Over the course of one week during June 2021, Leonardo employees and supporters travelled more than 88,000km, smashing their target of 46,000km – the distance from Earth to the Galileo Satellite Constellation and back – by walking, running, cycling, swimming or any other physical means.

The initiative was part of a fundraising initiative in aid of the Armed Forces Para-Snowsport Team (AFPST) and to encourage participants to prioritise their health and wellbeing – an increasingly important theme due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

During the 7-day period, over 1,500 Leonardo employees around the globe completed 4,946 activities over the course of 5,658 hours and 55 minutes, equivalent to a total of eight months. The elevation climbed was 827,005m, equal to climbing Mount Everest 93 times, and 2,152,740 calories were burned, equivalent to 10,604 slices of rich indulgent chocolate cake!