THE EV INTERVIEW builds up to nine million cars annually, with 114 global assets and an expansive supply chain, all of which impact nature directly or indirectly.“ If nature gets out of balance, we as a society have an issue,” Dirk says.“ As a car manufacturer, you have an impact on nature – streets, production sites, supply chains.”
VW’ s solution is twofold – internal supply chain dialogue using sustainability ratings and a new annual biodiversity fund worth up to € 25m( US $ 29.2m) for direct restoration projects.“ We invest up to € 25m per year into biodiversity projects – to demonstrate we can restore, regenerate or maintain nature,” Dirk says.
“CIRCULAR ECONOMY MAKES SENSE: IT REDUCES THE CARBON FOOTPRINT AND CREATES UNTAPPED VALUE STREAMS”
Dirk Voeste, Chief Sustainability Officer, Volkswagen Group evmagazine. com
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