Canterbury of New Zealand is building people in New Zealand, and the 10 inclusive sporting communities and mental health organisation batyr stepping up its game when it comes in Australia. to its sustainability e昀昀orts. Canterbury established an internal Canterbury continued to champion sustainability criterion for its products, grassroots rugby. It supported outlining that a minimum of 75% of women’s rugby through its Future a product must use materials such as Fund grant programme and its organic cotton or recycled polyester ‘Give It A Try’ programme with Irish with no harmful chemicals. It’s Rugby helped hundreds of girls committed to 50% of its teamwear aged 8-14 give the game a go. product range meeting these criteria in 2024. Canterbury is also on track To support struggling families during to switch to recycled fabrics in its the cost of living crisis, it launched custom rugby jerseys in 2023. Read the Fair Game initiative to provide a more on page 35. free PE kit for every school child in the UK. Canterbury donated £97,000 The rugby brand undertook trials for worth of sports kit to UK schools all packaging and transit packaging through charity partner In Kind to switch to recycled and/or Direct. recyclable materials in 2023. The worldwide rugby brand showed Canterbury planted 500,000 trees its support for mental health through its reforestation partner, initiatives, supporting I Am Hope, an Eden Reforestation Projects, helping organisation o昀昀ering hope to young to restore natural environments.