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Support for the charitable fund-raising campaign against cancer: Employees raise funds to fight cancer as part of various campaigns initiated by themselves (sales activities, charity bicycle tour) and centrally organized, nationwide campaigns (sale of flowers and waffles, etc.). The proceeds go to the Flemish campaign “Kom op tegen kanker” and the Walloon organization “Télévie.”  

The project was launched to increase biodiversity around the works thanks to better planning of what to plant there.

A harmless grid system at the entrance to the installed beehives allows part of the pollen gathered by the bees to be captured and analyzed at regular intervals.

The analysis shows at any given time of the year precisely which plants are preferred by the bees and provides a qualitative and quantitative overview of the food resources for bees and other insects at the location and in its vicinity.

As a result, domestic plants which flower at a time when there is a shortage of food can be specifically chosen to be planted there in the future. That means the food available to bees and insects can be improved all year round.

Bee monitoring can also be used later to quantify the benefits the new plants offer in terms of biodiversity.

Green area at the works for recuperative breaks, solely equipped with ecological benches and tables made from recycled material.

Support of students at the University of Leuven who work as a team on solar-powered (racing) cars and successfully take part in races.

Long-standing cooperation between Audi Brussels and an overarching association called “Diagnose Car” representing various relevant technical colleges. In this connection, Audi Brussels takes part in job fairs and experience fairs with the pupils in question. In addition, Audi Brussels provides scrap vehicles as didactic material. These vehicles are offered to the various colleges using a rotating system.

As part of this project, employees can volunteer to donate the spare cents from their monthly salary statement. The company doubles up the amount collected. The proceeds are then donated every year to different projects.

Examples:

1. A nearby school for mentally handicapped children (La Cordée), where iPads were donated, for instance
   
2. A guide dog school (L’Ambassade du Chien), where training of the dog Riley was paid for
   
3. Support of streetworkers in Brussels to help youngsters on the street

Thanks to an initiative by an outside association, Audi employees at the Audi Brussels campus can buy chocolates. All the proceeds go to campaigns that help fight multiple sclerosis.

Study area provided for the Technical University of Munich together with Walloon public authorities. Hikers can visit the area and learn more about the project and the study’s results from a board.

Donation of 30 used laptops to the charitable institution “StreetwiZe - Mobile School”.

A plastic trap was built and installed together with the Audi Environmental Foundation and Port of Brussels. It captures all the plastic waste in the water. This waste is then recycled.

In this team-building project, Audi provided the funds for a playground and volunteers from the company also helped build it. The project was implemented in cooperation with the Paserel Youth Center and the “Time for Society” organization. A Volunteer Day is to be held again in 2022.

As a result of COVID-19 pandemic situation, ŠKODA AUTO, in cooperation with ŠKODA Digilab, decided to help its community and actively participate on improving the situation. In terms of mobility, over 200 cars and 150 electric scooters were borrowed free of charge to NGOs, volunteers, health care providers, municipalities across CZ. They were used for transport of food and medical equipment / medical care to those in need. There were 40 956 grocery shopping & food delivered, 401 545 facemasks & respirators transported; scooters used over 280 health care providers. Due to the positive feedback of the stakeholders, 100 new ŠKODA Octavia vehicles were donated to providers of health and social services in the field. As an immediate financial support, ŠKODA AUTO allocated nearly 368 161 EUR to social services and to help people in need in the ŠKODA regions. Furthermore, ŠKODA AUTO also participated in project of 3D print and certification of protective equipment for medical front line (reusable facemasks, face shields) and the delivery to hospitals. In the second wave of the pandemic, ŠKODA AUTO delivered over 3 000 vitamin boxes to the medical front line to thank them for their work, as well as donated finances to obtain computers for study purposes for children in need. In total, ŠKODA AUTO used 4 million EUR.  

Southern Moravia and Louny was hit by huge tornado and storm on 24/06/2021 damaging several municipalities. ŠKODA AUTO organized humanitarian help #ForMoravia and #ForLouny. ŠKODA AUTO launched an employee collection which was doubled and together with the social partner trade union KOVO have donated 8.5 mil CZK. This financial contribution directly supported affected families, vulnerable groups via social services. ŠKODA AUTO also provided 37 cars for NGO’s, municipalities and harshly affected persons as immediate support. In long term, mobility of localswas supported by donation of 93 brand new ŠKODA bicycles.

AZUBI Car is a project undertaken by students at the ŠKODA AUTO Vocational School with the aim of boosting their design, technical and production skills. The end-goal of the project is to create a concept car based on a particular ŠKODA model.

As a part of the strategic support of technical education, a unique comparison of primary schools was held in all three ŠKODA regions. The main aim of benchmark was the self-evaluation of schools and the definition of the weaknesses of individual schools. Following the benchmark, we created an individual strategic plan with a list of projects that will be implemented with the financial support from the company. In 2020, project included 33 schools with thousands of pupils and students.

Ecological conditions and land management of all ŠKODA plants located in the Czech Republic were always in focus. In addition to long-term activities in the field of planting new trees and shrubberies within suitable open areas or maintaining flowering meadows, a protected bumblebee meadow measuring 700 m2 was created in the Mladá Boleslav plant. Moreover, four beehives occupied by 240 000 bees in summer and by 60 000 bees in winter were installed in the Vrchlabí plant, which can now be proud of producing its own multi-flower honey. An insect hotel was also established on the grounds of the Vrchlabí plant in 2021, and other flowers and trees were planted for bees. In cooperation with the Krkonoše National Park Administration and the local Garden Club there were also hung the birdhouses, which were made by high school students in Vrchlabí.

ŠKODA employees are active citizens interested in long-term social progress. In addition to the ŠKODA Trees project, employees were (as same as last year) meant to take a part in the “Clean the world, Clean Czechia” event – a unique volunteering project which aims to clean the countryside by properly disposing of illegally dumped rubbish. During this day-long event, employees clean the countryside surrounding ŠKODA production sites. In 2021 cleaning took place in Mladá Boleslav on 18.9.2021 in the Štěpánka Forest Park, where 570kg of waste was cleaned, in Vrchlabí on the same day was cleaned around the ŠKODA AUTO factory plant and 50kg of was cleaned. The cleaning took place in Kvasiny on 19.9.2021, in cooperation with volunteer firefighters 130kg of waste was cleaned.

ŠKODA AUTO is anxious to cooperate with municipalities in the regions where the company operates, and enhances local resident’s quality of life by sponsoring cultural, sporting, socialand other activities. As part of this initiative, ŠKODA has entered into strategic partnerships with the towns of Mladá Boleslav, Vrchlabí and Kvasiny.

In 2021, ŠKODA AUTO supported 41 projects with the cooperation of the city Mladá Boleslav, especially in the field of sport, culture, social services and education. This year ŠKODA AUTO focused mainly on help linked to COVID – 19 pandemic situation in all 3 ŠKODA regions. ŠKODA AUTO supported the region Kvasiny through a close cooperation with municipalities. 34 projects were realized in the fields of safety, traffic safety, education, social and health services (establishment of vaccination center within the Medical Endowment Fund in Rychnov)and civil society (19 organizations were supported within the project to support civil society). In the Vrchlabí region, the company supported 21 projects focused on mobility of social and health services, education, environment, sport and culture. The aim of all activities is to increase the attractiveness of ŠKODA regions, which is crucial for the sustainability and development of these regions. ŠKODA AUTO also cooperates with Czech government to support the development of roads and technical infrastructure via public finances. 10 Hoppy GO cars were lent to hospitals in all 3 regions for 6 months in support of the Czech Government's vaccination strategy.

ŠKODA AUTO is the principal partner of a project that supports children with cancer. The project is associated with the eponymous foundation set up by Czech racing cyclist Josef Zimovčák.

In 2014, ŠKODA AUTO started working together with CZEPA (the Czech Paraplegic Association) on a mobility study. The aims is to improve the mobility of individuals with disabilities on the country’s main roads. Disabled road users can now use an interactive map, “Vozejkmap”, and a smartphone app to find accessible facilities including restaurants, parking spaces and more. The project also aims to educate the general public about mobility for people with disabilities through specialized seminars. In addition, ŠKODA has provided CZEPA with two customized vehicles, enabling disabled drivers to become mobile through a unique rental scheme.

ŠKODA AUTO continued its efforts to promote diversity and help create inclusive workplaces in the Czech Republic. In 2021, ŠKODA AUTO signed the Memorandum 2017+ and thus joined the Pride Business Forum, which supports LGBT+ equality in a workplace in the Czech Republic. Furthermore, as Golden Signatories of the European Diversity Charter in the Czech Republic, we publicly demonstrated our commitment for diversity and inclusion by participating in the European Day Conference in the Czech Parliament on the occasion of the Europeand Diversity Month. Last but not least, ŠKODA AUTO became a general partner of non-governmental organization Czechitas, which supports gender diversity in IT sphere in the Czech Republic.

ŠKODA AUTO Endowment Fund was established in 2018 to increase the attractiveness of ŠKODA AUTO regions within Czechia. ŠKODA AUTO allocated 30 million EUR in order to help achieve that goal.

The Fund activities aim to fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals of UN and are newly structured into three-pillar program:

A) Grant support addressing identified needs & challenges in the regions with the aim to provide meaningful help with wider impact on local community. Building on 11th SDG – Sustainable cities and communities. For more detail see topic ‘Regional grant programs’ below. In 2021, the focus was mainly on restoring the functioning of community affected by COVID -19.

B) Strategic projects developed with partners (17th SDG – Partnerships for goals). Active involvement of EF – leading or steering of top priority projects, in cooperation with stakeholders. Focus on revitalization / transformation of public spaces and general life quality. A belt of bike sharing mobility between 3 cities or transformation of an old factory hall into a community center have been established etc.

C) Philanthropy and long term activities (10th SDG – Reduced inequalities) – focus on quality of life of individuals. Boosting citizenship engagement and reduction of barriers of all kinds. Education remains an important topic in 2021 – educative road safety workshops continued and a project improving the managing and teaching skills in elementary schools has been conducted.  

Laughter is the best medicine – especially for sick children, whose days often do not include a lot of fun and games. ŠKODA has played a major role in supporting the charity Healthcare Clowns for 19 years in a row. Professional entertainers visit seriously ill children in hospitals across the Czech Republic, spend time with them and cheer them up with their infectious laughter. This treatment helps restore the young patients’ vitality. In 2021, ŠKODA AUTO financially supported the program by 1,000,000 CZK and lent cars for one year’s use.

ŠKODA AUTO has collaborated with the acclaimed Tereza Maxová Children’s Foundation to support disadvantaged children aged 11-15 living in children’s homes.

The “GET STARTED!” project aims to improve the children’s employment potential by providing financial support and personal assistance. The funds are used to provide extra study hours, personal development activities and training programs. The project also assists children who wish to develop their skills in music and performing arts. The children were also provided with information regarding the job application processes and future job opportunities during multiple visits in several Czech companies. Since 2013, the project has helped 172 children.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, on-line education has become obligatory for most children, requiring them to have laptops and internet connections. ŠKODA AUTO decided to actively help children from disadvantaged families in ŠKODA Regions (Mladá Boleslav, Vrchlabí and Kvasiny) by obtaining the necessary equipment and internet connect for them. This was realized via the support of an existing project “IT for Kids” (established by Czech NGO Women for Women). The project is successfully functioning in the Czech Republic, and there are many companies involved and financially helping. ŠKODA AUTO donated 24 000 EUR, which has helped approximately 60 children to be able to study on-line.

