OVO Energy announced as headline sponsor of the EXTREME Hangout at COP26, Glasgow

With less than one month to go until the doors of the EXTREME Hangout open on?Monday?1st November in Glasgow, EXTREME is delighted to announce OVO Energy as the?headline sponsor?of the EXTREME Hangout at?the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).??

The primary mission of the?EXTREME Hangout is to give young people a voice and a platform at COP26 and OVO Energy is the perfect partner in the larger vision of driving positive change.?

The EXTREME Hangout will be a dynamic hub at COP26 where young people can come together to hang out, share ideas, learn from others, be inspired and ultimately leave with a renewed passion, understanding and urgency to help drive the green agenda.??

It?will not?only?be a?place?for?world-renowned environmental leaders and climate activists to?challenge and debate how we tackle?the climate crisis, but also a space where?businesses?are laid bare, called upon to?demonstrate their commitment to net-zero?and reveal how they are truly working towards a more sustainable future for all. OVO’s net-zero?mission set out in Plan Zero and its?core values speak for themselves, and EXTREME is truly excited to welcome them to the Hangout as lead sponsor.??

The event is open to both those who can attend in person across the?11?days?from the 1st-11th November and online for those who are unable to be?there?person to watch and interact live. More details on how to get a ticket or engage with and watch the?live streams?can be found at?www.extremehangoutevents.com??

OVO is a green energy company on a mission to drive progress towards zero carbon living. Since its?foundation?in?2009, OVO has been committed to accelerating the energy transition and by bringing zero carbon technology to more households across the UK. At the turn of the decade, OVO launched Plan Zero, setting out how it would transform its entire business in order to help drive progress toward zero carbon living. Through Plan Zero, OVO commits to achieving net zero carbon emissions across its own operations and help halve the total lifestyle carbon emissions of its members, all by 2030.?

OVO will be hosting designated panel discussions?at the EXTREME Hangout and will be working with the?organisers?to ensure the event brings together the different?ideas,?voices?and opinions to debate how we tackle our generation's greatest challenge.

Dr Rebecca Heaton, Director of Sustainability, OVO Energy said:

"We're proud to be the lead sponsor for the Hangout this year, a place to encourage the next generation and new voices to debate the opportunities and challenges of fighting the climate crisis.

"All the eyes of the world will be on COP26 this year which marks a pivotal moment for world leaders, NGOs, businesses and communities to come together to establish plans and encourage tangible action to tackle the climate emergency. The voice of young people shouldn't be left out."

Alistair Gosling, EXTREME CEO said:

"We are incredibly excited to have OVO Energy as our headline partner for the EXTREME Hangout. They share our vision and feel that the young generation needs a platform for their voice to be heard at COP26 and beyond. Their active participation is of paramount importance, and we have made it our mission to give the youth a voice at COP26 and beyond.”?

Together, we cannot wait to welcome you all to the EXTREME Hangout on 1st November.

About EXTREME:?

EXTREME is a unique brand, community and purpose driven company that lives at the nexus of sports, entertainment, and lifestyle. Our Vision is to drive positive change through extreme and adventure sports. This is?realised?through our integrated approach that encompasses strategy, design, development, and management of some of the world's most innovative destinations, spectacular events, entertaining media, and engaging brand campaigns.??

As founders of The Extreme Sports Channel, operating for over 25 years and appealing to the 500 million participants worldwide EXTREME is the go-to company for authentic activation across action and adventure sports. We engage with our 20 million strong community through our collection of offers and we serve our clients through our passionate, creative, and specialist teams and a multinational presence across bases in the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. Via our support of over 125 ambassadors, the activation and sponsorship of over 80 events annually and our media network delivering over 50 million video views monthly, our brand and marketing activity inspires, supports, and promotes all of EXTREME’s activities.??

We are purpose driven, so across everything we do we look to drive sport participation, an active and healthy lifestyle, job creation, infrastructure investment and tourism, whilst aligning with five key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and government agendas from around the world. With a real passion and commitment to be sustainable, we are signed up to Planet Mark to measure our impact, 1% For?The?Planet to give back and the UN’s Sports for Climate Action to drive awareness.??

Vision??

To drive positive change through extreme and adventure sports??

Mission??

Inspire to explore and experience?

About OVO Energy??

OVO Energy was founded in 2009 and redesigned the energy experience to be fair, effortless, green and simple for all customers.?The company has spent the last decade investing in the market leading technology, customer service operations and digital products to help members cut their carbon emissions. OVO is on a mission through its sustainability strategy Plan Zero to tackle the most important issue of our time; the climate crisis, by bringing our customers with us on the journey towards zero carbon living. OVO Energy has committed to being a net zero carbon business and achieve bold science-based carbon reduction targets by 2030, while helping members halve their carbon footprint at the same time.???