 francs. SWICA would like to thank all participants who have made a valuable contribution towards protecting the environment through their run.

How we plan to decrease CO2 emissions:

Starterbags
The starterbags are now being manufactured by bb trading from SEAQUAL® YARN. SEAQUAL® YARN is a high-quality 100% recycled polyester yarn containing SEAQUAL® MARINE PLASTIC made by the SEAQUAL INITIATIVE. SEAQUAL® MARINE PLASTIC is a new, sustainable, fully traceable raw material made from marine waste or, in some cases, discarded fishing nets or other plastic used in aquaculture (e.g. mussel and oyster farming). The SEAQUAL INITIATIVE has set itself the task of reusing all types of plastic found in the ocean.

When it comes to the content of your starterbag, it's also important to us that the goodies from our partners accompany you before and after B2Run. That's why we strive to avoid using paper for the content as much as possible.

Palm leaf disposable tableware
We serve our dinner options in disposable palm leaf tableware. This is a purely natural product that is 100% compostable.

Waste separation
We can't totally avoid PET or aluminium cans at our events. For environmentally friendly waste disposal, we separate our waste at our events. For this reason, blue PET and yellow aluminium collection containers are set up all over the event premises. In addition, cardboard is disposed of separately. There are also normal waste containers on the premises.

Reduction of print material
We provide standard and customisable posters to motivate employees. We only offer these in a digital format, to reduce the use of paper.