ŠKODA AUTO employees have proved that they are interested in helping their communities. Since January 2014, they were able to participate in a long-term employee donation program. Participants regularly donate small or large sums of money to NGOs previously selected by employees in a company-wide poll; ŠKODA AUTO then doubles the donated amount. 80% of the funding goes to the NGOs. The remaining 20% is used to support an orphanage in Aurangabad, India.

This year, employees also helped the medical frontline in one-time donation during the first wave of COVID-19.

When the world is dark and quiet

Running for a good cause to help deaf-blind children, youngsters and adults – that is the aim of employees at Volkswagen Financial Services Czech Republic who regularly participate in the charity run of the not-for-profit LORM organization and thereby support diverse campaigns by this initiative. People with severe vision or hearing impairments have it difficult in a society that rarely takes consideration of their needs. That is all the more so for deaf-blind persons, who lack the two most important senses to communicate and find their bearings in their environment. Volkswagen Financial Services Czech Republic has been working with the LORM organization in a spirit of trust since 2006.

Voluntary assignments

Volkswagen Financial Services Czech Republic motivates employees to do voluntary work and supports them in that. The company cooperates closely with the HESTIA Centre, for example. This non-profit organization helps find suitable voluntary work for people and supplies ideas for special campaigns, such as for children, senior citizens or the unemployed. For instance, employees regularly participate in various projects, repair play equipment, help out in the garden or just simply talk with the needy.

ŠKODA AUTO continues with grant programs in order to support local community projects, together in cooperation with NGOs, municipalities, schools and other organizations. For most of the grant programs is now responsible ŠKODA AUTO Endowment Fund, who covers this topic within the ŠKODA AUTO family within Czechia. This leads to increase of the distributed financial support. In addition, the committees now involve experts from the relevant fields and deputies of trade unions KOVO for wider dialogue and cooperation. The main areas of support by the Endowment Fund are: civil society, culture, social care, traffic safety and education. Further, ŠKODA AUTO supports community tree planting.

Financial support for 3 most important rehabilitation institutes – (Kladruby, Hrabyně, Luže Košumberk), and support of mobility and rehabilitation care for Centre Paraple.

ŠKODA AUTO is actively working on making the roads safer places. The main aim of the concept Safe Friday is to increase road safety by educating of public, especially children, young drivers and seniors. As most accidents happen of Fridays, project Safe Friday was created to raise awareness about this problem. Due to Covid restrictions throughout 2021, many of our activities had to be transformed:All our trainings were done outside of 6 schools (for 986 pupils from 56 classrooms). The cooperation with driving schools resulted in an educative workshop with nearly 40 representatives of driving schools from all Czech Republic attending. By the end of the year, we piloted this approach in Mladá Boleslav, and expanded our road safety research to other 2 ŠKODA Regions in CZ – Vrchlabí and Kvasiny. Also, a targeted regional media campaign is in place enabling people from Vrchlabí and Kvasiny regions to mark potentially dangerous spots in road safety via web site. In 2021 was launched project START DRIVING by Association of driving schools that ŠKODA supports. There was organized 88 terms on polygons for a total of 3 084 participants to ensure that they will drive more safely in the future.

ŠKODA AUTO has always been a keen supporter of technical education. In particular, the company regards elementary-school teachers specializing in technical subjects as an important target group for this support. The aim of the “Science has a Future” project is to train, develop and support these teachers to improve their skills and enhance their knowledge of modern industrial career paths. This expertise is a vital factor in motivating students to pursue a scientific or technical career. The program has been supported by ŠKODA AUTO since 2013, with 246 teachers involved from the beginning. In 2021 instead of courses, teachers participated on creation of educational materials that will be shared with other teachers to ensure the spread of know-how.

ŠKODA AUTO has been running “sheltered workshops” at its Mladá Boleslav facility since 2006. The creation of sheltered workshops followed in Kvasiny and Vrchlabí facilities. It currently employs approximately 300 people with disabilities. The workplace environment has been adapted to allow them to perform their tasks despite their disabilities. ŠKODA AUTO has also set up specialized workplaces, where employees with special needs work together with other employees to enjoy social interactions in their working lives.

The Educational Fund was founded by ŠKODA in a joint venture with the Tereza Maxová Children’s Foundation, as a follow-up to the ROZJEDU TO! (Get Started!) project. The Education Fund is intended for children aged 15 and above living in children’s homes. The project supports activities such as academic tuition, development and training programs, driving tuition, mentoring and psychological counselling. 119 children have been involved in the program since the beginning. The “GET STARTED” and “ŠKODA and Tereza Maxová Foundation” projects are going to merge into only one project, “GET STARTED”, in 2021. The aim is to create comprehensive approach by supporting children from age of 11 until the start of their carrier within one program.

The grant program ŠKODA NEŘÍDIT aims to help people with physical disabilities get driving licenses. Successful applicants can obtain a financial support for paying the driving lessons. The project was established in 2018 in cooperation with the well- known NGO Konto Bariéry. Since the beginning of 2019, we have supported 54 people. With partner NGO Charta 77 – Konto bariéry was in 2021 opened new grant scheme to support cycling without barriers. People with disabilities can apply for support to buy a handbike or a modified bike.

In September 2021, ŠKODA AUTO launched the ŠKODA AUTO EDU.LAB project, which presents state-of-the-art technology in an entertaining way to pupils in the 8th and 9th grades of primary schools. The educational concept of the mobile laboratory includes both demonstrations of advanced technologies and interactive exhibits, where participants can try out the technological elements on their own. The project aims to introduce students to modern technology and introduce them to the possibilities of technical education. Together with its partners, the carmaker wants to motivate students interested in this area to choose a suitable technical high school. ŠKODA AUTO ranks the support of technical education among the priorities of its social responsibility, at all levels: from primary to secondary and vocational to university.

The ŠKODA Handy project aims to help people with physical disabilities to enjoy more active and comfortable lives. In 2021, ŠKODA AUTO continued in development of the project. Currently, 134 out of 218 dealerships in Czech Republic are involved, and more than 5 500 customers have used services of ŠKODA Handy.

ŠKODA AUTO acknowledges the importance of road safety and as such, considers road safety to be one of the company’s main priorities. This is why ŠKODA is actively involved in road safety research. A research team analyses the causes and circumstances of various road accidents. This helps ŠKODA to understand car and driver behavior in traffic accidents and identify areas for future improvement.

The “ŠKODA Trees” initiative supports nature conservation. Every car sold by ŠKODA in the Czech Republic helps the company plant a tree. Employees of ŠKODA AUTO and their families play an active part in finding the right places for trees planting. ŠKODA dealers and its customers are also active participants in this project. The celebration of planting The millionth tree took place on 20.10.2021 in Mladá Boleslav in the park Three Emperors. The millionth first tree was planted in Vrchlabí and the millionth second tree in Solnice near Kvasiny.

ŠKODA Academy creates opportunities for students with learning disabilities. A 3-year apprenticeship at Vocational school ŠKODA AUTO trains students for a professional career working in production-line teams. At the end of the dual-education course, successful graduates enjoy the security of a job at ŠKODA AUTO as respected members of the ŠKODA family.

In 2021, ŠKODA AUTO sponsored the unique charity run featuring “Teribear” (the mascot of the Tereza Maxová Children’s Foundation) for the 7th time. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in a unique form - virtually via Strava mobile app and for the first time cycling was also included, . Each kilometre of run or 5 km of bikeride equalled 20 Kč (0,8 EUR)raised for disadvantaged children. In this event, both ŠKODA AUTO employees and the general public participated. Almost400 000 EUR was raised to help disadvantaged children across the Czech Republic in 2021. Thousands of kilometres were run and cycled, reflecting the willingness and enthusiasm of all who contributed.

Wetlands have been established with support from an EU fund.

France was likewise severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Porsche France therefore supported the Hospital Group of Mulhouse and South Alsace with a donation so as to ensure that the very best medical care could continue to be provided. This donation enabled the purchase of 15 electrocardiographs for controlling the cardiac activity of Covid-19 patients.

Porsche France also helped the not-for-profit organization Association du sport et plus by providing tablets and smartphones to sick children being treated in hospital. The restrictions meant that hospital visits were not possible for a time. Thanks to the support of Porsche, hospitalized children were also able to keep in contact with their family during that period.  

Bentley has its own dedicated, state-of-the-art Apprentice Training Facility based at apprentice training provider Cheshire College – South & West. Opened in 2014, the facility is dedicated to the development of apprentices in Mechatronics, Wood, Trim and Paint where around 60 apprentices use workstations and workshops to develop their practical skills under the tuition of Master Trainers.

Bentley's BeFit programme is designed to provide employees with information on various health topics such as sleep, nutrition, physical activity, mental wellbeing and back care.

It is an award winning programme recognized by CIPD and by UK Active as workplace of the year 2018.

Bentley Motors has enhanced its campus feel with a multitude of measures to help increase its Biodiversity. These measures don’t only help develop ecosystems, with the intention of promoting flora and fauna, but also make the site more aesthetically appealing and increase the general feeling of wellbeing around site. The range of actions which have been introduced include increased flower beds and borders, the introduction of bird and bat boxes, allotments to grow our own flowers and produce along with the addition of a fishpond, with adjacent seating, to allow people to enjoy the surroundings.

Bentley Motors’ site in Crewe, with the help of local beekeepers, keeps five national hives, collectively home to British Apis Mellifera honey bees. These were successfully introduced in 2019 and in 2020 they returned to work with most of us. The area has been sown with bee friendly wild flowers – and as it borders the Cheshire countryside, it is proving to be the perfect habitat for the bees. These were successfully introduced in 2019 and in 2020 they returned to work with most of us. After spending the winter months in hibernation with local beekeepers, Buckley’s Bees Ltd, the 120,000 bees return home and will be joined by an additional 180,000 British Apis Mellifera honeybees. The amount of national beehives has increased to five, all on the edge of Bentley’s headquarters in Crewe. Coinciding with World Bee Day - designated by the UN – the bees will be put straight to work, with high expectations of matching the productivity of Bentley’s colleagues. Each hive has the ability to create 15kg of honey; meaning around 200 jars of honey could be produced and shared with Bentley’s colleagues and visitors.

(Crewe, 20 May, 2020) The Bentley Bees today return from hibernation to start work with a little extra help from their friends. The company is installing two additional beehives, with one more to follow, taking the total number of Flying Bees to 300,000, the largest collection in the UK automotive industry. A phased production ramp up is expected to produce more than 200 jars of honey by the end of the harvest season.

After spending the winter months in hibernation with local beekeepers, Buckley’s Bees Ltd, the 120,000 bees return home and will be joined by an additional 180,000 British Apis Mellifera honeybees. The amount of national beehives will increase from two to five, all on the edge of Bentley’s headquarters in Crewe. The area is filled with bee-friendly wild flowers and borders the Cheshire countryside, which provides the perfect habitat for the bees.

