Volkswagen Aims to Minimize Environmental Impact
July 10 2019 - 11:17AM
Dow Jones News
By Max Bernhard
Volkswagen AG (VOW.XE) will aim to minimize its impact on the
environment, the company said in its new environmental mission
statement released Wednesday.
"For all our products and mobility solutions we aspire to
minimize environmental impacts along the entire lifecycle--from raw
material extraction until end-of-life in order to keep ecosystems
intact and to create positive impacts on society," the German car
maker said in its new environmental mission statement.
Volkswagen said it concentrates on four main fields of action:
climate change, resources, air quality and environmental
compliance. The company said it aims to become "a balance-sheet CO2
-neutral company by 2050." By 2025, it targets a 30% reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions for its passenger cars and light-duty
vehicles over the entire life cycle, compared with 2015.
Volkswagen admitted in 2015 to having equipped some 11 million
of its vehicles globally with software which allowed them to dodge
official emissions tests.
Write to Max Bernhard at max.bernhard@dowjones.com
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