Sustainability

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6th October 2022

Presca's first repair ambassador on building a green running community

Ultra runner, Low Carbon Engineer and environmental campaigner David Starley has long been walking (or running) the impact-adventure walk. And now he’s climate-positive sportswear brand Presca’s first ever repair ambassador. How does he see the running community’s environmental credentials?

Authors

Adventure Uncovered

Adventure Uncovered

Adventure Uncovered influences social and environmental change through responsible adventure.

Rob Webbon

Rob Webbon

Rob is the CEO at Presca Sportswear, the world’s first climate-positive sportswear company. Presca makes technical sportswear for people who give a sh*t about the planet. They are a community of cyclists, runners and outdoor enthusiasts. Rob has a degree in Environmental Science and a Masters with distinction in Environmental Coastal Engineering. He worked in sustainability for fifteen years, on projects spanning marine and land-based renewables, carbon accounting, home energy efficiency and more. When he’s not behind his desk Rob will be found with his young family, or out running and biking on the trails around Bristol and beyond. He's raced numerous marathons, ultramarathons and Ironman triathlons.

Em Hartova

Em Hartova

Em is a 24-year-old grad student and environmental advocate, based between the Czech Republic and the U.K. Em is Intrinsically drawn to cold places, and happiest outside - or, for the sake of honesty, tucked away in a cafe reading about climate policy.

Events

Meandering down the Mole

30th June 2018
Surrey, England