Coinciding with World Bee Day - designated by the UN – the bees will be put straight to work, with high expectations of matching the productivity of Bentley’s colleagues. Each hive has the ability to create 15kg of honey; meaning around 200 jars of honey could be produced and shared with Bentley’s colleagues and visitors.

(Crewe, 10 September 2020) Bentley Motors has installed a living wall at its headquarters and production facility in Crewe, UK. Designed to increase biodiversity – the installation is the latest step on the British brand’s journey towards becoming the world’s most sustainable luxury car manufacturer.

Located on the side of Bentley’s main production hall, the living wall is the first of its kind in South Cheshire and contains over 2,600 plants. It includes 28 species of ferns, grasses and evergreens, all grown locally in the UK and selected to ensure that the walls thrives throughout the year. Each plant is individually potted, and in line with Bentley’s commitment to reduce unnecessary water use, the installation incorporates a special automated watering system to ensure that the plants receive just the right amount of water - whatever the weather.

The installation of the living wall will benefit Bentley’s headquarters and production facility in a number of ways. Not only is it a tangible demonstration of Bentley’s commitment to ensuring that sustainability is central to everyone’s thinking, it also contributes towards Bentley’s aim to reduce its environmental impact.

• Bentley aims to be end-to-end carbon neutral by 2030, with Crewe operations climate positive thereafter
  
• Confirms move to full electrification – PHEV or BEV only by 2026
  
• By 2030, switching entire model range to battery electric vehicles
  
• Two new PHEV launches planned in 2021
  
• Committed to reduce factory environmental impact by 75 per cent by 2025 against a 2010 baseline – including plastic neutral
  
• Fully supports Volkswagen Group ambition of going beyond two degree target of the Paris Climate Agreement
  
• Targeting truly diverse talent – 30 per cent of management population to be diverse, increase from less than 20 per cent today

Holistic Beyond100 programme transforms every aspect of the 100 year old company.

(Crewe, 8 October 2020) Bentley Motors’ headquarters in Crewe has been successfully reaccredited with the latest ISO 14001:2015 environmental management standard and ISO 50001:2018 energy management standards.

The Pyms Lane site, where all Bentley models are designed, engineered and manufactured, was the first automotive plant in the UK to achieve the ISO 14001 standard in 1999. This makes it one of the longest-standing examples of environmental best practise in the sector through an ongoing focus on reducing waste, energy and water use, whilst maximising recycling and biodiversity.

Further steps have focused on energy management, including energy monitoring systems and the installation of the UK’s largest solar car port. Bentley’s total on-site solar panel energy capacity is now 7.7MW and this has helped to ensure the successful reaccreditation of ISO 50001 – a standard the company has held continuously since 2011. Bentley’s approach to onsite renewable energy generation also played a key part in achieving PAS 2060 carbon neutral certification from the Carbon Trust for the first time – one year ago this week.

All three standards are considered key industry benchmarks and are only awarded following a complex audit and independent certification and verification.

Bentley uses a number of reverse osmosis treatment units onsite to ensure that the water used in manufacturing processes is free of any contaminants that could affect the high quality paint finish Bentley cars are renowned for. The process works by using high-pressure pumps to separate contaminants and create pure water. Due to the level of purity required, previously, for every three litres of water drawn into the reverse osmosis treatment, only one could be used.

Thanks to the installation of the recycling systems, those two litres are now being captured and used to keep the factory and our grounds in a pristine condition.

(Crewe, 10 December 2020) Bentley Motors has today confirmed another step forward on its journey to becoming the most sustainable luxury automotive manufacturer as it announces the company will be the first luxury automotive brand to run its in-house logistics on 100 per cent renewable fuels. This follows the installation of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuelling facilities at its site in Crewe.

Ensuring that environmental factors are at the centre of current and future supply chain design is core to Bentley’s industry-leading vision of sustainable manufacturing. Following this latest green switch, all of Bentley’s in-house logistics now run on green fuels or electricity.

A 34,000 litre ‘Green D+’ HVO tank and pump now fuels the ten HGV logistics trucks that transfer parts between Bentley’s Crewe site and storage depot in Winsford on a daily basis and over 20 smaller on-site security vehicles and delivery vans. The 250 plus forklift trucks and tow motors used inside the factory are already being charged with green electricity generated in part by Bentley’s 30,000 on-site solar panels.

HVO fuel is a second-generation premium biofuel made from renewable and sustainable sources such as waste fats, vegetables and oils. Compared to conventional fuel, the switch will reduce tailpipe CO₂ emissions from logistics vehicles by over 86 per cent, at the same time as reducing nitrous oxide by up to 30 per cenyt and particulates by up to 80 per cent. ‘Green D+’ can be used in Bentley’s existing vehicles without any additional modifications, maintenance or changes to operating procedure – making it a quick and effective way to reduce emissions from the existing fleet and improve air quality around site at the same time.

Bentley’s estimates that its local vehicle movements will now utilise around 10,000 litres of biofuel per month. With CO₂ emissions reduced by over 86 per cent, of a total of almost 300,000 miles clocked up by in-house vehicles every year, over 250,000 miles of them are now effectively ‘emissions free.’

Bentley have achieved Carbon Neutral status for the period 2019 and 2020, marking the carbon neutral certification for 3 years in a row. The certification from the Carbon Trust, which confirms that the company meets the internationally recognised PAS 2060 standard for carbon neutrality, reflects measures taken by the company to reduce the carbon emitted in its operations, including the use of renewable electricity. 100% of Bentley’s electricity is generated by either on-site solar panels or purchased as certified green electricity. Bentley has continued to invest in further emissions reduction, with the result that the use of off-sets has decreased by 81% over the same period.

To secure the PAS 2060 certification, Gold Standard carbon credits have been purchased to offset the emissions that occur during the manufacturing process. The quantity and quality of these credits have been independently verified by the Carbon Trust, the world’s leading independent certification body for carbon footprints.

The achievement reflects almost two decades’ work to make the historic Crewe site as energy and carbon efficient as it can be.

MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd is a Corporate Supporter of the UK Charity Transaid. Transaid transforms lives through safe, available and sustainable transport, founded by Save the Children, The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport and its Patron HRH The Princess Royal the international development organisation shares 25yrs worth of expertise in 23 countries with partners and Governments empowering people to build skills they need to transform their own lives.

Bentley extended its ‘Be Safe’ health and safety programme to look after the local community in Cheshire, as well as Bentley colleagues during the coronavirus crisis. The company focused on using its specialist skills to 3D print face-shields and supply them to the Cheshire care sector, the NHS and other local community services. Bentley also donated personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, facemasks, safety glasses and seat covers. Bentley ‘Meals on 22 inch Wheels’ service, colleagues volunteered to deliver essential items in the community.

Bentley partnered with Crewe Town Council for the ‘Crewe Pride in the Park’ event. The announcement celebrates three key themes for Bentley: pride in the diversity of its colleagues at the home of Bentley in Crewe and around the world, hope and gratitude as the business begins to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis and ongoing support for the local community.

Indeed, to cement these values this year Bentley created the ‘Unifying Spur’. Designer Rich Morris, who paints and sculpts in his spare time, created a piece of four-wheeled art using the nine colours of the Progress flag. His design joins the words “Love is Love” through a single, unbroken line, that traces faces, dancing figures and shapes – representing the unifying power of humanity, regardless of race, creed or sexuality.

(Crewe, 4 June 2020) Bentley Motors has installed an advanced rainwater harvesting system at its headquarters and production facility in Crewe, England. This marks the latest step in the British brand’s water usage reduction programme and long-term journey towards becoming the world’s most sustainable luxury car manufacturer.

The installation is timed to mark World Environment Day on 5 June - the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Bentley’s focus on water usage has spanned 20 years, in that time reducing the amount of water used per car by 89 per cent.

Recent initiatives include a recycling system for the water used in the manufacturing process and now, with this introduction water captured from rainfall being used for facilities maintenance.

Bentley’s rainwater harvesting system consists of one water capture tank, located on the Crewe site, and equipped with two integrated filters and pumps, and supplying a direct, pressurised supply of water to appliances. With a combined capacity of 20,000 litres, the new system is expected to produce more than 1,800 litres of water on average every day, of course dependent on the usually predictable Crewe climate. However, looking ahead to a rather favourable weather forecast, the system may have a gentle induction to the factory.

Up to 40% of the electricity requirement at Bentley's Crewe headquarters is met by 20,815 solar panels covering over 34,500 m² of the factory's roof area. When it was first put in place, the installation was the largest of its kind in the UK. Owned and operated by a third party, the solar panels have a capacity of 5.1 MW and help reduce annual CO₂ emissions by 2,500 t. This has been augmented with the new solar car port installation, bringing total capacity to 7.7MW. The car port adds another 10,000 solar panels to the portfolio, 30,815 in total. To complement the electricity generated on-site by solar power, all electricity purchased by Bentley from October 2017 is certified green. In addition to this Bentley has switch to ‘Green Gas’ from October 2019 meaning all of Bentley’s energy is from renewable sources.

Bentley was the first luxury automotive brand to run its in-house logistics on 100 per cent renewable fuels. This follows the installation of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuelling facilities at its site in Crewe.

Bentley supports the Cheshire Community Foundation, which provides funding for community projects that often struggle to secure financial backing. The charity manages the Bentley Fund, ensuring that the company's annual donation is effectively channeled to local projects that benefit health, education and children, and/or alleviate social deprivation.

University Technical Colleges provide an exciting educational offering, backed by real business partners and a university. As a lead employer partner to the school, Bentley has been closely involved in all aspects of setting up the UTC, with colleagues serving as members of the Trust, acting as governors, mentoring students and providing input into the college curriculum. The UTC secured a GOOD Ofsted rating.

Practical lectures tailored to the curriculum of the university subjects, in six subject areas, at two universities, by 80 colleagues who volunteer from Audi Hungaria.

A soloist of Győr Ballet won an award for exceptional artistic achievements.

Since 2015, Audi Hungaria has run an apiary with the objective of drawing attention to the threat to pollinating insects and their role in preserving biodiversity. The bees kept there comprise six colonies over a 1.2-hectare area on which local flora grow. Moreover, the bees as good environmental indicators also enabled biomonitoring research to be conducted in partnership with the University of Sopron from 2015 to 2020. The five-year research project focused on revealing the interconnections between the substances emitted by the company and the environmental impacts in the company’s surrounding area.

National youth competition to foster the Hungarian language. The contest is organized by the Kazinczy High School and College, a prestigious education institute steeped in tradition.

“Budapest Litter Trap” project: preparations to install a litter trap by the Danube in Budapest in cooperation with the Audi Environmental Foundation in Ingolstadt, Clear Rivers and the partner university Budapest University of Technology and Economics.  

Systematic know-how transfer between the strategic partner universities and Audi Hungaria to build technology and skills in forward-looking topics and establish research cooperation ventures for technical innovations of relevance to industry.

Audi Hungaria supports six medical and social welfare institutions in successfully protecting against the coronavirus. The money was used to purchase equipment that increases the standard of care and has since made the work of employees at the medical and social welfare institutions easier.

Donations in kind for partner universities and vocational colleges of Audi Hungaria (27 institutes) for teaching purposes, such as engines, test beds, PCs and monitors.

