Environmental safety is embedded in Škoda Auto’s company technique. Launched ten years in the past, the GreenFuture programme encompasses quite a few measures, and its objectives are repeatedly being refined and expanded. The Czech automotive maker achieved a number of main sustainability milestones lately. Environmental actions additionally type the muse of the Subsequent Degree – Škoda Technique 2030, which lays out bold plans throughout a number of areas. The latest third annual GreenWeek occasion offered a possibility for workers to replicate on key milestones whereas elevating consciousness inside the firm in regards to the significance of sustainability.

“At Škoda Auto, we’re strolling the speak in the case of sustainability. Our GreenFuture programme testifies to this dedication. Sustainability is certainly one of our core values, and it’s firmly anchored in our company technique. We’re implementing complete measures not solely at our worldwide state-of-the-art manufacturing websites however all through the worth chain. In collaboration with our companions, we goal to constantly scale back the ecological footprint of our enterprise actions and merchandise.”

Andreas Dick, Škoda Auto Board Member for Manufacturing and Logistics

GreenFuture focuses on environmental safety throughout the whole worth chain

Ten years in the past, Škoda Auto integrated an ever-widening vary of measures for environmental safety below the GreenFuture technique, which rests on three pillars: GreenProduct focuses on growing automobiles which might be as environmentally pleasant as attainable, contemplating not simply gasoline and vitality consumption but in addition the supplies used and their recyclability. GreenFactory incorporates all efforts geared toward resource-conscious manufacturing. Via GreenRetail, the model encourages eco-friendly operations at its dealerships and repair centres.

Vital milestones for GreenProduct, GreenFactory and GreenRetail

Launched in 2013, the GreenFuture mission has seen a decade of noteworthy achievements. Along with strides in manufacturing, car design, and the intelligent use of recycled and recyclable supplies, it has additionally embraced initiatives in company social duty. For instance, 2020 was vital for the GreenProduct space when Škoda Auto launched collection manufacturing of its first all-electric automotive, the Enyaq. Throughout the GreenFactory space, battery system manufacturing for all-electric MEB automobiles began in 2022 in Mladá Boleslav. The Vrchlabí plant’s shift to carbon-neutral manufacturing in 2020 stands as one other essential achievement. Within the GreenRetail space, Škoda Auto has been planting a tree for each automotive bought within the Czech Republic since 2007. By the tip of 2023, extra then 1,244,000 bushes will likely be planted as a part of the ‘Škoda Bushes’ initiative. A complete overview of key GreenFuture milestones will be discovered within the hooked up infographic.

Škoda Auto to be a very carbon-neutral firm by 2050

The automaker is specializing in growing sustainability throughout the whole worth chain. This consists of the widespread deployment of recycled and recyclable supplies and the re-use of high-voltage batteries from electrical automobiles in stationary charging items earlier than they endure in depth recycling, with the uncooked supplies getting used to create new cells. All of those measures contribute to the long-term discount of greenhouse gasoline emissions all through the product life cycle and thus help the Volkswagen Group’s objective of changing into a carbon-neutral organisation by 2050.

Elevating consciousness inside the firm: Worker workshops on sustainability throughout GreenWeek

On the latest third inner GreenWeek occasion, held from 18 to 22 September, the corporate showcased its present initiatives and objectives in environmental conservation and sustainable manufacturing. The annual occasion for workers included insights that offered numerous methods for people to contribute to environmental safety. By way of stay broadcasts, group members watched shows from each in-house and exterior company, all centred on the theme of sustainability within the automotive trade, nationally, and in on a regular basis life. Viewers discovered not solely in regards to the firm’s plans and steps but in addition about alternatives for private contributions to environmental safety.

Sustainability Report 2021/22 and extra data on a devoted sustainability microsite

Since 2007, Škoda Auto has frequently up to date all stakeholders each two years about its objectives and progress within the space of sustainable improvement. The newly launched report will be discovered right here. Moreover, Škoda Auto not too long ago launched a complete microsite devoted to all sustainability subjects and respective initiatives. This platform permits stakeholders to discover and observe the corporate’s ongoing efforts and initiatives throughout all ESG pillars.

SOURCE: Škoda