The Audi Hungaria Education Center is located in the economic region of Győr. It is a school that fosters cultural and educational encounter between Hungary and Germany and has a unique educational concept. It secures the long-term potential for junior talents by offering an education geared toward foreign languages and scientific subjects (from the kindergarten to when pupils gain university entrance qualifications and complete their vocational training). The graduates obtain German and Hungarian certificates.

Contribution by Audi Hungaria to the Education Center’s identified area(s) of investment.

Presentation of the chamber’s Vocational Training Award.

Audi Hungaria planted a flower meadow in 2015 as an experiment. A seed mixture of 58 herbaceous plants was sown as part of the project. The flower meadow created as a result has a far higher ecological value thanks to its biodiversity.

Career counselling, interview training and self-awareness events for interns at Audi Hungaria.

This concert is the most important attraction of the year in Győr and features an internationally acclaimed band. The event draws an audience numbering tens of thousands. The final concert of the Győr Summer Festival is linked with other events with a strong appeal and thus ensures great visibility for Audi Hungaria.  

The “Figyelő TOP 200” company ranking, conference and prize ceremony is one of the most important business events in the year. The most prestigious business awards of the year are presented at it. In addition, there is a special publication on the rankings of the 200 largest companies in Hungary.

Reforestation following the NELDER-principle at two locations, support of the maintenance works and a science program regarding the capability to bind CO₂ of the trees.

The event enables highly qualified engineering students to compete with the best Formula Student teams at the international level and so boost their further development.

International technical conference with practical workshops, with the participation of students and well-known experts to permit transfer of the latest knowledge, ideas and solution approaches.

Audi Hungaria’s employees make voluntary donations to needy schoolchildren. The fund-raiser also enables equal opportunities for needy children.

Supply of Audi Hungaria with carbon-neutral energy

Sponsorship of the women’s handball team:
15 times Hungarian champions
14 times Hungarian cup winners
5 times Champions League winners. This engagement makes a particularly strong contribution to the site’s attractiveness.

Promotion of culture through support for the internationally renowned dance ensemble of Győr, which has appeared on many stages worldwide (such as in the U.S., China, Germany and Israel) over the past 40 years.

Sponsorship of the competition for highly talented youngsters in various innovative fields of science and technology.

Provision of vehicle usage by the Hungarian National Ambulance Service Foundation.

10 days of practical experience for lecturers and professors from partner universities at Audi Hungaria’s departments to enable them to acquire practical experience, integrate that in their teaching work and define potential research topics.

Per semester approximately 250 hours and voluntary intellectual contributions from 19 experts in 18 subjects of Audi Hungaria.

Interactive exhibition and scientific center to promote interest in technology and engineering among youngsters.

Financial support to spend a term abroad at the Technical University of Karlsruhe for the best students in the German-language courses of study mechatronics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and IT at Budapest University of Technology and Economics.

Cooperation between Audi Hungaria, the Audi Environmental Foundation and CLEAR RIVERS: A litter trap made from recycled plastic was installed in the Danube. It is expected to collect up to three cubic meters of heedlessly discarded refuse from the Danube every month. The plastic is separated out of the refuse, recycled in a closed loop and processed. There are also offerings to educate people about the importance of clean waterways.

A multifunctional arena, primarily for sporting activities such as handball, soccer and basketball, and for various cultural projects.

In cooperation with the University of Sopron, the Technical University of Munich and Kisalföld Erdőgazdaság Zrt., Audi Hungaria is participating in research on the subject of the climate impacts of reforestation and forestation in accordance with the Nelder method at two locations. Audi Hungaria also supports the research by sponsoring the forestry operation and a scientific project investigating the ability of trees to bind CO₂.

Disposable packaging made of various types of plastic is used in staff catering at Audi Hungaria. The majority of beverages are disposable PET packaging.

In 2019, around 2.3 million PET bottles were created as plastic waste in the factory.

In terms of sustainability, the consumption of beverages should be ensured with the smallest possible ecological footprint, with a focus on avoiding PET in Audi Hungaria's staff catering. Employees are made aware of the importance of avoiding plastic waste.

Ambulance (1 vehicle) and paramedics can be used to provide medical care for inhabitants of Győr in an emergency.

The company makes the plant fire brigade available to the city of Győr in an emergency.
(1 fire truck, 1 aerial appliance and 8 firefighters can help tackle emergencies in Győr.)

Career advice plus a tour of the plant for university students so as to expand their professional horizons and career prospects.

The amounts Audi Hungaria employees do not use up from the fringe benefits they can choose are donated to the RestCent Foundation in accordance with the collective agreement. The foundation supports needy employees.

Systematic cooperation between the University of Győr and Audi Hungaria to build technology and skills in forward-looking topics and establish research cooperation ventures for technical innovations of relevance to industry.

Together with the non-profit organization “Vidám Kölykök” (“Happy Children”), Audi Hungaria runs a road safety education for kindergarten children in Győr.

Commissioning of Europe’s largest rooftop photovoltaic system, making Audi Hungaria a carbon-neutral site

The aim of the conference is to motivate students to deal more intensely with mobility-related issues in science. Audi Hungaria contributes financial support and professional collaboration.

Audi Hungaria regards preserving biodiversity to be a strategic goal. The company therefore launched the “we4bee” initiative, which is sponsored by the Audi Environmental Foundation. As part of the project, a smart beehive equipped with high-tech sensors was added at Audi Hungaria’s campus. The sensors allow various data to be gathered, such as on the temperature, humidity, air pressure, weight, noise and particulate air pollution. The data is collected using an app and is analyzed at the University of Würzburg. The aim of the research project is to use the data from networked smart beehives to investigate the behavior of the bees and the impact of the environment on the bee colonies.

Vehicle use by the hospital in Győr.

Online and offline communication spaces for students throughout the campus and at further locations of the University of Győr.

Promotion of culture and preservation of traditions by sponsorship of the cultural engagement of Hungary’s oldest Benedictine abbey in Pannonhalma (Győr region) with the prestigious St. Martin’s day and jazz events.

Arrabona Racing Team – University of Győr
BME Motorsport – Budapest University of Technology and Economics
BME FRT – Budapest University of Technology and Economics
SZEnergy-Shell ECO – University of Győr
SZEngine – University of Győr

Sponsorship of the Formula Student team: The work throughout the year, preparations and participation in the competition allow team members to acquire practical experience and new theoretical knowledge at a high level.

Promotion of culture and enhancing of the site’s attractiveness through sponsorship of the internationally acclaimed Győr Philharmonic Orchestra. Performances in Győr, throughout Hungary and internationally (such as in Austria, Germany and Japan).

Wholly project-based, four-week summer camp and technical development challenge, with the focus on international, talented engineering students.

Disposal of the contaminated by-product stone dust.

Provision of vehicle usage by the General Practitioner Emergency Service in Győr.
 

Granting of vehicle usage and assistance in paying for mobility and technical costs to enable innovative, practical and results-driven research whose results are used in teaching work.

Vehicle use by the Hungarian Red Cross.

Vehicle use by the police.

Strategic scientific cooperation ventures with the partner university in Győr, focusing on teaching, research and development, and innovations. Institutionalized collaboration with the Audi Hungaria Faculty of Automotive Engineering and with the innovative competence centers to leverage the potential for obtaining highly qualified junior staff.

Audi Hungaria is ensuring the institute’s mobility and the availability of its services by providing it with a vehicle.

Employees from Volkswagen Financial Services Ireland and Volkswagen Group Ireland jointly established a fund-raising committee at the end of 2018, with the objective of collecting money for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. At the beginning of the year, employees from the two companies worked with the Temple Street Foundation to come up with ideas for raising donations for the children’s hospital. They staged campaigns such as “The Great Irish Bake,” the “Women’s Mini Marathon” and a raffle.

Vocational Training activation with high schools students in order to provide an innovative learning experience and combine knowledge and practice by orienting students aspirations and open up learning and didactics to the outside world.

For years we have been supporting A.G.E.O.P. Research (Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Parents) which is committed to the care, assistance and reception of children with cancer and their families thanks to the support of volunteers. The Art Therapy project is an annual cycle of weekly meetings held in two A.G.E.O.P. Research and within the Pediatric Oncohematology Department of the IRCSS Policlinico di S. Orsola di Bologna. The path, also open to parents to create a more inclusive environment, aims at using the creativity in the difficult and traumatic oncological context. Young patients can devote emotions to their own creative paths, thus communicating their own in the absence of judgment. The working method is aimed at facilitating the relationship and communication between the small members of the group, enhancing styles and personal differences.

The purpose of the project is to verify the possible environmental impact of Ducati activities on excellent bio indicators such as bees. For this reason, in April 2016, an apiary was placed in an area inside the factory that includes nearby track test, trigeneration plant, wastewater treatment plant and some production emissions. Ducati’s apiary consists of three hives. Since 2016, all hives have been investigated by three samples of all the hive matrices (honey, pollen, wax, and bees themselves) to detect any local environmental pollution: heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dioxins and pesticides. When exploring the territory to collect nectar, pollen, propolis or water, bees intercept the polluting particles in suspension in the atmosphere. Their range of action is about 3 km radius. For this reason, the positioning of the apiary in Ducati is considered to be particularly representative because within the company, in a radius of 3 km, there are highly impacted activities such as the Bologna airport and the industrial area. Since 2020 Ducati has introduced two other beehives into the company, reaching a total of five bee families present in Ducati.

Employees could attend to three meetings where doctors told them about good habits that can reduce the risk of cancer (i.e. good alimentation, physical exercise).

Food surplus in the company canteen is distribuited to poor families on the territory.

Italdesign promoted a service dedicated to car pooling.

To promote sustainable mobility, Ducati encourages employees to share cars when commuting to and from the workplace. Ducati offers all employees a mobile Carpooling app with the aim of protecting the environment by reducing CO₂ emissions.

This Carbon Neutrality project aims to offset CO₂ emissions resulting from energy consumption by 100%. This is achieved through the annual purchase of Green Certificates and Carbon Credits to offset emissions linked to the consumption of energy from nonrenewable sources such as natural gas, gasoline and diesel. Ultimately, the company seeks to reduce dependence on nonrenewable sources and implement a sustainable energy program.

Supporting social development in the community encouraging employees to show solidarity with local non-profit organizations by:

1. “Libera Terra” gift collection for Christmas;
   
2. Making donations to the “Associazione Giulia” on kids cancer support activities;
   
3. Agreement with Emergency for social projects involving employees.
   

Starting from 2011, Lamborghini has established more restrictive criteria for the construction of its new buildings: all new buildings must be energy class A, according to the Emilia Romagna region’s energy classification.

The outer structure of the buildings window surface has been designed to achieve the highest possible energy performance through the use of a very high performance polycarbonate facade system. All lighting, including for industrial areas, uses very high efficiency LED lights. Natural gas is not used to heat this buildings, because the air conditioning system consists of high performance heat pumps, so the only type of energy used during operation is electricity.

In 2020 with the pandemic emergency Lamborghini decided to start different initiatives in order to:

1. Prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the population trough the distribution of a special prevention kit (masks, gloves, sanitizers, door opener);
   
2. Donation of special  medical devices to the Sant'Orsola Hospital in Bologna developed and produced thanks to the voluntary work of Lamborghini people (1400 surgical masks, 300 protective medical shields, 30 lung simulators).

Lamborghini and Ducati go on with the social project jointly organized by both companies and inaugurated in 2014. The Dual Education System Italy (DESI) project was launched in collaboration with the Volkswagen Workforce Foundation, the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, and the Ministry of Education of the Emilia Romagna region. The two companies have created a curriculum/program, new for Italy, based on the German dual-education model, which combines classroom-based theory with practical work experience placements.

Starting from 2016, the successive classrooms of students, coming from the first 3 years of the professional high schools Aldini-Valeriani and Belluzzi-Fioravanti in Bologna, started the two-year training path, necessary in order to obtain the professional Diploma from the schools and the competences certification from the companies.

To manage this CSR activity, Lamborghini and Ducati have built modern, dedicated training centers inside their production facilities.

The DESI dual-education program currently supports in Ducati 45 young people combining classroom-based theory with practical work-experience placements.

"The Dual Education System was born in 2014 as a social project to develop the professional competences of socially disadvantaged juveniles and  integrate them into a company’s organization and culture.

With DESI, we have been developing a new process for education and training in Italy, inspired by the German system. The Project is part of the Lamborghini Corporate Social Responsibility strategy that puts the accent on professional training and competences development.  The program combines theoretical education and training to ensure high qualified workers with concrete experience in the Company."

With the aim of “exporting” the virtuous model of DESI (Dual Education System Italy) - which we have been carrying out since 2014 with the main objective of supporting the territory and the labor market by training trained technicians and supporting schools in the development of joint educational programs that unite the school and business world, preventing early school leaving - and with the desire to share our know-how on technical education, together with L'Altra Napoli and the Alberto and Franca Riva Foundation we have launched the ""DESI on the Road"" project, aimed at supporting the Scuola del Fare Civita Franceschi in Naples, through the teaching of our colleagues and the contribution to the purchase of innovative tools.

The Scuola del Fare offers a three-year training course as an Operator for the Repair of motor vehicles to give a second chance to teenager who left traditional education courses, supporting them in their growth path with personalized tutoring and a wide range of extracurricular activities.

A concrete support for a reality that is becoming increasingly important and adds another step to the growth of these young people, who, thanks to education and training, will have a better opportunity to enter the world of work.

Donation the amount corresponding to our Christmas packages to the national Croce Rossa and Protezione Civile.

This project was set up to analyze local atmospheric pollution levels and produce honey for use inside the company in line with the relevant regulations.

The project involved the installation of an apiary inside the Lamborghini BioPark made up of eleven hives. Every year all matrices (honey, pollen, wax and the bees themselves) from three of the eleven hives are sampled three times and analyzed to identify any localized environmental pollution: heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dioxins, but also any pesticides (190 active ingredients) used in farming and in urban or private green spaces.

Sponsorship of four Erasmus projects in collaboration with Polytechnics of Turin and TUM.

The purpose of this project is to awaken the interest of high-school students in physics and engineering and encourage them to choose a suitable engineering university. “Fisica in Moto” (FIM) is an educational laboratory that targets secondary schools. Every year, FIM welcomes around 9,000 students, and in July, the laboratory hosts a one-week Summer School during which Italian high-school students who have scored top marks in physics meet up with experts and academics specializing in various scientific fields.

Lamborghini has become a founding member of ITS Maker, a specialistic High School dedicated to Mechanics, Mechatronics, Motoring and Packaging which realizes two-year post-diploma courses aimed at giving students access to the best mechanical and mechatronic companies in Emilia Romagna. The educational offer is characterized by a strongly laboratory and practical didactics, realized with experts in the field and with a high percentage of the training carried out in the company. At the end of the courses a diploma of V level EQF, valid in Italy and in Europe, is issued by the Ministry of Education.

Since 2013 Lamborghini offers free flu vaccination inside the Company infirmary during the working hours.

Lamborghini offers free health insurance for employees and families

Free water dispenser at company canteen and break areas

To spread the culture of gender equality and girls and women’s empowerment under the Millennium Development Goals (SDGs 5), Automobili Lamborghini decided to create, together with other Companies and promoted by Città Metropolitana of Bologna, the local network called CapoD.

The network works against every kind of discrimination and wants to support the integration of gender equality policies in Companies strategies, also within SMEs sector.

Capo D wants also to promote and boost the presence of girls in STEM fields and to create awareness on gender equality within young generations, therefore it works together with schools in order to create dedicated events and initiatives about this topic, with the involvement also of some employees of the network as testimonials.

With this community Lamborghini and the other Members created the opportunity for sharing best practices within the network and the territory, developing synergies and common projects in order to reinforce the spread of gender equality in our society.

Digital campaing on socials about diversity in terms of internationalization in the company.

Ducati has joined, in collaboration with Gympass, a complete corporate wellbeing platform that ignites and fuels every journey to feel good. Complete unlimited access to the best fitness brands and wellbeing partners, all in one single membership. The employee can have to his disposition, paying a conventional price, for himself and for the families the best fitness brands and wellbeing partners to do physical activities in presence or using a digital platform, plus apps regarding health and wellness (eg: Nutrition, Healthy Habits, quit Smoking…).

Usage of E-tron in the company fleets.

A Trigeneration plants is a system that produces heating, cooling and electricity from a single fuel, in Lamborghini’s case natural gas. The transformation of heat energy into power for refrigeration utilizes the refrigeration cycle via an absorption chiller. The chiller exploits phase changes in the temperature of the refrigerant, combined with an absorbent.

In 2018 a new fitness trail was realized inside the Lamborghini Park: the path is 950 meters long, consisting of 8 stations that integrate the existing fitness area.

All products have been made of FSC certified wood and CO₂ emissions related to the production of equipment have been offset by the purchase of green certificates reforestation of tropical areas.

Free wellness course have been offered to Lamborghini employees both in presence at the Lamborghini park and digitally on our internal platforms during the COVID period in order to keep everybody energy high.

Possibility of donating funds to the Gruppo Abele association through the purchase of their products.

The KiSS program (Keep it Shiny and Sustainable) is an environmental and social sustainability program developed for the MotoGP Championship. The project involves teams, competitors, spectators, the local community and non-profit organizations, and was developed specifically for the Grand Prix of Italy (Mugello) and the Grand Prix of San Marino (Misano). The project forms part of the Ride Green program organized by the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme).

The aim of the program is to raise public awareness of the importance of sustainable behavior at major sporting events, as well as in everyday life. Ducati is involved in many of the activities, such as raising the awareness of sustainability issues among Ducati Grandstand guests, organizing the collection of recyclable waste in the Ducati Grandstand and Ducati Team hospitality areas, collecting surplus food for subsequent donation to local organizations, and holding charity auctions.

In 2020, Automobili Lamborghini reinforced its support to the local community of Sant’Agata Bolognese with the goal of creating added value for the area in which it operates. It is setting its sights on the long term and is focused on a concept of beauty that doesn’t regard just the appearance of the product, but also a way of being and interpreting things.

Some of the projects supported are aimed at promoting inclusive education in the area’s schools in order to enhance and improve differences, with significant focus placed on kids with disabilities, in order to encourage their autonomy, socialization and learning abilities. Lamborghini wants to actively contribute to the training of the future generations aimed at creating a society that is oriented towards the values of equality and justice.

Used laptops are donated to the secondary schools of the territory.

Since 2017, Lamborghini developed a dedicated program for new parents that offers training, financial contributions and other support tools to assist Lamborghini’s new mums and dads (i.e: Mum coaching, pediatric first aid courses, specialized conferences on pediatric topics etc..)

Sponsorship of local jazz festival

The Motorvehicle University of Emilia-Romagna (MUNER) is a joint venture, strongly supported by the Emilia-Romagna Region, based on the synergistic relationships between four universities –Bologna, Ferrara, Modena and Reggio Emilia in Parma – and the automakers representing the best of “Made in Italy” with historical roots in the region: Automobili Lamborghini, Dallara, Ducati, Ferrari, Haas F1 Team, HPE, Maserati, Toro Rosso and Magneti Marelli. A whole region has teamed up in the name of research, innovation and technological development, with a single goal: growth and employment.

Launched in 2017, the Motorvehicle University of Emilia-Romagna hub seeks to attract the best university students from all over the world to the region with the aim of training tomorrow’s engineers for subsequent careers in the corporate world. These young people will become the professionals who design high-performance road car and competition vehicles, sustainable propulsion systems, smart subsystems, and production plants based on smart manufacturing principles.

The university offers an international inter-university M.Sc. degree and uses English as its official language. The student body consists of 150 selected students; visiting professors include tutors from the various automotive firms involved in the venture, who have also equipped the labs with state-of-the-art tools. Students can choose to specialize in six different areas: Advanced Powertrain, Advanced Motorcycle Engineering, Advanced Sportscar Manufacturing, High-Performance Car Design, Racing Car Design, and Advanced Automotive Electronic Engineering.

We are alongside the S.Pellegrino Foundation in creating an English-language library open to all girls and all children of Sant'Agata Bolognese and beyond, with the “Neverending Stories: book for, with and by kids” project. Studies show that immersion in a foreign language from the earliest years of life makes learning easier and more natural. The meeting between the Sister Teresa Veronesi School, managed by the San Pellegrino Foundation, and our company has precisely the purpose of cultivating the learning of the English language for the children of the area, following different levels and proposals, with experts in English and native speakers who will follow the children in small groups. The library will be accessible to all children in the area, from 5 to 10 years old and there will be many cultural and laboratory initiatives. The place has been completely redesigned and will include, in addition to books in the language, furniture designed to encourage listening and workshops with children, an outdoor green area where you can read, converse and carry out scientific, artistic and musical activities in the language.

This project aims to increase local biodiversity and create a teaching area for the scientific and local communities. It involves planting more than 10,000 young oak trees (quercus robur) in an area of just over 17 acres (70,000 sqm) in the municipality of Sant’Agata Bolognese (Bologna). The aim of this experimental project is to examine the relationships between plants, their density, the climate and CO₂.

In 2017, the company began construction of a new office building that complies with LEED criteria and is eligible for full certification under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standard. This international green building standard promotes a sustainability-oriented approach, evaluating the performance of buildings in terms of key criteria such as energy efficiency, water consumption, reduced carbon emissions, the ecological quality of interiors, the materials and resources used, the way the project is managed and the choice of site.

Research in automotive sector. Participation to universities workshop and career events with the goal of supporting innovation and boosting collaboration with institutions that are incubators of great ideas. Promote an active link between the world of Industry and University on topics such as mobility and the future of the automotive sector, in a context in which both industry experts and researchers can benefit from each other.

Automobili Lamborghini started a cooperation with national and international research institutes in different medical and biomedical projects in order to promote research and innovation in the Automotive sector.

Lamborghini is an official partner of the UniBo Motorsport Team involved in Formula SAE, the student automotive championship open to major universities all over the world. The Motorsport department supports the students in the task of designing, constructing and bringing on the track a prototype wheeled vehicle in the Formula SAE races.

Starting from 2019 Lamborghini launched an internal campaign to announce that all company canteens have become plastic free. In the same all employees received personalized water bottles in order to reduce the consumption of plastic ones.

Free medical examinations for employees.

On the occasion of Earth Day, Ducati participated in #Project1Hour, the Volkswagen Group initiative that involves employees of all brands in one hour of training and awareness on the issue of climate change, organizing a dedicated workshop. The workshop, which took place entirely online, was held by Professor Riccardo Valentini, a climate change expert, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2007 and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change, the scientific committee on climate of the UN.

During the seminar, Ducati employees were able to reflect on the impact their habits have on climate change and more generally on the environment, receiving suggestions and virtuous examples to follow to improve in everyday life.

Concerning road safety, both at national and European level, Ducati Foundation promotes information and awareness campaigns on several fronts.

In 2019, Ducati Foundation with the Moving research group of the University of Florence continued to lead the development of projects and started new ones that, through a multidisciplinary approach, will be aimed at accident analysis and road safety dissemination and training courses.

Ducati Foundation has also signed a partnership with Safety21, an Italian technology services company that offers advanced platforms and innovative outsourcing services for improving road safety standards, in order to create events and communication campaigns that promote the culture of road safety.

Institution of an annual sponsorship in the field of safety at the workplace.

In 2017 Lamborghini implemented a Company Carpooling Service which allows employees to share their commutes in a convenient and flexible manner. The service will also allow CO₂ savings to be measured by a dedicated platform.

Ducati has joined, in collaboration with Felsinea Ristorazione, the SU-EATABLE LIFE project, which aims to involve EU citizens in adopting a healthy and sustainable diet with the long-term goal of contributing to a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and water savings in the EU.

As of February 2020, all dishes marked with the symbol “MY PLATE 4 THE FUTURE” in the canteen indicate that the choices by the employee have a low impact on the environment and are good for their health.

After a break following the health emergency at Covid-19, the project restarted on October 15, 2020, also involving all employees who worked from home through specific communications activities.

Despite the health emergency, the results obtained with the project are very good. Before the start of the project, each person consumed in the Ducati canteen on average a meal with a weight on the environment of approximately 1.4 kg CO₂ equivalent and 1349 liters of virtual water. Thanks to the project, the average impact of the meal consumed in the canteen has dropped to 0.95 kg CO₂ and 930 liters of water. Overall, in the months of testing the project we managed to save more than 30 tons of CO₂ and 23 million liters of water.

Encourage prevention and health care - partnership with Fondazione ANT Italia Onlus (Italian tumor association) providing female employees with specific preventive activities for breast cancer. On 2021 an additional prevention screening was implemented dedicated to prevent skin cancer, open to all employees. Employees have the possibility to schedule a completely free and anonymous screening during working hours.

The aim of this project is to generate energy more efficiently than traditional power plants. Trigeneration, also known as CCHP, is a system which uses a single fuel to simultaneously generate energy for heating, cooling and electricity. The company’s trigeneration plant was commissioned in January 2016. It consists of two endothermic engines powered by methane gas that are used to produce electrical energy, thermal energy and cooling energy. The electricity produced by the trigeneration plant during 2020 met 86% of the Ducati factory’s total demand. The remaining electricity that must be purchased from the network is green energy (in 2020 entirely from wind farms).

This allows Ducati to successfully reduce its CO₂ emissions by 49% in 2020 compared with 2013.

To counter the Covid-19 pandemic and to support the Country in the vaccination campaign, in June 2021 we opened a vaccination hub at our HQ in Sant’Agata Bolognese for a vaccination campaign that involved all employees.

The administration of the first dose, on a voluntary basis, was completed in just three days, with the recall carried out by the end of July. The vaccinations were carried out by professional health personnel, following the instructions given by the Italian Ministry of Health.

Water coolers installation.

Last April our new Well-Being program was born, the “Lamborghini Feelosophy”, the natural evolution of the People Care program, starting from an extensive internal survey aimed at mapping the company ""Well-Being Index"". Lamborghini Feelosophy - union of “feel” (feeling) and “philosophy” (philosophy) - is the result of years of initiatives, projects, sharing and listening; it is the perfect synthesis of our approach to care and Well-Being in all its forms. A philosophy that rests on three solid pillars - BODY, MIND and PURPOSE - and that today more than ever places people at the center of our actions and our way of doing business.

Lamborghini Feelosophy promotes initiatives aimed at cultivating the growth and Well-Being of people with a view to listening and continuous improvement, enhancing issues of primary importance for the Company such as inclusion and diversity. The project includes consolidated initiatives designed for parenting and physical and mental well-being, while enriching itself with new proposals dedicated, for example, to the themes of sustainable nutrition, the management of emotions and the importance of sleep. The new Well-Being program also aims to promote the development of communities and moments of meeting and discussion, for example through Podcasts and Talks, which increase employee involvement by strengthening their sense of belonging and team spirit.

The project had the following goals: to promote our values and Group principles, as well as a culture of cooperation and a positive atmosphere, strengthen employee loyalty, and demonstrate our engagement, creativity, CSR work and concern for social welfare and the environment. As part of the #RespectChallenge campaign, employees chose one, some or all of our values or Group principles and presented a short film to show how they are practiced in their day-to-day work. The company paid around €500 per film, each of which lasted a maximum of two minutes. This money was allowed to be donated to any initiative complying with the first Group principle. A total of 12 films were made and 12 social institutions from the region therefore received funding.

This is a year-long road safety awareness program, supporting the coexistence of drivers, cyclists and pedestrians while using safety assets like AutoLab and Driving School. There is a strong media presence – PR native advertising and event activities.

A campaign that encourages people to spend 1% of tax to support Mountain Rescue Team. ŠKODA has been supporting this for over 16 years.

The employees of SITECH Sp. z o.o. took part in the charity fair for 5-year-old Aleksander and donated hand-made hearts, the proceeds from which will help the young boy convalesce.

Our plant again participated this year in the Christmas tree campaign organized by the Communication department of Volkswagen Group Components. Our employees had the opportunity to play Santa Claus and fulfill one of the dreams of children from the orphanage in Golanka Dolna. The idea met with keen interest and all the wishes were snapped up within one-and-a-half days. The packaged and labeled gifts were delivered punctually and then handed over the children’s home. One thing is for sure: We need to ensure next year that we have a larger pool of wishes so that more of us have the chance to play Santa.

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 and VW Motor Polska makes its very own contribution to that. Representatives from the trade union organization Solidarność, employees from VW Motor Polska and young members of the workforce clean up the nearby forest every year. The participants collect refuse and put it in bags. In 2012, VW Motor Polska paid for reforestation of six hectares of land in Sucha Górna.

The aim of the campaign is to encourage eco-friendly conduct and protect forests.

We are very proud of the signing of the Social Responsibility Policy by the management of VW MP and the chairman of the company organization. It is a document that presents and summarizes our activities for both employees and the local community, environmental protection and the dialogue with our stakeholders.

We again celebrated Diversity Day in 2021. It was organized online due to the pandemic. The main topic was hate speech and discrimination. We invited a special guest, who spoke about the role of discrimination of children and youngsters and the right way to educate them. Our employees played a detective game together to highlight the issue of prejudices. Diversity Day is always highly popular. The employees were sent the film from the event afterwards.

Diversity is an important issue at SITECH Sp. z o.o. We held Group-wide diversity trainings for all our managers in 2020. We rolled out a new management system called “Nudge Management.” We prepared a diversity training course for all employees and posted it on the e-learning platform. We plan to provide all indirect employees with training in 2021. The diversity trainings are also obligatory for newly hired employees.

VW Motor Polska donated PLN 20,000 to the Open Heart Foundation of the Provincial Hospital in Legnica. Other companies in the Special Economic Zone also supported the hospital financially. Thanks to the funds raised, a new ambulance was purchased. The same amount was also donated to the Palium Foundation Hospital in Lubin for the fight against Covid-19.

VW Motor Polska is the first company is Poland to launch a dual system of vocational training in mechatronics engineering. We introduced it as part of the EU project VIA Grensis Interreg 3A. A pilot project was subsequently held in the school complex in Chocianów. As an upshot, the vocation of mechatronics engineer was registered in Poland’s national list of professions. The neighboring company Sitech joined in later. VW Motor Polska cooperates with the Chocianów Comprehensive School. The company trains the students as fitters/mechatronics engineers. They are employed as trainees at VW Motor Polska throughout the three-year term.

“No one can do everything, but everyone can do something” – that is the slogan under which Volkswagen worldwide staged a one-hour event called #Project1hour. The campaign’s objective was to bring all the company’s employees (660,000) together to reflect about and discuss climate protection. Everyone was able to submit ideas or suggestions for measures. In addition, the workshop gave employees more information about the climate crisis and made it clear to them how important it is to take immediate action.

The climate day culminated in the planting of a tree (the “Oak of Respect”) by the Managing Director, the Chairman of the trade union NSZZ “Solidarność,” the Head of the Technical Service, and the coordinators of the group “Respect.”

We organized the Environment Week in June. The project aims to increase employees’ awareness of the issue of environmental protection. An information campaign with practical tips on protecting the environment, as well as a webinar and contests, were organized as part of the Environment Week. Employees cleaned up the plants’ surrounding area (by collecting refuse) and planted trees.

Every workplace at our company undergoes ergonomic audits. What is called an Ergonomics Folder is created in the basis of that. Countermeasures are developed for the defined red areas so that they can be optimized from an ergonomic perspective. A physiotherapist conducts ergonomic exercises at the workplace, presenting simple exercises employees can do on their own (“Physiotherapist Closer to You” project).

Our colleagues from the VW MP outpatient clinic participated in the Poland-wide “Fields of Hope” campaign on behalf of our company.

Together with pupils from the Salesian primary school St. Dominic Savio in Lubin, they planted daffodil bulbs donated by the Palium Association in Lubin on the school grounds. The flowers will bloom in the spring and form the “Field of Hope.” Thanks to our participation in this nationwide campaign, we once again had the opportunity to demonstrate that we are a responsible employer with employees who take social engagement seriously. The symbol of the campaign – a yellow daffodil – in particular reminds us of people who are suffering and need help and care in the most difficult moments of their life.

Various fund-raising campaigns were organized at Volkswagen Poznań in 2019. Funds were raised to better equip schools in Madagascar, for example. The campaign was organized in cooperation with students from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Special donation boxes were provided at various points in the Poznań and Września plants. The same system was also used to raise money for the animal shelter in Gaj in the fall of 2020. In addition, the Christmas campaign was organized in all plants for children from underprivileged families. Employees bought presents, which were then given to the families by the social welfare services. In December, a campaign to raise donations in kind was also launched among employees with the aim of helping medical professionals/staff and patients cope with this difficult time of isolation. This campaign ran until the end of January 2021.

The VW Motor Polska plant in Polkowice has been supplied with 100% green electricity since 2012, meaning its CO₂ emissions have been reduced by 96%.

The company looks after its employees’ health. It offers check-ups, consultation with specialists and physiotherapy treatments at the workplace as part of a health calendar. Every employee also has access to free psychological counseling at Polkowice Health Center.

As part of the company’s health management offering, the VW Motor Polska plant in Polkowice has an outpatient clinic that is opened during all shifts so that employees can be given quick treatment if and when needs be. VW Motor Polska also offers diagnostic and laboratory tests, visits to specialists and physiotherapists, and regular vaccinations. In addition, regular health campaigns are organized in which employees can undergo a medical check-up. In order to raise and maintain awareness on health matters, VW Motor Polska employees are provided with information on different health- and diet-related issues in a series of talks. The company also ensures anonymous support by a psychologist.

VW Motor Polska has supported history education at the grounds of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz for 18 years. The “Memorial Work” project is aimed at school pupils and the company’s employees and managers and involves working together to clean up and renovate former camp buildings and caring for and maintaining detainees’ personal objects, such as shoes, spectacles, suitcases, etc. The aim of the initiative is to preserve the memory of past events and stimulate joint reflection on the future.  

Quarterly meetings with managers are organized in order to share best practices and lessons learned from Nudges. The Nudges Booklet was published as part of this project. It contains the Nudges used by managers at our company, practical tips to implement them, and feedback from the team.

The school complex in Chocianów celebrated its 60th anniversary, which coincided with Olympic Day. During the ceremony invited guests, former pupils and their families had the opportunity to look back at the school’s history and past successes.

The school in Chocianów is also an important partner to our company as regards vocational training in the field of mechatronics.

VW Motor Polska donated five official Euro 2020 balls bearing the VW logo to mark Olympic Day.

“We want to encourage the most talented pupils by helping them leverage their potential. To enable that, our company has invested more than 17,000 PLN in purchasing a sensor station. We feel sure that investing in youth development will quickly reap positive results. At the same time it is an investment in our future,” said the project coordinator.

We regularly organize an Open Day with the Board of Management and managers. It gives all employees the chance to meet with the board and managers and discuss issues that are foremost on their mind. We foster a culture of openness and encourage all employees to state their opinion frankly.

Over 50,000 trees were planted near to the Polish plants in Poznań and Września in 2020. Employees could volunteer to participate in this campaign and so help the company in doing its bit to protect the environment.

A campaign than communicates cooperation of SKODA Brand with TOPR. SKODA ENYAQ iV supports rescue teams in their daily work. At the same time it cares about local nature and noise level.

VW Motor Polska embraces dialog with stakeholders at its location. We meet every year with representatives from local authorities, universities, schools, institutions and neighboring companies. It is an excellent opportunity to discuss our corporate social responsibility activities and tackle new challenges.

VW Motor Polska embraces dialog with stakeholders at its location. We meet every year with representatives from local authorities, universities, schools, institutions and neighboring companies. It is an excellent opportunity to discuss our corporate social responsibility activities and tackle new challenges.

MAN Poland has been supporting the Ronald McDonald Foundation the last three years by funding the construction of a Ronald McDonald house (a home oriented environment/clinic for children needing medical assistance), the build of a MAN TGM mobile clinic dedicated to children and the organisation of a charity run to sponsor the fuel of the mobile clinic.

The Integrity Ambassadors and members of the “Respect” group worked together on activities aimed at fostering the organizational culture at our company. They based those activities on the feedback from the results of this year’s Stimmungsbarometer (“Mood Barometer”).

The workshop had many facets: Integrity, compliance regulations and cooperation in the widest sense were discussed. The discussions and presentations centered around values, principles of conduct, and diversity. They jointly analyzed what had happened in relation to Covid-19 and examined the measures and initiatives at the factory. This review underscored that we as an organization have done a lot to combat coronavirus and protect our planet, among other things.

The VWolontariat Committee, which consists of representatives from all divisions, decided to approve two applications this year:

1. Construction of a picnic and educational site in the village of Pogorzeliska
   
2. Modernization of the room in the community center in Jakubowo Lubinskie.
   

A Ukrainian Week was organized in July 2021 to bring Polish and Ukrainian employees closer together. The goal was to present the culture of the colleagues who work with us. Employees were able to try Ukrainian specialties in the canteen during the week. They also received a newsletter containing interesting facts about Ukraine and its inhabitants.

Our employees inaugurated a picnic site in Głogów. The ceremony was combined with a charity event to raise money for Jan, who suffers from tibial muscular dystrophy.

The project was staged at the initiative of employees as part of our “VWolontariat” program. By joining forces, the volunteers from VW MP succeeded in creating a place where residents of Głogów and the surrounding area can actively pursue recreational activities and recuperate. Pupils from schools in Głogów were also involved in the project and will take care of keeping the area clean in the future. The work done by our volunteers included cleaning the grounds, building a shelter with tables and a fire pit, and erecting an information panel with an outdoor game, as well as providing instruction on how to make and extinguish campfires safely as part of a nature workshop.

Employees in Poland can volunteer to help selected institutions with not-for-profit activities – and act at the same time as ambassadors of Volkswagen Poznań. Volunteering for it is an expression of the desire to put Volkswagen Poznań’s principles and values into practice.  

The VW Booster Club, which comprises volunteers from VW Motor Polska’s workforce, supports children and families from the region who are particularly poor or needy. The club organizes an annual pre-Christmas fund-raising drive, in which cake and Christmas decorations are sold, with the proceeds going towards helping the sick or needy. There are also campaigns where toys, school materials or clothing are collected for children in need.  

Our colleagues from the Technical Planning and Technology Development department helped the SZANSA association renovate the building and rooms for children and youngsters. Our company also presented a donation to the association. SZANSA’s mission is to prevent all types of violence against children and young people and to help abused children and their families.

Four works meetings are held at SITECH every year. In 2019, we staged a Diversity day at one of the meetings to mark the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. Employees presented their favorite pastimes at a hobby market in a relaxed atmosphere.  

ŠKODA AUTO Slovensko supports children’s house with approximately 75 children. Couple of times a year, employees of ŠAS collect clothes, toys, books and other similar things suitable for children. This year, we supported the institution with 2000 euros before X-mas time. Additionally, some of the employees donated money as well.  

Topic: Collaboration with Comenius University and the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS)

Project goal: To prove the incidence of invasive midges and identify them on the plant premises in a research project as part of international cooperation between Slovakia, Austria and the Czech Republic.

Topic:

• Return of natural wildlife and promotion of pollinators

Objective:

• Protection and preservation of insects
  
• Natural meadows instead of grass monocultures on the plant premises
  
• Improvement in the living conditions for fauna on the plant premises

Implementation:

1. Flower meadows

• Creating flower meadows makes a valuable contribution to biodiversity and sends out a clear signal for its preservation.
  
• Expansion of the areas and a new concept for tending for selected areas => near-natural environments

2. Erection of insect hotels:

• Creation of habitats by erecting insect hotels and bird feeders for hibernation and reproduction of natural species
  
• Installation of further new insect hotels

3. Erection of birdhouses

• Creation of habitats for birds on the plant premises

The ŠKODA Handy project aims to help people with physical disabilities to enjoy more active and comfortable lives. In 2020, ŠKODA AUTO continued in development of the project. Currently, 134 out of 218 dealerships in Czech Republic are involved, and more than 5 000 customers have used services of ŠKODA Handy.

This challenge was published to help fight Covid-19 disease. During the year more than 50 organisations used vehicles from ŠKODA and their dealers. The vehicles were used for off-road social work to lonely seniors to accompany them to the doctor, to assist with handling at the public institutions but also for ordinary purchases. Vehicles were also used for distribution medicine, masks and social packages or disinfection of various facilities. ŠKODA AUTO was also rewarded with a “Senior friendly” award for this assistance.

SKODA AUTO Slovensko joined the CALL of the capital city of Slovakia – Bratislava. The major of Bratislava commited the city to plant 10 000 trees in 5 years round. The planting trees in cities is very expensive because of the infrastructure problems, trees must be of certain hight, there are other technical activities connected to the watering systems, . . ŠKODA AUTO Slovensko was the first company in SVK to join the CALL and not only financed the trees, but also the employees of the company helped to plant the trees actively + they cleaned up the surrounding of the new alley.

SKODA AUTO Slovensko organized a collection of clothes for homeless people, and donated them to VAGUS at the beginning of winter.

• Breeding of crabs in a facility on the grounds of the sewage treatment plant
  
• Release of crabs at selected locations in the Little Carpathians
  
• Creation of an information panel on the subject of crabs at the VW SK sewage treatment plant

Proactive communication on the quality of waste water produced by VW in which crabs can live without any problem.

SEAT committed to reduce the gap between current levels of waste and the target for 2025 by 50%. In 2019 SEAT achieved a reduction of 3 kg/car. In 2020, SEAT continued to pursue a Zero Waste Production, stablishing a bigger objective for 2020. Despite the COVID situation, SEAT was able to reduce one additional kg/car at the end of 2020. The objective is to eliminate disposal of waste at the plant and instead reduce and recycle it.

CARS Madrid, the Health Care and Rehabilitation Center promoted by SEAT and Volkswagen Financial Services, is already in operation and has begun to offer assistance and prevention services to the 1,350 employees of the Volkswagen Group in Madrid. With this center, SEAT and Volkswagen Financial Services consolidate their commitment to the health and well-being of the employees of the Volkswagen Group in Spain.

During the Climate Day celebration in the Volkswagen Group, SEAT stopped in order to discuss about the Climate Change and what could be done in order to slow it down. Several ideas were raised in the group workshops and some are being implemented.

Ever since the storm in Delta de l’Ebre in 2020, the VW has invested in the recovery of the biodiversity and the protected area. Some workshops and visits have been scheduled in order to raise awareness among the workers.

SEAT has been committed for years to promoting the health and well-being of its employees and society. Following this commitment, the company has donated € 100,000 to the #YoMeCorono initiative to help research and develop a vaccine against the COVID-19 virus. The #YoMeCorono project is led by Dr. Buenaventura Clotet, president of the Lucha contra el SIDA foundation, director of IrsiCaixa and honorary member of the Scientific Committee SEAT de Empresa Saludable, together with the main researchers of the centers integrated in the CBIG consortium . The CBIG is made up of the Animal Health Research Center (CReSA), with long experience in the study of coronaviruses, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) and IrsiCaixa, and has the support of Grifols.

With this donation, SEAT once again turns to helping the population and the health community with a solidarity initiative. This action is added to the different projects led by the automobile company that it has carried out in recent months on a voluntary basis, such as the production of emergency respirators and masks.

One idea that came up was the elimination of plastic that is used in the canteens. For example the single-use Tupperware that was given with the food to take away is replaced with a glass washable Tupperware that can be reused infinite times.

A monthly ‘eco-challenge’ with practical actions to help protect the environment. Employees were encouraged to share their actions on SEAT’s social networks (Instagram, Twitter or Facebook) with a monthly prize draw.

At the end of March 2020, just two weeks after the declaration of the state of alarm in Spain, SEAT launched completely voluntarily and altruistic a project to develop and produce emergency respirators, adapting the production line of the Lion. This solidarity initiative was possible thanks to open collaboration between companies, public administration, doctors, hospitals and startups, among others. The common goal was to help the system health and its professionals. Between the entities involved were Protofy.xyz, the Hospital and Institute of Germans Trias i Pujol Research or the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.

The device, named OxyGEN #HOPE, integrated engine adapted from a wiper blades and included more than 80 electronic and mechanical components. Upon authorization by the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Sanitary Products, the company arrived to produce more than 600 respirators emergency that were delivered to hospitals from all over Spain.

In the project they were involved in a volunteers more than 150 employees of all areas of the company, with direct involvement of departments Production, Health and Emergencies, Development, Logistics, Quality, Services Legal and SEAT: CODE, among others.

Through various modifications that have been made to the three collectors into which all the rainwater from our facilities flows, it has been possible to reduce the amount of waste that passes through these pipes, being stored in them, and ultimately achieving that what “carries the current” in the end does not end in the river or the sea. These interventions were carried out in August and the results have already been verified with the autumn rains, in which 418 kg of waste have been retained, preventing it from reaching the river and the sea, and being able to be segregated and recycled later.

Transformation of waste into methane. An initiative promoted by SEAT and based on the transformation of organic waste into methane, a biofuel that can be used in any vehicle running on natural gas. In 2020 the pilot run of four models was completed using biofuels obtained from fully renewable sources. One of them, a SEAT Leon TGI with a 1.5 litre, 96 kW engine ran for more than 100,000 kilometres over 12 months using only biomethane obtained from a mixture of slurry and cereal waste from a pig farm in Lérida. The project is co-financed by the European Union and involves Naturgy, Aqualia, FCC, the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB) and the Catalan Energy Institute (ICAEN).

Obtaining biomethane from landfill waste. Project investigating the transformation of waste from landfills into biofuels without the need for prior separation. In 2020, construction began on a transformation plant in the city of Granada, which came into operation during the first quarter of 2021. This biomethane plant represents an opportunity to provide an outlet for the millions of tonnes of solid urban waste generated in Spain and Europe that accumulate in its landfills. The project is co-financed by the European Commission, with the participation of FCC, IVECO, the University of Granada, the CARTIF Foundation, SYSADVANCE and Gasnam.

The CUPRA Born is the company's first BEV model and the first to be delivered to customers with a CO₂ neutral concept. This concept involves offsetting the CO₂ emissions generated during the manufacture and logistics of the vehicle until delivery to the customer.

The goal of the project is the reduction of the energy consumption in non-productive periods through weekly workshops in the production sites.

The plastic paint shop tools are treated as waste after being used just once. They are also mixed with plastics from other areas. This project proposed to reuse the tools through the injection of a new compound combining the crushed material of the tool (90%), new material and additives (10%). With this measure, it is planned to avoid the generation of 47 tons of plastic waste every year.

From the paint shop dry ovens, particles are emitted into the air. This air is cleaned with water and then recycled. The waste generated in the water was before treated as waste. With a new measure, the sludge produced in the dry ovens is now dried and then reused as substrate for road construction avoiding nearly 2kg of waste per car produced.

Under this vision, in 2020 Pride @ was born SEAT, an initiative promoted by a group of company workers and supported by the Resources area Humans. Your two main goals are to put in contact people from SEAT of the LGBT + collective to find help, share experiences or do networking and, on the other hand, generate awareness and give visibility and support to community.

The group is open to gay people, lesbian, intersex, transsexual or queer, as well as heterosexuals who support the values of diversity that defends this group. In this sense, works to achieve progress on issues inclusion and rights of members of the collective in the company. Among the company's initiatives to give visibility to this group highlighted the celebration of the International Day of LGBT + Pride (June 28) incorporating the rainbow flag at the entrance to all its facilities and CASA SEAT.

A campaign was also developed in social networks with the hashtag #SEATpride and #wedriveproud.

SEAT joins the Board of Directors of REDI (Business Network for LGBT+ Diversity and Inclusion), the first business and expert network on diversity and inclusion in Spain, in its commitment to promote respect and diversity as an integrated value in the company’s daily activity.

By joining REDI, the company is taking another step forward in its goal of fostering an inclusive and respectful environment among employees and promoting talent regardless of gender, identity or sexual orientation. This work has been recognized by the British newspaper Financial Times in its Diversity Leaders report, which positions SEAT as a leading company in Europe in terms of inclusion and diversity.

Program for the renovation of the robots in the painting facilities of workshop 5 at the Martorell factory which will lead to a very significant improvement in the application and consumption of paint, which will have repercussions on the reduction of the factory’s overall emissions rate. The project began in August 2020 and involves the replacement of more than 120 robots within four years.

Parts usually arrive to assembly line from suppliers with plastic or cardboard protection in order to avoid quality damages. Regular workshops are being held in all production lines in Martorell factory, in order to identify potential reduction at source in the amount of plastic and cardboard waste in packaging, while always keeping the quality standards. In 2019-2020, 25 tn of plastic and 112 tn of cardboard have been eliminated.

New phase of the programme for the progressive reduction of the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) generated in the paint drying process. In 2020, various improvements were made to the water-based primer process in workshop 2B in Martorell: renovation of the old primer oven, installation of two robots and adaptation of the mixing room.

Substitution of one-use plastic to protect the cockpit with a reusable padded cloth that is recirculated avoiding the creation of waste.

The introduction of fabrics with SEAQUAL certification in CUPRA Born is a case of the use of polymeric material from plastic waste collected from the sea, therefore, with a post-consumer origin, for the manufacture of seat fabrics.

SEAT, in its firm will to promote women's sport, develop its brand image and enhance its media presence, will be present at the first women's Supercup in history, which the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) celebrates from 5 to February 9 in Salamanca, under the new Final Four sports format.

SEAT and MAPFRE have signed a collaboration agreement in Spain for the development of the new mobility under safety and accident prevention parameters. With this alliance, and within their commitment to the goal of zero traffic victims, both companies will launch initiatives to minimize accidents. In addition, they will promote ways of collaboration in matters of safety when driving, as well as in the use of new forms of mobility and the creation of new solutions linked to the “connected car”.

SEAT MÓ celebrates its first anniversary and enters the corporate mobility business.

SEAT MÓ celebrates one year of operations and expands its offer of mobility solutions and services and enters the corporate mobility. Its objective is to give a better multimodal mobility service to companies that faster, easier, more ecological and sustainable and at a lower cost, offering scooters, motorcycles and 100% electric cars.

Following the success achieved in Barcelona with its motosharing and subscription service, SEAT MÓ has expanded its range of mobility services through collaboration agreements with companies.

SEAT MÓ: the road to electrifying a Greek island

SEAT MÓ and its eScooter 125 arrived today to Astypalaia, a Greek island that is on course to become green and smart thanks to the initiative taken by Volkswagen Group and the Greek Government. This Mediterranean island will transform to e-mobility, smart mobility solutions and green power generation to, in the long run, become a model island for climate-neutral mobility and a future lab for Europe.

The train strategy in SEAT aims to increase the use of trains in the distribution of our cars through the development, together with VWKL, of rail corridors to and from Central and Eastern Europe, as well as within the Iberian Peninsula. A good example of this strategy is the implementation of the first car train concept between Spain and Portugal connecting Martorell and Palmela (VW Autoeuropa) factories, with cars from Martorell to Portugal, and cars from Palmela to East Spain and the Port of BCN, which will reduce CO₂ emissions in 43% in the overall concept.

SEAT made 150 vehicles available to professionals invarious medical centers in Barcelona and Madrid to facilitate mobility and transport of personnel and medical supplies. The transfer was completely free.

SEAT S.A. offers its health resources to vaccinate the population against COVID-19.

SEAT S.A. and the Catalan Ministry of Health have reached an agreement to collaborate and streamline the vaccination process for the general population, once sufficient doses are available to massively vaccinate society against COVID-19. The company has offered to lend its infrastructure and healthcare staff to support the public health services in administering the vaccines. The company has offered to immunise the population in their immediate vicinity and both SEAT and Volkswagen Group employees’ in Catalonia, together with their families, following the official vaccination plan of the authorities. With this collaboration, the company wishes to demonstrate its commitment to society and its spirit of contribution in the fight against the pandemic.

SEAT S.A. resumes COVID-19 vaccination drive for Barcelona citizens

SEAT S.A. reaffirmed its commitment to society by resuming the vaccination drive against COVID-19 for the people in the province of Barcelona. As part of efforts to help accelerate the immunization of citizens, the company is providing its resources to administer various doses of the vaccine. Following the agreement reached with the Government of Catalonia in February, the company placed two fixed vaccination points available to the public: one at CASA SEAT, in the centre of Barcelona, and another at a medical centre attached to its facilities in Martorell.

In addition to these vaccination points, the company is also utilising two custom fitted "motor homes", trucks typically used in sporting events, which the company used to immunise the public earlier this summer. These are located at various points across the city and its surroundings as determined by the Catalan government. SEAT S.A. is also providing administrative and health staff, over 100 people, who already have experience in administering COVID-19 vaccines.

Project for the recovery of paint sludge with the aim of reducing the amount of waste going to landfill and giving it a second life. It consists of applying thermal drying to the sludge for subsequent mixing with other materials and transforming it into raw material for road construction. Pilot tests began in January and the first shipment was made in May, with 100% of the sludge being recycled.

MAN T&B Iberia has implemented the WoMAN programme with two objectives: to provide a solution to the shortage of professional drivers and to enrich the sector through diversity by giving visibility and posibility to women as professional drivers.

Activities implemented:

1. Communication campaign with female driver ambassadors.
   
2. WoMAN scholarship programme (10 women will obtain a lorry licence, 5 rigid and 5 trailer and will receive real ProfiDrive training in order to start working).
   
3. Five MAN ProfiDrive courses in driving efficiency for female drivers at MAN customers in Spain.

The purpose of Scania Top Team is to increase knowledge about Scania’s products and services, as well to strengthen collaboration between service, parts and service advisor personnel. Scania Top Team also gives us a good overview of the national competence levels regarding our service offer – and what actions we need to take in order to keep expertise on top.

The competition is a vital channel for creating an understanding and commitment for Driving the Shift towards a sustainable transport system. Scania believes it is only through partnerships and by engaging all employees that we can develop solutions that can reduce our carbon footprint, while ensuring that we meet the demands of a growing population – in a profitable and sustainable way. This needs to be acted on in the global service organisations, and will impact both the competition and the focus activities.

By training the global organisation through local activities at Scania’s almost 1,400 workshops, we create awareness globally about how all can contribute to driving the shift towards sustainable transport solutions.

Scania has a long term partnership together with Södertäljejourerna, based in Södertälje and consists of three different emergency services, Kvinnojouren Annfrid, Juventas ungdomsjour and Brottsofferjouren Södertälje.

Södertäljejourerna’s aim is to possess high and relevant competence among employees and volunteers to offer the best support to aid applicants in the region. They want to maintain focus on the acute situation and at the same time work preventively.

Scania wants to proactively contribute to improve the climate in Södertälje and it is important for us to work for good values, diversity and inclusion. Within this partnership Södertäljejourerna offers a series of workshops (focus on values, work against violence etc.) for all our sponsorship partners in Södertälje .

Scania partners with the Swedish Workplace Programme (SWP). SWP promotes sustainability, diversity and democracy in the workplace by establishing partnerships between management and employees. SWP treats the workplace as a high potential platform to address multiple business and sustainability issues with a vision of better relationships that lead to better workplaces. SWP is implemented in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

The cooperation with SWP dates back to 2004 when Scania and 10 Swedish companies in Sub Sharan Africa started to mitigate the effects of the HIV epidemic that hampered the productivity and negatively affected the lives of thousands of employees, then as the Swedish Workplace HIV and AIDS Programme (SWHAP).

SWP und SWHAP are partnerships between the International Council of Swedish Industry Swedish labor union industry and metal (IF Metall).